All too often in this week of struggle, the Toronto Blue Jays have found themselves caught in a vicious cycle.

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Their starter struggles, leaving behind a big deficit and a bunch of innings for the bullpen to cover. 

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The offence, looking for big strikes to make up the gap, comes out of its approach fails to put up crooked numbers. 

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As that plays out, a worn-out bullpen is unable to hold the opposition in check and the game unravels. 

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The end result is that problems in the Blue Jays rotation have led to bad habits at the plate through a troubling start to July. 

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“We’ve still got to find ways to get on base, but it is tough to come from behind almost every day,” 

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“This month, we're (27th) in ERA and that’s why I always talk about pitching. Pitching is No. 1 for me. 

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Pitching is No. 1 for me. If you pitch, you have a chance to win. This month, it's been tough. 

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We've been behind a lot and when you're behind, everybody feels the pressure.  And that's what's going on.  

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Kind of like early in the season when we were not swinging the bats as well. 

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