The pitch in question was this 2-0 sinker from Blue Jays lefty Brendon Little. According to TruMedia's calculations, that pitch had a 58.9% called strike probability -- that's based on empirical data, and not whether or not it should be called a strike based on the rulebook or any given umpire's judgment.

The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates got into an altercation on Monday night stemming from a Tommy Pham walk in the seventh inning.

The Blue Jays did have a bad offseason. Anthony Santander hasn't played since May 22 because of a shoulder injury and he hit .179/.273/.304 in the 50 games he did play. Andrés Giménez has again played superlative defense at second base,

The Blue Jays and Pirates were looking for excitement in their matchup, but a bench-clearing brawl probably wasn't on their agenda for the night.

There is informative duality in the use of position player pitchers. The Toronto Blue Jays tossed catcher Tyler Heineman onto the mound to finish off a blowout win in front of a sold-out crowd that had just crooned along to a cover of Bruce Channell’s "Hey!