Mills wins his first behind power and runs from Overbay.

Series finale. Orioles v Jays. Wednesday July 28th.

Jays playing for the sweep tonight but maybe more important for Brad Mills. He will return to Vegas after the game and maybe we will see Travis Snider here on Friday to start the series against Cleveland. But for now everyone wants to see if he really does have the stuff to be in the first team. Trade rumours flying around in he sports bars and talk shows today in Toronto with news/rumours that Alex A is asking for Chamberlain for Downs. Dream on Alex.

Lineups: Orioles: Roberts, Tejada, Markakis, Scott, Wigginton, Jones, Fox, Patterson, Izturis.
Jays: Lewis, Escobar, Bautista, Wells, Lind, Hill, Overbay, Buck, Encarnacion. It could be the last time we see this lineup if Travis is back on Thursday.
Pitching: Mills v Guthrie.

Top 1st: Roberts singles to right. One on for Tejada grounds to Escobar at short, throw to Overbay at first double play ball, that will help young Mills settle., Markakis grounds to Overbay at first flip to Mills to end this one.
Bottom 1st: Guthrie pitching. Lewis leading off fly ball to Patterson in left, one down. Escobar pops up to Markakis in right foul territory. Last night’s hero, with two down. Not this time. Bautista grounds to Tejada at third, throw to Wigginton at first to end the inning.

Top 2nd: Scott leading off, fly ball to Bautista in right, one down for Wigginton, 2-0 count, 3-0 come on Brad, ball four, walks him on four pitches. One on one down, Jones grounds to Overbay at first, takes it himself for the out. Wigginton moves to second. Fox pops up foul to Overbay. Two scoreless innings so far for Mills.
Bottom 2nd: Wells leading off singles to centre, one on for Lind, singles to left centre, oh dear gets by Patterson to the wall, looked like under his glove here comes Vernon 1-0 Jays. Lind cruises into second. Error on the play. Hill, pops up to Wigginton, two down for Overbay, for the third out. But Jays strike first on the Patterson error. Nothing much goes right for Baltimore in Toronto this series.

Top 3rd: Patterson leading off, a chance to atone for that error, not this time grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. One down. Izturis grounds to Escobar at short, throw to Overbay for the second out. Roberts fly ball to Bautista in right to end this one. Three up and down for Mills, looking good out there so far at least.
Bottom 3rd: Encarnacion pops up to Tejada at third, one down. Lewis grounds to Roberts at second, throw to Wigginton at first, two down. Escobar fly ball to Markakis in right. No a challenging inning by Jays hitters, three up and down.

Top 4th: Tejada pops up to Escobar, one down. Markakis full count. ball four. One on for Scott fly ball to Wells in centre. Wigginton with Markakis at first, there goes Markakis safe at second. Wigginton strikes out to end the inning.
Bottom 4th: Bautista fly ball to Patterson in left, one down. Wells with one down pops up to Roberts for the out. Lind with two down, lines this one the wall in centre, Lind all the way to third with a triple. Hill grounds to Wigginton at first to get to the bag for the out.

Top 5th: Jones grounds to short, Oh what a great reflex play by Escobar and throw Overbay at first to get him. That was another instinctive play by Escobar that we have seen several times already. He is so fast, robs Jones of a double this time. Fox strikes out. Two down for Patterson, grounds to Hill at second throw to Overbay for the out. Mills helped this inning by his defense but that is what they are there for.
Top 5th: Overbay leading off, strikes out. One down for Buck, pops up to Roberts. Encarnacion singles to left. One on two down for top of the order Lewis, strikes out. This game is so different from the other two.

