Yusei Kikuchi

As surprising as the slow start from the rotation has been, the Blue Jays aren’t worried.

Last spring, Kikuchi was in camp trying to justify his contract and place on the team. This spring, he's focussed on bettering last year.

Kikuchi’s rebound season added an exclamation point on Friday, as he got the ball — and the win — in a key game.

Despite the losses to Texas, the Blue Jays still remain very much in a wild-card race where three teams are vying for two spots.

The Blue Jays have finished strong in each of the past two seasons. A healthy Bichette could help them do that again.

Kikuchi began his turnaround in June but has been especially dominant in the second half. And Bo Bichette is close to a return from the IL.

The Blue Jays have their best record going into the All-Star break since 2016, but they feel like they can be even better down the stretch.

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The Blue Jays lefty has allowed one earned run with 14 strikeouts over 13 innings in his past two starts.

"Today was a perfect example of doing things that we're good at," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider.

After dropping three of four to the Rays, the Blue Jays have several areas where there should be a high level of concern.

The Blue Jays were the other Toronto team playing on Tuesday. They also lost, falling 7-6 to the Boston Red Sox.

Getting consecutive quality starts from the pitchers sets the tone for the rest of the game and doesn't leave the offence stuck digging out.

It was a win the Blue Jays badly wanted. It all began with Kikuchi pitching with his purpose.

Matt Brash throws a nasty breaking ball, as only a handful of sliders in the game had a better Stuff+ last year. But can he command it?

Yusei Kikuchi is competing for the fifth starter's job, but he is really trying to prove that offseason changes will lead to better results.

Winning it all in baseball is tough. The Blue Jays will now spend another offseason trying to position themselves to pull it off.

Kikuchi may be the most talented pitcher in need of fixing the Giants could possibly sign, but it's not clear he can be fixed.