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Some of the biggest problems plaguing the Blue Jays this season were on full display over the weekend in Cleveland, where Toronto was outscored 23-5 en route to a sweep: anemic offence and poor performances from pitchers they had previously been able to rely on (Marcus Stroman excepted).

But as ugly as that run differential looks, the Blue Jays might have been just one play away from salvaging a win. In the fourth inning of Saturday’s game, Edwin Encarnacion sent a sharply hit groundball toward Josh Donaldson at third base. After bobbling the ball, which cost him a chance to start an inning-ending double play, Donaldson recovered with enough time to throw out Encarnacion at first base. The bobble allowed Francisco Lindor to score Cleveland’s only run against Stroman. Cleveland went on to win 2-1 in extra innings.

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If you’ve been watching the Jays this year thinking the defence has not been doing them any favours — even the usually solid Donaldson has not been his typical (healthy) self — the metrics back you up. The Society for American Baseball Research recently released the SABR Defensive Index rankings through the first half of the season. A half season’s worth of defensive stats should always be taken with a grain of salt, but SABR’s process for computing SDI is pretty comprehensive. From SABR: