Jays Purcey gives one up with lack of control. Scvutaro and Hill go deep.

Toronto v Oakland.

Jays back at home after great 5-2 road trip.
Lineups: Oakland: Sweeney, Cabrera, Giambi, Holliday, Garciaparra, Cust, Suzuki, Ellis, Cosby and Outman pitching.
Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Rios, Wells, Lind, Rolen, Millar, Barrett, Bautista and Purcey pitching.

Jays lose 8-5 after being ahead 4-1. Purcey implodes and Rios continues his hitless streak.

The good: Hill and Scutaro and that’s it tonight. Both now with team leading four home runs.
The bad: Jays losing Barrett with injured arm. Cito uses five pitchers tonight, he was hoping for better and not good omen for tomorrow when Tallet starting.
The inept: Purcey and Rios. Purcey may have pitched his last game in Toronto for a while, just not ready for the bigtime. Rios ? what more can be said, he is in a huge slump and the team cannot carry a number three hitter.

Top 1st: Sweeney walks on a full count. Cabrera singles to centre, Sweeney to third. Two on not outs and Purcey in immediate trouble. Giambi fouls out to Rolen. One down. Holliday grounds to Rolen throw to first to get one Sweeney scores 1-0 Oakland. Cabrera at second. Garciaparra strikes out.
Bottom 1st: Scutaro second pitch there she goes into left field bullpen. 1-1 game. Hill at bat singles to left. Rios on his 0-10 streak, grounds this one to Cabrera, flip to Ellis on to Giambi double play ball. Alex is in a miserable slump and Cito should sit him he is doing the guy no favours let alone the team by playing him right now. Wells walks.Makes that double play even more significant. Lind singles to right, Wells moves to third, that would have been at least one run for Jays.Rolen, fly ball to left for the out.

Top 2nd: Cust fly ball to Wells. Suzuki fly ball to Rios. Two down. Ellis walks on four pitches.
Crosby grounds to Scutaro on to.Hill to get Ellis.
Bottom 2nd: Millar strikes out. Barrett lines to Sweeney. Bautista fly ball to Sweeney.
Top 3rd: Sweeney hit in the shoulder. Cabrera fly ball to Wells. Sweeney steals second. Giambi strikes out. Holliday fly ball to Rios.
Bottom third: Scutaro walks on full count. Hill gets hold of this another into left field bullpen two runs score and Jays are up 3-1. Rios safe at first on fielding error by Ellis. No hit. Wells full count and walks, Rios moves to second. Lind with two on and still no outs, strikes out. Rolen strikes out. Two down for Millar with two on. Doubles to centre field, Rios scores and Vernon stops at third. 4-1 Jays. Error on the play by Sweeney and Vernon comes home. 5-1 Jays. Barrett fly ball to Cust but Jays have a good lead here to help Purcey.

Top 4th: Garciaparra grounds to Millar flip to Purcey, one down. Cust singles to centre. Suzuki singles to left, Cust to second. Ellis walks the bases loaded and with only one out. Purcey in huge trouble. Crosby lines one to left centre wall, in the gap and clears the bases, three runs score and this is a one run game. 5-4. Sweeney at bat grounds to Scutaro on to Millar for second out. Wild pitch by Purcey and Crosby scores. Barajas injured on the play falling on his right arm and elbow. Game is all tied up and Purcey has just given four runs back to Oakland. I don’t want to look at Cito’s face and anger. Barajas in as catcher. Carlson now pitching. Cabrera walks. Giambi grounds to Scutaro on to Millar for third out but damage has been done.
Bottom 4th: Bautista grounds to Crosby to first baseman Giambi. Scutaro strikes out. Hill walks. Rios strikes out.

Top 5th: Holliday grounds to Millar. Garciaparra flied out to center fielder Wells. Cust hit by a pitch. Suzuki fly ball to Rios.
Bottom 5th: Bailey now pitching.Wells fouls out to Giambi. Lind strikes out. Rolen strikes out.

Top 6th: Frasor pitching. Ellis fly ball to Wells. Crosby grounds to Scutaro throw to Millar for second out. Sweeney strikes out.
Bottom 6th: Millar grounded out, pitcher A.Bailey to first baseman Giambi. Barajas strikes out. Bautista strikes out.

Top 7th: League pitching. Cabrera walks. Leadoff guy on base, drives everyone crazy. Giambi flied out to left fielder Bautista. Holliday doubles to Wells playing much too shallow for this. Cabrera scores but Holliday goes too far and is out at second. Garciaparra fly ball to Rios.
Bottom 7th: Wuertz pitching. Scutaro grounds to third baseman Crosby throw to first baseman Giambi. Hill strikes out. Rios strikes out. 0-4 tonight and now 0-14.

Top 8th: Cust grounds to Hill throw to Millar. Suzuki doubles to centre field. Ellis singles to centre, run scores, 7-5 Oakland. Crosby at bat. Ellis steals. Wild pitch and Ellis takes third. This is a mess. And walks. Sweeney grounds to Rolen throw to Hill for one but not in time for two and Ellis scores 8-5. Cabrera grounds to Rolen throw to Hill for third out.
Bottom 8th: Casilla pitching Wells grounds to third, one down. Lind walks. Rolen that was a frustrated swing by Rolen, way outside. Ground to third, two down. Millar with Lind at second. Walks. Two on now for Barajas. Swinging wildly, strikes out. Terrible at bat with two on. Had no clue.

Top 9th: Camp pitching Cito has had to use five pitchers because of Purcey;s outing. And he needed them tomorrow with Tallet grounds to first through Millar but Hil makes great play behind him for throw to Camp. For out. Holliday fly ball to Wells two down. Garciaparra fly ball to right corner, Rios drops it, do we ever miss Mondesi in that corner not afraid to go into the wall, not so our Alex though. Garciaparra strikes out.
Bottom 9th: Last gasp for Jays tonight. Don’t get your hopes up they have been flat since Purcey’s meltdown. Bautista now facing submariner Ziegler strikes out. Scutaro singles up the middle, Hill 2-3 tonight. full count, grounds to third on to second and first double play ball.

Jays lose one they had in the bag.
But the good news for Alex, he doesn’t have to bat and go 0-5 three nights in a row.

Tampa, Boston and Yankees all win today. Boston was losing this one 7-0 in the second inning. A great fightback for the Fenway crowd to enjoy. Not tonight for the Jays.