<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-yusei-kikuchi-reveals-shocking-sleep-schedule-major-reason-cramps');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yusei Kikuchi reveals shocking sleep schedule as major reason for cramps exit in Blue Jays win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/blue-jays-news-yusei-kikuchi-reveals-shocking-sleep-schedule-as-major-reason-for-cramps.jpg"></figure><h1>Yusei Kikuchi reveals shocking sleep schedule as major reason for cramps exit in Blue Jays win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-19T20:51:42-07:00">September 19th, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-19T20:51:42-07:00">September 19th, 8:51pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays are currently 84-67 and right in the thick of the American League postseason hunt. That record is good enough to be a division leader in two MLB divisions, but in the loaded AL East, it’s good for third place. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-blue-jays-absolutely-butchered-alek-manoah-situation" rel="noopener">The Blue Jays</a> are one game up on the Texas Rangers for the second wild card spot, and the team currently on the outside looking in is the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners are just 1.5 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-shouts-out-jose-berrios-spectacular-outing-vs-red-sox" rel="noopener">games back of Toronto</a>, so it’s going to a very tight race to the finish line.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Blue Jays won big against the New York Yankees, 7-1, but starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi did leave the game due to some cramping issues. He pitched well, going five innings and giving up one run with seven strikeouts and one walk, but it was concerning to see him leave the game. However, after the game, Kikuchi revealed why he thought he had the cramps, and it sounds like he will be just fine.</p><p>Yusei Kikuchi said the cause of the cramps could be because he didn’t <a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlyncmcgrath/status/1704320124591738947" rel="noopener">get as much sleep</a> as he usually does, according to a tweet from Kaitlyn McGrath. However, the intriguing part came when Kikuchi revealed that he got 11 hours of sleep last night. Apparently, he typically gets 13-14 hours. Kikuchi likes to go to bed around 11:00 PM and get up the next day at 1:00 PM. That’s quite the sleep schedule.</p><p>The good news for the Blue Jays is that this doesn’t sound like any cause for concern. Kikuchi thinks he’ll be fine for his next start, he’ll just need a good night’s rest before.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yusei Kikuchi reveals shocking sleep schedule as major reason for cramps exit in Blue Jays win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-yusei-kikuchi-draws-john-schneider-poetic-take-after-silencing-bryce-harper-phillies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays SP Yusei Kikuchi draws poetic John Schneider take after silencing Bryce Harper, Phillies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Yusei-Kikuchi-Zeus-Blue-Jays-John-Schneider-Phillies.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays SP Yusei Kikuchi draws poetic John Schneider take after silencing Bryce Harper, Phillies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-15T21:19:33-07:00">August 15th, 9:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-15T21:19:33-07:00">August 15th, 9:19pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With almost no margin of error in the race for the wild card spots in the American League playoff race, the Toronto Blue Jays need to continue their solid play as of late. On Tuesday, they took on the Philadelphia Phillies, another aspiring playoff contender, with Yusei Kikuchi <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-vs-blue-jays-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-8-15-2023" rel="noopener">taking the hill</a> against Zack Wheeler.</p><p>In the end, it became a pitcher’s duel, with Kikuchi tossing six innings of one-run ball. The 32-year old Japanese international allowed just four hits while striking out seven (against no walks), going toe-to-toe with Wheeler as the Blue Jays’ bullpen outlasted the Phillies’ en route to a 2-1 victory.</p><p>Following the game, Yusei Kikuchi <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1691631836999401526" rel="noopener">drew rave reviews</a> from Blue Jays manager John Schneider. Schneider believes that Kikuchi’s performance during his first few innings on the mound was akin to witnessing a certain mythological god in the flesh.</p><p>“He was throwing lightning bolts those first few innings,” Schneider said, per Keegan Matheson, Blue Jays reporter for MLB.com.</p><p>The god known for wielding a lightning bolt in Greek mythology, of course, is Zeus, and Yusei Kikuchi must have really wowed John Schneider to draw that comparison. But upon closer look, the Blue Jays starter really did have an electric first few innings to warrant that kind of response.</p><p>Kikuchi struck out the first two hitters he faced, including a three-pitch punchout of Alec Bohm, and he began the game by retiring the first seven batters. He induced some weak contact by keeping hitters off balanced, working off of his 95-mph fastball to deadly effect.</p><p>Alas, even with Kikuchi’s solid start, he was unable to pitch deep into the game for the Blue Jays, as Schneider grabbed the ball from his starter to begin the seventh inning, turning the game over to the bullpen. It’s not like Kikuchi had a heavy workload to that point, as he only threw 84 pitches in his six innings of work.</p><p>Kikuchi has been <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/yusei-kikuchi-2023-stats" rel="noopener">more than solid</a> for the Blue Jays this season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-players-who-need-bounce-back-seasons" rel="noopener">an uninspiring 2022</a>. Following his impressive night vs. the Phillies, Kikuchi now has a 3.44 ERA in 128.1 innings of work, striking out 132 while walking just 35 batters.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays SP Yusei Kikuchi draws poetic John Schneider take after silencing Bryce Harper, Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays pick Opening Day starter following Kevin Gausman, Yusei Kikuchi splashes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Blue-Jays-Kevin-Gausman-Jose-Berrios-Yusei-Kikuchi.png"></figure><h1>Blue Jays pick Opening Day starter following Kevin Gausman, Yusei Kikuchi splashes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-03-31T10:36:55-07:00">March 31st, 10:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-03-31T10:36:55-07:00">March 31st, 10:36am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays were already one of the premier teams in baseball heading into this season. Their busy offseason only enhances the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-biggest-questions-facing-blue-jays-in-2022-mlb-season/">hype around them</a>.</p><p>Although the Blue Jays lost stars Robbie Ray and Marcus Semien, they replaced them with other high-level players. Toronto bolstered tits already strong pitching depth with Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi and traded for star third baseman Matt Chapman. Gausman and Kikuchi join a rotation with Jose Berrios, Hyun Jin Ryu and Alek Manoah.</p><p>For Opening Day, the Blue Jays are rolling with a more familiar face on the mound. Manager Charlie Montoyo said that he is going with Berrios on the mound because he is a great teammate and pitcher. Gausman will be second in the rotation.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Montoyo on why they named Berríos: "Great makeup. Great teammate. And of course, he's a good pitcher. Every time he takes the mound, we got a chance to win. That's all you can ask about a pitcher." <a href="https://t.co/PoMIlLSNlP" target="_blank">https://t.co/PoMIlLSNlP</a></p><p>— Kaitlyn McGrath (@kaitlyncmcgrath) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlyncmcgrath/status/1509552422682828803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Blue Jays acquired Berrios in a midseason trade from the Minnesota Twins last season. The two-time All-Star posted an ERA of 3.58 and 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings in 70.1 innings with Toronto last season. He walked just 1.7 batters per nine innings as a Jay. Berrios compared his <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-berrios-named-blue-jays-2022-opening-day-starter">excitement to start</a> on Opening Day with the first day of school.</p><blockquote>“I’m so happy. I’m so glad I have the chance to pitch that first day,” Berríos said. “It’s like when you were young, and that first day you go to school. It’s the same feelings, same emotions. I’m so excited for that day now. I know when I tell my family, they’re going to enjoy and celebrate.”</blockquote><p>Toronto has very big expectations for this season. Competing for the American League East title is the bare minimum following their breakout 2021 campaign. The Blue Jays will host the Texas Rangers, who had a busy offseason themselves with the additions of Semien, Corey Seager, Jon Gray and Mitch Garver, to start their season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
36	3.00	16	1.50	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
36	3.00	16	1.50	0

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