Jays win a comeback thriller in extra innings with Snider double.

Jays v Yankees Game one of two.

Short series but each game important for Jays right now after that terrible road trip. Good match up with Burnett v Drabek.

Lineups: NYY: Jeter, Granderson, Teixeira, Cano, Swisher, Chavez, Posada, Martin, Gardner and Burnett pitching. No A-Rod tonight.
Jays: Escobar, Snider, Bautista, Lind, Hill, Molina, Patterson, Encarnacion, Nix and Drabek pitching.

Top 1st: Jeter leading off singles to Patterson in centre. Granderson, grounds to Lind at first, Jeter to second. One down for Teixiera, pops up to Nic at third, two down and Jeter holds, Cano strikes out looking. Nice start Kyle.
Bottom 1st: Escobar grounds to Jeter, throw to first, one down. Snider high in the lineup tonight strikes out. Bautista, YES Jose, gets hold of this one no doubt at all, into left field seats, home run for Jose number four this season, and Jays get to Burnett early. 1-0 Jays. Lind singles to centre, keep it going Aaron. Strikes out swinging to end first but Jays strike first.

Top 2nd : Swisher, ball four, and first walk for Drabek, Chavez, ball four, two on and nobody out here comes the coach. Calm down Kyle. Posada singles to Snider in left, here comes Swisher and this game is tied up 1-1. Still nobody out perfect almost, grounds to Escobar, to Hill on to Lind double play ball but Chavez comes home, 2-1 Yankees. Gardner pops up to Nix for third out, could have been a lot worse.
Bottom 2nd: Molina, grounds to Jeter throw to first, one down. Patterson doubles to Swisher in right. Encarnacion singles to right. Two on one down for Nix, strikes out swinging, two down for Escobar, grounds back to Burnett throw to Teixeira for third out. Jays leave two out there.

Top 3rd: Jeter fly ball to Bautista in right, one down. Granderson grounds to Hill, throw to Lind, two quick outs for Drabek here.Teixeira, ouch, gets hit by pitch. One on two down. Cano grounds to Nix at third throw to Lind and no damage done.
Bottom 3rd: Snider grounds to Chavez at third, throw to first one down. Bautista ball four, not giving Jose much to look at there. Lind, wild pitch and Jose to second. Keep throwing them there AJ. Lind grounds back to Burnett, throw wild and Jose to third on the play. Error to Burnett. Pressure AJ? Hill, that will do it Aaron, fly ball to Swisher and here comes Jose. 2-2 game. Two down, Martin throwing to second, catches Lind double play. But run scores.

Top 4th: Swisher walks, Chavez perfect, grounds to Hill, to Escobar to Lind, double play ball. Second one tonight and helping Drabek bigtime.Posada, strikes out swinging to end this inning.
Bottom 4th: Molina, catching tonight for Drabek, ball four and walks, Patterson fly ball to Gardner in left. Nix, ball four and another walk by Burnett, two on one down for Escobar, grounds to Jeter, throw to Cano at second to get Nix for third out.
Top 5th: Martin doubles to Bautista in right, Gardner grounds to Drabek, throw to Nix at third to get Martin, Gardner takes first. Jeter lines out to Bautista in right. Two down for Granderson, there goes Gardner Molina throw in time to get him. Jose is pumped up about that one.

Bottom 5th: Snider leading off, strikes out. One down Bautista grounds to Chavez at third, throw to first two down. Lind strikes out swinging.
Top 6th: Granderson singles to right. One on for Teixiera, 3-1 this is trouble, home run to centre. 4-2 game. Cano singles to right. Bullpen warming up. Swisher.fly ball to centre, Patterson runs it down, one down. Chavez, full count, Drabek has hit the wall here. Ball four, That’s it for Drabek. Frasor now pitching. Two on one down. Posada, bounces high to second, throw to first to get Posada, no chance for two. Runners at second and third. Martin, full count, ball four high. Bases loaded, not what Farrell wanted from Frasor. Gardner another full count, nowhere to put him this time Frasor. Pops it up to Snider in left. Jays escape this time but now face a two run deficit.

Bottom 6th: Can Jays get rid of Burnett now? Hill leading off. 2-0 count, good start, singles into right. Molina now, there goes Hill, Molina fouls it off. Goes again, safe on the throw. Shaken up on the play though. Not good Aaron is out of here, his right leg, Johnny Mac pinch running. Pops up to Chavez at third. One down for Patterson, 3-0 count, takes it down the middle. Full count, ball four, two on here comes pitching coach. Encarnacion with two on, 2-0 count, Robertson warming up in bullpen. Lines it to left off the warning track, MacDonald scores, 4-3. Runners at second and third. Nix now with two in scoring position, one down. 100 pitches for Burnett, Jays would love to make it one too many here. Full count, way high ball four to load them up for Escobar, Sayonara AJ, here comes Girardi. Robertson, 2-2 count, strikes out, two down for Snider. Strikes out, for third time tonight, breaks his bat over his knee in frustration. Not a good time for Travis these days. Jays continue their inability to bring in a guy when it counts.

