Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays: Weekend Matchup Insights

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00:00The Orioles take on the Blue Jays, usually runs scored in these games, maybe some overs coming here.

00:05Let's take a look at the matchup Saturday, Dean Kramer against Max Scherzer,

00:10and then Sunday, the debut of Tomoyuki Sugano against Chris Bassett.

00:15Bassett we know, Sugano we don't.

00:17The other thing, George, that's really, you know, I want to keep an eye on here,

00:21is it feels like they're rushing Max Scherzer a little bit, doesn't it?

00:25It feels like with all the issues that he had in the spring, that for, I mean, maybe it's him.

00:30I mean, look, at this stage, let's be clear, Max Scherzer Hall of Famer, okay?

00:34He can call some shots.

00:36It feels like Scherzer may be calling the shots here a little bit,

00:39because he had like all these different finger issues, I think, going into the season.

00:42So I don't know.

00:44Is this a sixth inning start for Scherzer?

00:46Is this a two batter start for Scherzer?

00:49I don't know what the outcome is going to be of this.

00:53By the way, I agree with everything you said.

00:55You're not starting Scherzer in this game, all right?

00:57You're just not, because six innings would be a shock.

01:00I think it would be somewhere in between.

01:02It's the thumb.

01:03I believe the thumb is having trouble putting pressure on the thumb on the baseball there.

01:06So I don't know what you're going to get.

01:08His last spring training start was solid here.

01:10So maybe he's passed it.

01:11Maybe he's not.

01:12But once again, you're in a band box against a good lineup here.

01:15No thank you.

01:16I'll pass.

01:17I'm curious tomorrow.

01:18We're going to get a Sugano, see what he's going to look at here in his first half of Baltimore.

01:22They need him to be at least a serviceable starter, if not even a baller.

01:26Better than that to really survive this season.

01:28So a curious weekend in Toronto, absolutely.

01:30Scherzer for one, Sugano for two.