Jays give one away, Hill the bright light today with two home runs.

Toronto v Phillies series finale.

Lineups: Philadelphia: Victorino, Werth, Utley, Howard, Mayberry, Feliz, Coste, Bruntlett, Ruiz, and Moyer pitching. Moyer 46 and still pitching out there. 5-6 this season. He beat Tampa in his last start on Tuesday.
Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Wells, Rolen, Lind, Rios, Overbay, Bautista, Chavez, and Tallet pitching.

The very good: Hill with his first multi home run game of his career. Wells catch in the sixth to get Howard and also save a run.
The good: Rolen hit streak now sixteen games and he is 32-66 .485 since that streak started June 8.
The bad: If Cito has to rely on Adams to pinch hit for him with bases loaded and the game on the line then he is in deep trouble. I can’t believe that there is not a better bench player in Vegas. Either Coats .321 or Ruiz .322 would be better than this guy. Kyle Phillips has a .338 average. Give them a chance JP and Cito. He talks about experience but leaves Millar on the bench for Adams? Nine walks by Jays pitchers, a season high. You can see why Cito gets so mad with them, just throw strikes guys. Tallet walks six, a career high or should that be career low ? Besides Hill, Rolen, Bautista and Chavez the rest of Jays were hitless. Although Scutaro, Lind and Overbay did get on base. So I guess the culprits today were Vernon and Alex who did not even get to talk to Howard at first. Tallet far too many walks.


Top 1st: Great crowd here today, well over 30,000. Victorino strikes out. Werth full count and walks. Utley doubles to right, Werth to third. Tallet already in trouble, one down and two in scoring position. Howard strikes out. Mayberry fly ball to Rios.
Bottom 1st: Scutaro fly ball to Werth in right. Hill, yes Aaron, gets hold of this one and this one has gone, home run to left, just inside the foul pole but it counts, and Jays go out 1-0 Jays. Hill never ceases to amaze this season so far. Home run number 18 and a new team record for second base. Alomar hit 17 in 1993 and Hill tied the mark in 2007 so maybe it should not be unexpected. And of course Aaron missed most of last season with his concussion injury. Wells grounds to Feliz at third throw to first base Howard. Rolen grounds back to Moyer throw to Howard at first but Jays have the lead.

Top 2nd. Feliz strikes out. Coste 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Bruntlett fly ball to Wells. Two down for Ruiz, lines to Rolen.
Bottom 2nd: Lind grounds to short Bruntlett throw to Howard at first. One down for Rios fly ball to Victorino in centre, two down. Overbay full count and walks, we missed you yesterday Lyle. Bautista gets hold of this one to centre, home run Overbay scores, Bautista scores and Jays go out quickly here. 3-0 Jays. Chavez doubles to centre. Two down for Scutaro grounds to Feliz at third throw to Howard at first.

Top 3rd: Victorino singles to left. Werth 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Victorino to second. Utley strikes out. Howard, passed ball, both runners move up, Victorino to third, Werth to second. Howard grounds to Overbay, Victorino scores. 3-1 Jays. Werth to third. Mayberry, strikes out.
Bottom 3rd: Hill gets hold of another, first pitch, home run to left, just over the wall, his second of the game and 2-2. Number 19 on the season. There was a time when most players would love twenty in a season !!! 4-1 Jays. Hill is just unbelievable this season so far at least. Wells grounds to second base Utley throw to Howard at first. Rolen doubles to centre. Scott extends his hit streak to career high sixteen games. Lind 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Two on and one down for Rios. Strikes out. Overbay, strikes out. Jays keep giving up these great opportunities all season long.

Top 4th: Feliz singles to left. Coste full count and walks, Feliz to second. Bruntlett bunt single to third, Feliz to third, Coste to second. Ruiz grounds to Rolen throw to Hill to get Bruntlett but no double play here as Feliz scores. 4-2 Jays. Coste to third. Victorino sac fly to Wells, Coste scores two down. 4-3 Jays. Werth singles to left, Ruiz to second. Utley lashes this one to centre, off the wall and trouble. Ruiz scores, Werth scores a triple for Utley.5-4 Phillies. Howard with Utley at third grounds to Overbay flip to Tallet. But Phillies have gone ahead in this one as Jays give up yet another good lead.
Bottom 4th: Bautista fly ball to right field Werth. Chavez strikes out. Scutaro grounds to short Bruntlett throw to first base Howard.

