Blue Jays manager John Schneider comments on Heineman errors that resulted in a loss
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Costly errors end up coming back to haunt the Toronto Blue Jays in a 4-3 loss to the Sacramento Athletics on Saturday night.
The Blue Jays lost for the second time in three games yesterday and it is hard not to put the ownness on Tyler Heineman who committed three crucial errors in the game.
Of the three errors from Heineman made, two happened on catcher's interference. Many catchers position themselves closer to the plate now in an attempt to steal extra strikes by presenting the ball better to umpires. Of course, that approach becomes self-defeating when catchers get too close and hitters clip their gloves, leading to free bases. -Nicholson-Smith
After the game, Schneider spoke on Heineman's performance stating that it is part of the risk of having him behind the plate instead of Kirk but also added that he does not want him being too hard himself with this loss.
"It's risk-reward, the manager continued. «Heinie does a great job of getting some strikes at the bottom of the zone it was a sequence of bad luck for Heinie. He's hard on himself. I don't want him to think it's on him, but it sucks for anyone who cares as much as he does that it unfolded that way." -Schneider
While Heineman's errors certainly did not help the Blue Jays last night, he was not the only problem as Toronto only had 6 hits in the game. George Springer went 0 for 5 at the plate.
The series in now tied at one game a piece and the Blue Jays will have the chance this afternoon to win the series.
Hopefully Toronto can figure it out as it will be their sixth series win a row.
Source: Sportsnet
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