A riff on what we’re left with after a weekend when Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels laid waste to the Toronto Blue Jays… and boos were heard at the Rogers Centre.

How is it that, in an organization so heavily into high performance, load management, managing sleep patterns, water intake, grip strength and the like… Bichette rarely gets a day off? “Bo is built differently.”

The Toronto Blue Jays have many concerns, but the thinness of the pitching provides the backdrop to everything. With the season going in the wrong direction, GM Ross Atkins has to get to work in a hurry.

While Kevin Gausman takes his lumps after a poor performance against the Baltimore Orioles, the Toronto Blue Jays have to look ahead and try to find a way to put the brakes on the New York Yankees.

They have one of the game's bright young things in Adley Rutschman and a bullpen that’s been surprisingly strong heading into this week's series with the Toronto Blue Jays, but the Baltimore Orioles are vastly more interesting off the field thanks to a family squabble involving the sons of Peter Angelos.

Toronto Blue Jays management and ownership have long-term decisions looming and each season without a title is an opportunity lost. That's why winning pronto brings a kind of currency, both financial and otherwise.

With offensive numbers down across baseball, players struggling with the bat certainly aren't alone. There are several ways for hitters to stay positive during tough times.