Meanwhile, yesterday in Detroit, the Blue Jays win 2-1 in extra innings.
They don't turn to a high-priced closer or a panic-button waiver claim. They call on Varland. And what does he do? He goes out there for two masterful, scoreless innings of relief. He gives up a couple of hits, but he strikes out two, locks the Tigers completely down, earns the Win in a 2-1 thriller, and lowers his season ERA to an absolutely jaw-dropping 0.38.
"Think about that for a second, baseball fans. A point-zero-eight ERA over twenty-two appearances. Meanwhile, back here in Minnesota, the bullpen doors open up every night like a revolving door at a department store, letting in whatever warm body happens to be available.