Oakland Thursday April 28. Game one of four must wins for Jays.
Lineups: Oakland: Pennington, Barton, Sweeney, Kouzmanoff, Rosales, Fox, Powell, Patterson, Davis.
Jays: Lewis, Hill, Lind, Wells, Overbay, Gonzalez, Bautista, Buck, Snider.
Pitching: Duchscherer v Romero.
Top 1st: Pennington grounds to Hill at second throw to Overbay for the out at first. One down for Barton, strikes out. Two down. Sweeney doubles to centre. Kouzmanoff at bat with two down. Singles to centre, here comes Sweeney, and Oakland go out ahead 1-0. Kouzmanoff to second. Rosales grounds to Bautista safe on error by Jose. Kouzmanoff to third. Fox grounds to Bautista at third throw to Overbay at first for the final out. Romero now that sharp but could have been a lot worse.
Bottom 1st: Lewis popped out to left fielder Patterson. Hill walked on a full count. Lind strikes out. Wells flied out to center fielder Davis.
Top 2nd: Powell grounds to Bautista at third throw to Overbay for out at first. Patterson pops up to Lewis in left. Two down. Davis full count and walks. Davis there he goes, and safe at second. Pennington strikes out.
Bottom 2nd: Overbay strikes out. Gonzalez grounds back to Duchscherer to first baseman Barton. Bautista strikes out.
Top 3rd: Barton leading off, doubles to right. Sweeney with one on and in scoring position. Grounds to Hill at second, throw to Overbay, Barton to third. Kouzmanoff grounds to Gonzalez throw home to catcher Buck, Barton out. Rosales walks Kouzmanoff to second. Wild pitch, Kouzmanoff to third, Rosales to second. Fox with two down. This is trouble doubles to centre field, here comes Kouzmanoff, here comes Rosales, and Oakland goes out ahead 3-0. Powell strikes out.
Bottom 3rd: Jays behind need to get something going. Bottom of the order. Buck leading off, whoa, gets hold of this one home run to left and Jays get one back 3-1. About time Buck contributed. Molina was outperforming him especially in defense with the throwing in Tampa. Snider, another one who needs help. Whoa!!! Travis, no doubt about this one a Snider special into centre field. First pitch swing but the swing we all love with Travis, and one that we have not seen much of to date this season. 3-2 now to Oakland and for the first time Jays have got to Duscherer. Still no one out, a golden opportunity for get a big inning and get out ahead. Top of the order Lewis grounds to third but with his speed safe at first. Hill grounds to third base Kouzmanoff on to Rosales at second on to Barton, double play ball. Lind doubles to right. Keeping it going here. Wells grounds to Pennington at short, throw to Barton for third out and a little disappointing with the last three outs. But Jays are back in this one.
Top 4th: Patterson fly ball to Wells in centre. Davis strikes out. Pennington grounds to Hill at second, throw to Overbay at first to end the inning.
Bottom 4th: Overbay 3-0 and walks on four pitches. One on for Gonzalez, pops up to Rosales at second base. One down. Bautista singles to centre, Overbay to second. Two on one down. Duscherer still not feeling 100% from that leg, that’s it enough for tonight at least. Blevins now pitching. Buck 1-1 from the home run in second inning. Whoa, there he goes again, home run to left but this time three runs score. Two consecutive home runs. Here comes Overbay, here comes Bautista Jays go in front 5-3. Snider doubles to centre. Travis having a good time out there tonight. Lewis grounds to Rosales at second throw to Barton at first, Snider moves up to third. Hill 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Lind grounds to Barton for third out. Big inning for Jays though to take the lead.
Top 5th: Barton full count and walks. Sweeney strikes out. Kouzmanoff grounds to Bautista at third, throw to Hill on to Overbay. Double play ball to end this one.
Bottom 5th: Wells grounds to Pennington at short throw to Barton at first for the out. Overbay strikes out. Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 6th: Rosales grounds to Bautista at third, throw to Overbay at first. One down for Fox, strikes out. Powell full count and walks. Patterson grounds to Hill over to Overbay out at first to end this one.
Bottom 6th: Breslow now pitching. Bautista grounds to Pennington at short, throw to Barton at first. One down for Buck. Oh my….. Gets hold of another one another home run for Buck. What has he been eating today? Three home runs for Buck. 6-3 Jays. Snider with one down, fouls out to catcher Powell, two down. Lewis strikes out. But Buck has blown this one open with an amazing night here.
Top 7th: Camp now pitching. Davis, hit by a pitch. Nice start for Camp. Pennington with one on lines out to Gonzalez at short. Barton grounds to Overbay for the out at first. Davis moves to second. Two down for Sweeney, strikes out.
Bottom 7th: Hill full count and walks. Lind strikes out. Ziegler now pitching. Wells grounds to catcher Powell throw to Barton at first, Hill to second. Overbay intentional walk. Two on, Gonzalez full count and walks, bases now loaded, Hill to third, Overbay to second. Bautista grounds to Pennington at short, on to Rosales at second to get Gonzalez. That is disappointing big-time. If only the Jays could get a 50% hit rate with runners in scoring position they would win so many more games.
Top 8th: Downs now pitching. Kouzmanoff grounds to Bautista at third throw to Overbay at first for the first out. Rosales singles to centre. Fox grounds Gonzalez on to Hill throw to Overbay at first, double play ball.
Bottom 8th: Bailey now pitching. Buck fly ball to Sweeney in right field. One down for Snider pops up Kouzmanoff at third base. Lewis with two down, grounds to Barton at first throw to Bailey covering.
Top 9th: Here comes Kevin Gregg. Powell strikes out. Patterson strikes out. Chavez pinch-hitting for Davis. Chavez strikes out. That’s the way to finish it off Kevin.
Jays win big tonight.
The very good: Definitely Buck but also Snider with his two hit night home run and double. Romero didn’t start off well but gets the win.
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