Top 5th: Mayberry strikes out. Feliz grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. Coste singles to left. Bruntlett grounds to short Scutaro to second base Hill, Coste out.
Bottom 5th: Hill strikes out. Wells fly ball to left field Mayberry. Rolen hit by pitch. Lind grounds to Utley at second throw to first base Howard.

Top 6th: Ruiz grounds to third and beats throw. Victorino pops up Rolen. Werth full count and walks, Ruiz to second. Utley at bat, Ruiz stealing but out at third Chavez has good arm. Werth moves to second. Utley full count and walks. Howard lines this one to centre, a great catch by Wells over the shoulder, whoa highlight reel play Vernon. Ruiz out looks good now to Jays, that would have been sac fly and a run for Werth.
Bottom 6th: Park now pitching. Rios fly ball to Werth. Overbay lines to Werth in right. Two down for Bautista grounds to Utley at second throw to first base Howard for third out.

Top 7th: League now pitching. Mayberry strikes out. Feliz strikes out. Stairs pinch-hitting for Coste. A nice reception for this crowd, Toronto fans have not forgotten Matt. Singles to left. Bautista’s throw to Hill gets Stairs. One base too many Matt.
Bottom 7th: Stairs in as designated hitter. Chavez grounds to second base Utley throw to first base Howard. Scutaro strikes out. Hill grounds back to Park throw to Utley at second base throw to Howard at first. Park has done his job. Six consecutive outs.
Top 8th: Accardo pitching. Bruntlett grounds to Rolen throw to Overbay one down. Ruiz full count and walks. Victorino grounds back to Accardo throw to Overbay, Ruiz to second. Werth walks and has now been on base in ten straight plate appearances. Jays pitchers today just cannot throw strikes. Although I think they may be pitching around Werth today. Walk number four for Werth and eight for the game. Two on two down. Utley strikes out. Accardo keeps his ERA at .000.
Bottom 8th: Madson pitching. Wells grounds to second base Utley to Howard at first. Rolen singles to centre. One on one down. Lind grounds to Bruntlett, bobbles this one and Adam safe at first. Error to Bruntlett. Interesting trivia, that is Phillies error number 28 for the season, Jays now lead the majors with only 27 for the season, another major reason why they are still hanging around that wild card race. Rolen to second. Two on no outs for Rios. Alex grounds to Feliz at third throw to Howard at first to get Alex but runners move up and now two in scoring position for Overbay. Rolen to third, Lind to second. Rios 0-4 today. Overbay intentional walk to load the bases and get to Bautista. Adams ???? pinch-hitting for Bautista. Come on Cito you have to be joking. Adams pops up to third base Feliz. What did you expect Cito? A home run? That was one of Cito’s weird decisions.

Top 9th: Adams in at left field. Frasor now pitching. Howard singles to left. Mayberry lines to third base Rolen throw to first base Overbay, double play ball. Feliz full count and walks. Stairs fly ball to Wells.
Bottom 9th: Lidge now pitching. 13 of 20 saves opportunities this season but just back from DL last week. Chavez bunt single to third safe at first. McDonald pinch-running for Chavez. Scutaro full count and walks, McDonald to second. Jays have something going here. Hill chance for his third home run but only needs a double here. Pops up to second base Utley. Lidge turns here and McDonald off base now hung up between bases here, Lidge to third base Feliz to short Bruntlett back to third base Feliz, McDonald out on the rundown. That was a huge out especially with Vernon at the plate. Not a smart play at all by Johnny Mc. Two down for Wells, grounds to short Bruntlett to first base Howard. Vernon 0-5 today.

Phillies win this 5-4 but Jays gave it away with ball and bat. Sloppy game by the Jays. They had better smarten up for Tampa tomorrow. Jays go 0/6 with runners in scoring position today. But you have to question that call by Cito using Adams as pinch hitter with bases loaded. Add in all the walks by Jays pitchers and the base running error by McDonald and you get the result a sloppy game. One big inning by Phillies but that is enough for the World Champs today.
Attendance today: 36,379.