Jays continue torrid hitting behind Halladay brilliance.

Toronto v Minnesota final game of series. And last game in the metrodome as new stadium is built.

Jays win this one 9-2. 14 more hits plus two moré home runs and grand slam from Millar.

Lineups: Toronto. Scutaro, Hill, Rios, Wells, Lind, Rolen, Millar, Barajas, Bautista and Halladay pitching.
Minnesota: Span, Casilla, Morneau, Kubel, Cuddyer, Buscher, Young, Morales, Harris and Liriano pitching.

Yankees have already lost 10-1 today in home opener to Cleveland. Sabitha again but was not in for the nine run seventh inning. No Boston or Baltimore. Rays have lost to White Sox. Jays go even further ahead on everyone in division.

The very good: Halladay js lights out for seven. Millar grand slam. Hill multiple hit game for second night.
The good: Scutaro, Hill, Wells, Barajas and Bautista all with multiple hits.

The bad: Rios 0-5 again tonight and 0 for his last 10 at bats. What to do Cito? Just thinking, Alex has not seemed right since that ball hit him in the head off the wall. Does he have a problem? Vernon is not hot but not as bad as Alex.

Top 1st: Scutaro lines hard into right field corner double to lead off here, Hill high into right corner great catch by Cuddyer against the wall, throw gets away from Casilla as Scutaro tags and then comes all the way home on the error to Casilla at second 1-0 Jays. Great start. Rios now, horrible night last night 0-5. lines it to third, two down. Wells. Strikes out.
Bottom 1st: Span grounds to Rolen, one down for Casilla, strikes out. Morneau, singles into right. Kubel at bat grounds out to Millar.

Top 2nd: Lind the only left hander in lineup tonight, full count, and lifts it over head of second base for single. Rolen with one on. Lifts it into shallow centre but great running catch by Span. Millar with one down and one on, similar play to right but Casilla gets it. Two down. Barajas another pop up back to the wall and Morales makes nice catch. Lead off single is left out there.

Bottom 2nd: Cuddyer lines single into centre, Buscher singles into right and Cuddyer gets to third. Two on and no outs here. Halladay in trouble. Young grounds to Hill throw to second but Scutaro unable to get two. Run scores 1-1. Morales exactly same play. Grounds to Hill throw to Scutaro and drops ball unable to get double play for second time. Two down Morales at first. Harris bounces one over Halladay’s head and Hill makes third out.

Top 3rd: Bautista singles up the middle, now can Jays make this count this time? Scutaro full count, frozen and strike three. One down for Hill, that’s better lifts it into left field. Two on for Rios now if ever a time to connect, strikes out, 0-7. Not good Cito when you have Snider sitting on the bench, sit Alex for a week ir at least move him down the order.
Wells full count and pops it up to centre. Cito has a major problem with number three and four hitters. Their inadequacies are being hidden by the other hot bats but this is much too similar to the underachieving of last season.
Bottom 3rd: Span strikes out. Casilla grounds to Millar flip to Halladay for second out. Morneau lines this one off glove of Rolen very difficult attempt way off bag, Kubel grounds to Rolen throw to second for third out. No damage .39 pitches.

Top 4th: Lind lines out into left field. Rolen grounds to Buscher at third from his knees makes the throw to first to get Rolen. Millar pops up to Casilla. 68 pitches.
Bottom 4th: Cuddyer grounds to Millar, flip to Halladay for the out. Buscher lines this one past Halladay into centre. Second hit tonight. Young strikes out, two down. Morales grounds to Millar for third out. Halladay 55 pitches.

