Greinke too good for this poor showing by Rzepczynski and the Jays.

Game three Series finale. Jays v Royals.

Jays coming off a great all round game last night, I hope they have something left for the series decider. Escobar still out although he was ready to go, had discomfort in batting practice and they are giving him another day.

Lineups: Jays: Lewis, McDonald, Bautista, Wells, Lind, Hill, Overbay, Encarnacion, Molina.
Royals: Bloomquist, Aviles, Butler, Betemit, Guillen, Callaspo, Pena, Maier, Betancourt.
Pitching: Greinke v Rzepczynksi

Top 1st: Lewis leading off. Grounds to second, throw to first for the out. McDonald 2-2 strikes out. Two down for Bautista. Full count. Fly ball to left. Gets under it but almost to the wall in left centre. 16 pitches.
Bottom 1st: Bloomquist leading off. Grounds to Encarnacion at third, nice play and throw to Overbay for the out. Aviles, strikes out. Two down for Butler. Fly ball to Bautista in right to end the inning. 13 pitches.

Top 2nd: Wells leading off. 2-0 count, patience here from Vernon. Trying everything to get into a good hitting groove. This will do, singles up the middle. Lind, one on, thirteen game hit streak but still nowhere near 2009.Strikes out swinging high and away, awful he just can’t lay off them. Hill, great game last night, grounds to third, throw to first to get Hill but Aaron moved Vernon to second. Overbay with two down and one in scoring position.fly ball to centre for the out.
Bottom 2nd: Betemit leading off. 2-2 count, full count, bounces to McDonald at short, throw to Overbay for the first out. Guillen pops up to Hill backpedalling behind second to make the catch. Callaspo with two down. Loops it into shallow right no chance for Bautista. Pena one on two down. this is trouble. Doubles into right field corner. Two in scoring position. Maier, fly ball to Lewis in left for third out. 29 pitches.

Top 3rd: Encarnacion doubles to the right centre wall, continuing from last night’s hitting. If he continues this recent form it will delay Travis’ return. But of course trades will solve that issue. Rumours still swirling about almost everyone Molina, 0-2 count. strikes out swinging. Lewis, off the end of his bat to third, throw just in time to get him. Vernon to third. McDonald, can he bring in Edwin ? Yes indeed, doubles to left centre, just gets in at second to beat the throw. Encarnacion scores 1-0 Jays. Bautista with McDonald in scoring position. 2-2 and strikes out swinging. 49 pitches for Greinke. Jays want to get into that Royals bullpen again after last night.
Bottom 3rd: Betancourt leading off. 0-2 count, full count. lines it all the way to the right centre wall, Leadoff triple. Blomquist singles first pitch to shallow centre, here comes the run just like that 1-1. Aviles, runner going but fouls it off. 2-2, singles to left, two on no outs. Butler, lines it to Lewis in left, one down for Betemit, 3-1 count, don’t want to load them up here Marc. Ball four. Guillen with bases loaded and one down. 2-1 count, pops it up to Wells in shallow centre, 2-1 Royals two down for Callaspo, lines it to Lewis in left for the third out, could have been much worse, Jays will take the two. 58 pitches for Marc.

Top 4th: Jays need a big inning here. Wells leading off. Grounds to third good play by Callaspo to throw him out at first. One down for Lind. Grounds to second, throw to first, two down for Hill. 2-0 count. 2-2, count full, strikes out looking. Greinke fifth strikeout. Jays have to step it up against this guy. 60 pitches.
Bottom 4th: Pena leading off. Singles into centre. Maier first pitch fly ball to Wells in shallow centre, one down. Betancourt, 1-2 count. Fly ball to Wells in centre, hardly moved to get that one, two down for Bloomquist. 1-2 count. Strikes out. 76 pitches. Cito will need some long relief here.

