Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-0 win over the Giants to open the second half of the season in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the offence coming through - what does the future for players like Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner look like? They discuss Chris Bassitt allowing no runs and notching five strikeouts through 6.1 IP as well as the bullpen locking it down for the rest of the game - how do the pitching needs look with the trade deadline approaching? Plus, is there any worry about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s lack of major offensive production?

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Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz look at major storylines for the second half of the season. Four-time World Series champion Javier Lopez (28:15) joins to discuss winning culture, the Giants and his MLB career. Erik Kratz discusses his All-Star experience and credits John Schneider for the job he’s done as manager (50:40). Lastly, Ben Shulman provides his trade deadline targets and what changes when Daulton Varsho, Anthony Santander and Andres Gimenez all return (1:18:15).

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Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz are joined by comedian Roy Wood Jr. to discuss his baseball fandom, his Cubs and more. Former Blue Jay, Chris Colabello (26:30), joins to reminisce about the 2015 and 2016 teams, conversations with Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson about hitting, and the mindset for success at the plate. Afterwards, Kate MacLean (50:05) of “Pkew Pkew Pkew” discusses joining the band, before Blake and Julia take your texts (01:12:15)!

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