Top 6th: Izturis leading off, fly ball to Lewis in left, one down. Roberts grounds to Encarnacion throw to Overbay. Two down. Mills hits Tejada. One on for Markakis with two outs. High ball one, be careful here Brad. Wild pitch gets away, up to second. This is how games get out of hand. 3-1. Ball four, Markakis walks, two on two down for Scott. 0-2 count. 1-2, 2-2, there we go Brad, grounds to Overbay at first takes it himself for the third out. Mills escapes. 76 pith count.
Bottom 6th: The problem is that Jays hitters are not giving Brad any support tonight. One run is not enough for this kid, give him a break and put 5-6 on the board for him. Escobar leading off grounds to Izturis at short, throw to first, one down. Here’s a guy who can help him. Bautista hitless tonight. 3-1 count. There we go doubles into the left field corner, right through Tejada at third, no chance on that one. Wells pops up behind the plate for Fox. Two down. Lind, 1-0 now intentional to get to Hill. OK Aaron take the insult ? Grounds to Izturis steps on the bag at second. 89 pitches for Guthrie.

Top 7th: Wigginton leading off .strikes out swinging, one down. Jones, 1-2 count, very nice pitch strikes out swinging. Singles into left, only the second hit tonight after the first hitter in first inning. Mills has done more than expected, too bad he has no runs support. Patterson. Jays bullpen Frasor and Purcey. Pops it way high to Hill behind first to end this one.
Bottom 7th: That’s it for Mills, getting congratulations form his teammates, give him some run support he would appreciate that even more. However he has proven himself tonight and we will probably see him again in September call ups. He cannot lose tonight but it would be good to give him a win. 92 pitches.
Somebody has to get scoring here. Overbay lines high to Jones at the wall in centre, but that’s it. Buck with one down. Singles to centre. Encarnacion, 1-2 count. Off the end of his bat up the first base line, throw beats him but Buck to second on the play. 100 pitches for Guthrie. Here comes Manager Samuel. Battle of the bullpens now. No staying in there. Lewis, with two down on and one in scoring position. Nice double here Fred. 1-1. 3-1 count. Full count. Grounds to second throw to first.
Top 8th: Purcey now pitching. Izturis leading off. 2-2 count. Pop up to Bautista in right. One down. Roberts, 1-2 count. Fly ball to Bautista in right. Here comes Cito. Frasor now pitching. He had a lousy last outing in Detroit. Tejada at bat. 2-0, 2-1, 3-1. Tallet in the bullpen, oh boy. Full count. Lines it hard to right but at Bautista for the out.

Bottom 8th: Some insurance needed here friends, this is far too close. Escobar leading off. Koji Uehara now pitching. 1-0, 2-1 count. 3-1, Escobar patient at bat here. Full count, goes after this one, fly ball to Jones in centre, that was ball four Yunel. Bautista 0-2, 2-2, pitching him away. Lines this one off the wall in left, not far off going out. OK Vernon, bring him in. First pitch lines to Patterson in left. Two down. Lind. Here comes Samuel again, lefty- lefty matchup for Lind. Will Ohman pitching. way over Adam’s head. 1-1, this will do it doubles to right Markakis throw not in time here, drops the ball anyway. 2-0 Jays. Wise pinch running for Lind. Hill intentional walk. Overbay, lefty lefty. Here we go, hammers this line drive over the wall in left. Just kept on going, WOW 5-0 Jays. Samuel will regret that walk to Hill. Buck with two down. 0-2 strikes out swinging. Lind three hits tonight plus a walk.

Top 9th: Who gets the last inning ? It is Gregg. Not a save though. Markakis leading off. 1-2 count. Strikes out swinging, one down. Scott, 0-2 count. Strike three swinging. Two down for Wigginton. Doubles to centre. Jones two down and one in scoring position. 1-1 count. Line drive to right Bautista. Mills gets his first win.

The excellent: Young Brad Mills, thrown into the fire on his arrival in Toronto today. Gave great seven innings of work. Overbay with his three run home run in the 8th to seal this one up.
Lind 3-3 with a walk. But the all important second run in the 8th.

The bad: No not much tonight. Would have liked to have seen more run support for Mills when he was pitching but Jays hitters come through in the eighth.