Top 5th: Overbay pops up to third Callaspo, Encarnacion Betancourt at short throw to Butler at first for the out, Molina two out, full count. Grounds back at Greinke, throw to Butler at first for a very quick three up and down by Jays.
Bottom 5th: Aviles leading off. Here we go again, lines it to the wall in right centre lead off triple. Rzepczynksi not doing much today to convince Cito he should stay up here. Butler, doubles to the wall in left, 3-1 Royals. Eight hits already. Betemit, with runner at second and still no outs. Janssen working in bullpen. Betemit strikes out one down. Guillen, wild pitch runner to third, nothing going right for Rzepzcynski today. Lines it off the top of the wall in left centre, bounces back in. 4-1 Royals.Callaspo with runner at second, one down. Lines it right at McDonald. two down and here comes Cito, he has had enough, so have I. Rzepczynksi didn’t have anything today, nine hits off him and has probably sealed his fast return to Vegas. You don’t give Greinke of all pitchers a three run lead. Janssen in with two down and runner at second. Pena, 2-2- today. 0-2 count, pops it up behind third, drops in, here comes runner, 5-1 Royals. Maier, 1-2 count. It gets worse, there goes the runner Pena throw to second and ball goes into centre, all the way to third. Sloppy play now by the Jays. 2-2 count, strikes out, throw to first for the out. Jays look a mess all round here right now nothing like the intensity of last night so far at least.

Top 6th: Lewis leading off. Grienke only 72 pitches, He should easily go the distance at this rate. Cito has thrown in the white flag, Wise pinch hitting for Lewis. Pops up to second, one down. McDonald, has the only Jays run today, that says it all. Strikes out swinging, two down. Bautista, first pitch swinging grounds to second throw to first for third out, three up and down and eight pitch inning. Jays are on the plane already.
Bottom 6th: Betancourt pops up to McDonald at short, one down, Bloomquist, bounces one for Janssen nice play to throw to Overbay for out number two. Aviles grounds first pitch to Encarnacion throw to Overbay. Royals want out as well now I don’t think it is Janssen’s pitching.

Top 7th: Wells leading off singles to centre. Lind strikes out. Hill singles to left, Wells to second. Two on one down. Overbay, singles to right, here comes Wells, 5-2 Royals. Hill to third. Encarnacion grounds to Betancourt on to Aviles to Butler, double play ball. Jays shoot themselves in the foot yet again and just when we were starting to see a different Encarnacion.
Bottom 7th: Butler, pops up to Wells in centre, one down. Betemit, strikes out. Two down for Guillen, high pop up to Wells.

Top 8th: Six more outs to get three runs. Greinke on 96 pitches. Molina, 0-2 count. Strikes out, number eight. Wise, lines first pitch it to left for out number two. McDonald, bunting but foul, 2-2 count. strike three looking.
Bottom 8th: Yankees and Tampa have already won so it looks as if Jays fall back yet again, very disappointing result after last night. Purcey pitching, Callaspo leading off. Fly ball to Bautista in right, one down. Pena strikes out. Maier grounds to Hill throw to Overbay for third out. Three up and down but Royals hitters are finished for the day.

Top 9th: Soria now pitching, good luck against this guy, just happens to be the best closer (with Texas Felix) at 25 saves. Bautista grounds to first one down for Wells, singles to left centre, Lind, 0-2 count, singles to right, Vernon all the way to third. Hill with two on, tying run Aaron !!!! we dream. 2-0 count. 2-2 and strikes out swinging. Overbay last hope for any fight back here. 1-2 count. Grounds to second, throw to first for final out. Very disappointing performance by the Jays today.

The good: ? sorry not much today but perhaps Wells with a three hit day. We have been waiting a long time for Vernon to break out and if nothing else from today that will be worth something. But to lose a series in Kansas after sweeping in Baltimore is huge disappointment.

The bad: All round poor effort by pitcher and hitters. After last night’s game it looked like a different team and no energy or life spirit. Definitely no intensity. 2/9 with runnesr in scoring position.

Now to Detroit for four and you know that will be a very tough series.