Top 5th: Barajas grounds to short. One down for Bautista doubles over wall in left centre. Scutaro fly ball to centre, Bautista tags and slides into third. Two down for Hill ball gets away but not far enough for Bautista to score. Yes Aaron singles into right and Bautista scores 2-1 Jays. Rios now. .238 average says it all. Takes first two strikes, Doesn’t matter this time, Aaron stealing and is out easily. Never mind Alex you have another chance next inning. 84 pitches for Liriano. May only last one more inning and that’s what Jays want to get to the bullpen beaten up last night.
Bottom 5th: Harris at bat. Singles into right. Span hit on his foot. two on, Casilla bunting, now strikes out. One down for Morneau 2-2. and strikes out this time. Kubel two down two on. Strikes out on three pitches. WOW great stuff Halladay. Two on and no outs and strikes out the side. 71 pitches.

Top 6th: Alex resumes his at bat, strikes out, now 0-8. Come on Cito put the guy out of his misery. Wells singles into left. Lind strikes out. Guerrier up in bullpen. 100 pitches for Liriano. Rolen with one on and two down. 3-0 count. Walks on four pitches. Two on for Millar. Pops it up to right. Leaves two on.
Bottom 6th: Cuddyer strikes out. Number seven for Halladay. Buscher Pops first pitch up to Scutaro almost behind Hill for that out. Young lines first pitch out to Hill. Six pitch inning. Roy loves that. 80 pitches.

Top 7th: Guerrier now pitching to Barajas, lifts it into right. Bautista 2-2 tonight, full count, pops out to Casilla in foul ground. Scutaro one down one on. Gets hold of this one bigtime, and it is out of here in left field seats. 4-1 Jays. His third home run of season. Hill singles into left field. His third hit of the night, Alex now would love just one tonight, pops it up, 0-4 tonight and 0-9 last two games. Breslow up in bullpen. Wells at bat loops one into shallow centre, 2-4 tonight and Hill moves all the way to third. That’s it for Guerrier, Breslow now pitching. Wild pitch off mask of Morales and Hill in to score 5-1 Wells to second. Same pitch again and Wells moves to third. Passed ball and ball four so Lind on first. Rolen getting a little wild here, that was high outside. Five balls out of seven pitches. 3-1 count, and walks him. Bases loaded for Millar that’s it for Breslow. Dickey the knuckleballer. First pitch, WHOA !!! lifts it high and into left field seats. Grand slam Kevin, six years since his last one. 9-1 Jays. Barajas full count. Doubles off the wall in left almost went out. His second hit of the inning and 3-3 tonight. Bautista walks. That’s it for Dickey. Fourth pitcher of the inning. Ayala facing Scutaro 3-2 count, strikes out looking. Rolen and Rios the only hitters without a hit tonight.

Bottom 7th: Morales loops it into left, Harris singles under glove of Scutaro two on. Span strikes out. Casilla grounds to Hill on to Scutaro and back to Millar double play ball. Perfect. I think we might see him start eighth at least or maybe Downs.

Top 8th: Hill facing Ayala 3-4 tonight. Bill Murphy up in bullpen. Fly ball to Span in right centre. Alex now, will he go 0-5 again? Yes, grounds to third. Now 0-10. Snider now for Wells. Doubles to the wall. Is this kid the rookie or Alex ? Lind now .370 average. Full count. Walks. Rolen gets hold of it but long fly ball out to centre field wall.
Bottom 8th: Murphy now for Halladay. Mc Donald at short, Scutaro moves to second and Snider in left, Alex at centre field for Vernon. Morneau strikes out. Kubel grounds to Scutaro two down. High fly ball to centre and this one is out. 9-2 Jays. Cuddyer, similar hit but this one stays in for Rios to make third out.

Top 9th: Millar leading off. Crain pitching. First pitch fly ball to Span in centre. Barajas high fly ball to Young at left field wall. Two down for Bautista full count. Frasor up in bullpen. Strikes out.
Bottom 9th: Young grounds to Rolen, one down. Morales, fly ball out to Bautista, two down for Harris strikes out.

Jays win another and end a great road trip 5-2. Last year they were terrible on the road but then this is not last year's team.No one gives them any chance this year so they have nothing to lose.

By the way Ozzie and Ingoldisthorpe Jays. WAMCO = White, Alomar, Molitor, Carter and Olerud. The top five in Jays lineup in the glory years.