Pickoff of Vlad Jr costly as Blue Jays’ 2023 run ends

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MINNEAPOLIS — Another Blue Jays season has crashed to its heartbreaking end, and one of the lasting images will be Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right arm reaching out to his own dugout for a miracle as the Twins roared in celebration around him. In one of the biggest moments of Wednesday’s 2-0 loss in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series, which ended the Blue Jays’ postseason run just 27 hours after it started, Toronto was finally knocking on the door. The last thing anyone expected in that moment was a pickoff play. That included Guerrero. With Bo Bichette at the dish with a full count and two outs in the fifth inning, Guerrero stood on second with George Springer ahead of him on third. The roaring crowd felt like it was huddled over home plate all together, waiting for the deciding pitch, when Sonny Gray pivoted and fired to second. Carlos Correa was there to make the lunging tag, and Target Field erupted as the Twins galloped off the field.

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