Top 7th: Jeter leading off. Frasor still out there. Bounces to Escobar at short, throw to Lind, one down, Granderson, gets hold of this one into centre field seats. 5-3 Yankees. Makes that last inning even more disasterous for Jays. They have to take their chances when they are offered them. Teixeira, lines it to Nix playing at second on the shift. Two down. That’s it for Frasor, unable to hold the Yankees lead. Rzepczynski now pitching to Cano. Full count, strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7th: Bautista leading off. Chamberlain now, strikes out, one down for Lind. Grounds to Chavez at third, throw to first two down. Johnny Mac. Grounds to Jeter, throw to first to end this one. Tampa has already won.



Top 8th: Villanueva now pitching, Swisher 2-2 count, singles to Snider in left, Chavez, full count, pops up to Snider in left, one down for Posada, ball gets away but Swisher unable to move up. Grounds to second, throw to the bag over to first for Villanueva and double play.
Bottom 8th: Jays opportunities running out fast with Yankees closers now. Soriano and Rivera, as much a certainty as anything in baseball. Molina, pops up to Granderson in centre, one down for Patterson, full count, ball four outside. Encarnacion strikes out on dubious pitch, replay shows he may be right. Nix now with two down and one on. Patterson stealing and safe on the throw. Nix pops up to Teixiera.

Top 9th: Camp again, not getting much rest these days but I guess Farrell still thinks they can get two against Rivera in the bottom of the inning. Martin leading off. Grounds to Nix at third throw to first, one down. Gardner, grounds to MacDonald throw to Lind for the out. Jeter 2-2 count, grounds to Nix throw to first.
Bottom 9th: Top of Jays order Escobar, Bautista and Snider. Tall order for this team to get two let alone three against Rivera. Rivera going for his eighth save this season !! Escobar leading off. Drives it to the wall in centre, double for Escobar. Snider now, grounds first pitch to second Escobar to third. Yankees will take the out. Bautista I don’t think he will get much to hit here, 2-0 both outside. 3-0 and why not. Ball four and gets away from Martin here comes Escobar run scores 5-4. Lind now with Bautista at first. 0-2 count, singles into centre, Bautista going all the way to third. Still only one down but Johnny Mac now, perfect bunt up the line here comes Bautista 5-5 game and Johnny Mac safe at first, Molina now with two on and one down. 0-2 count, singles to left, no chance for Lind to come home but bases loaded now one down. Patterson, oh boy, grounds to third steps on the bag throw to first double play ball. Game is going to extra innings but Jays had it there for second time with bases loaded and only one out.

Top 10th: Rauch now pitching. Granderson, full count. Pops up to Patterson in centre, one down for Teixeira, shift right, 3-0 looked a strike. Ball four, semi intentional I think. Cano, bounces to Macdonald bounces off his body but still gets Cano at first, two down. Swisher, 2-2 count, inside, full count. Ball four. Two on two down for Chavez. Fly ball to Bautista in right.
Bottom 10th: Can Jays win this one now? Encarnacion leading off. Nova now pitching. That’s the problem when bullpen breaks down they have to use a starter. Edwin 2-4 tonight. Way up and in. 2-0, that will do pulls it into left, 3-4 night for Edwin, Nix now has to move him over anyway he can. 2-2 count, lines it to Swisher in right but out, Edwin has to retreat. Escobar now with one down. Lines it to the wall in centre but Granderson has it. Edwin has to retreat again. Snider now horrible night, 0-5 !! has one more chance. Don’t try to be a hero Travis, just move him over. Whoa, golfs this one to the wall in centre, Travis POWER, and here comes Edwin all the way from first. Jays win this thing 6-5 and steal one bigtime from the Yankees in the process. Rivera blows his first save of the season after seven straight.

What a finish. Jays needed this one bigtime and finally they can forget that weekend in Boston.

The very good: Johnny Mac in for Hill safety squeeze bunt in bottom of the ninth. AND Snider of course with the game winning run after going 0-5 tonight. Jays turn three double plays. Jays scoreless bullpen better than the Yankees tonight.

The good: Drabek for five and Bautista home run the first and the bullpen to keep Yankees quiet. Rauch wins his first.

The worst: Bases loaded in the sixth with one out and could not score. Awful. But we are being picky tonight.... Enjoy this huge win instead.