Astros v Jays. Game two of three.
After last night’s embarrassment Jays hitters must be looking for big payback this afternoon. The only positive from last night was the fact that Yankees, Tampa and Baltimore all lost their games so Jays only lose one to Boston in the standings however this weekend was supposed to be where Jays get all three and perhaps make up a few games in the standings. A hot day out here today but always good to see the families and young children enjoying.
Line-ups: Astros: Bourn, Sanchez, Pence, Lee, Wallace playing first, Johnson, Barmes, Bogusevic, Quintero, and Myers pitching. Jays do not want Brett Wallace showing his old club what they are missing at first base either.
He is one BIG guy at the plate.
Jays: Escobar, Patterson, Bautista, Hill, Rivera, Davis, Thames, McDonald, and Molina with Morrow pitching.
Top 1st: Bourn leading off, full count, ball four, not a great start with this guy’s speed. Now Morrow has to worry about him on base. Sanchez, that’s better strikes out one down for Peace, singles to Bautista in right, two on one down for Lee. Grounds to Escobar, has to wait for Bourn in front of him, McDonald, tags but not in time and bases are loaded. Looked as if Broun obstructed there and Farrell agrees, he is out there arguing with third base umpire. No luck and now Bourn is pointing to his foot, must have jammed it on the bag when he slid in there, Trainer out but he is staying put for now at least. Morrow is in huge mess with bases load for Brett Wallace. Not much response from the crowd when he is announced. Here we go fly ball to Patterson in left and Bourn comes home limping. 1-0 Astros. Will be interesting to see if Broun appears in bottom half of the inning. Jays will not miss him. Johnson, another hit to Bautista in right and here comes Pence. 2-0 Astros. So much for the worst team in the majors… Lee going to third on the play, big mistake here comes throw from Bautista and he gets him. Morrow should thank Josse for that. 22 pitch first inning, ouch.
Bottom 1st: Escobar leading off, fly ball to Bourn in centre, one down. Patterson, grounds along first base line easy out for Wallace. Bautista nice reception from the crowd, grounds to short, beats out the throw, one on two down for Hill. Gets under this one and pops it up to Sanchez at second, Bautista left out there.
Top 2nd: Barmes leading off strikes out first one for Morrow. Bogusevic singles to Patterson in left. Quintero grounds to Hill throw to Rivera at first no problem with Juan on that play. Bogusevic moves up to second. Bourn for his second at bat in as many innings, fly ball to Patterson for third out and leaves Bogusevic out there. Better 12 pitch inning for Morrow.
Bottom 2nd: Rivera leading off lines to Bogusevic in left, one down for Davis, fly ball to Pence in right, two down. Thames strikes out. Another easy one for Myers.
Top 3rd: Sanchez lines to Davis in centre for the out Davis hesitated there as if he lost ball. Pence grounds to Escobar throw to Rivera. Two quick outs for Morrow. Lee, I spoke too soon, doubles to Bautista in right. Wallace same again singles to Bautista in right, Lee to third. Johnson, same again singles to right, I spoke too soon, here comes Lee to score 3-0 Astros. Wallace at second. Barmes grounds to Johnny Mc. Steps on third for the out on Wallace. So far Morrow has not looked sharp at all and his pitch count is rising fast.
Bottom 3rd: McDonald for his first at bat, Astros well into their second go around. Fly ball to Bogusevic in left. Molina strikes out. Two quick outs for Escobar grounds to Barmes at short to Wallace. Three up and down for Myers, cruising here.
Top 4th: Bogusevic leading off strikes out. Quintero ball four, not the number nine guy Brandon, that is not good at all. Bourn one on one down, grounds to Hill at second, flip to Escobar at second to get Quintero. I think I would have been tempted to go to first and get Bourn as Morrow now has to worry about him stealing and at minimum distracting him. Sanchez strikes out.to leave Bourn out there. Will Morrow last five?
Bottom 4th: Patterson, grounds to Wallace throw to Myers covering. Bautista grounds to Johnson at third long throw to Wallace but gets him. Two down. Hill opposite field fly ball to Pence in right.
Top 5th: Pence leading off, strikes out. One down. Lee singles to Patterson in left. Another runner on it feels as if the bases always have someone on for the Astros where Jays have just one measly hit. There goes Lee, steals second. Wallace singles to right, his second hit, Lee to third. Johnson with runner at third and only one down. Does not miss this one, fly ball to Davis, here comes Lee and crowd cannot believe this, 4-0 Astros, and we thought last night was embarrassing. Barmes fly ball to Patterson in centre to end this but that could be it for Morrow. His body language is very revealing but he should be upset with himself even without the run support
Bottom 5th: Rivera singles to left, loud applause from the crowd, a hit !!! only the second for Jays today, whoa, that is bad, bad, bad. Davis, fly ball to Bogusevic in left. Thames, nice relaxed swing, singles to centre, Rivera to second. Jays have two on for the first time, but can they bring one in? Johnny Mc. Just a single will do here Johnny Mc. NO !!! lines hard to Johnson at third and an easy double up with throw to second as Rivera was running on that and was caught midway. Jays not getting any breaks this weekend.
Top 6th: Morrow still out there…. Bogusevic strikes out. One down. Quintero lines to
Bautista in right. Two down. Bourn fly ball to Patterson in left to end this one..
Bottom 6th: Molina leading off, singles to centre. One on, for top of the order. Escobar, grounds to Barmes at short, ohhhh right through his legs, a Buckner move there, Jays get a big break. I think he was trying to get into double play stance but ball goes through, error to Barmes. Molina to second on the play and nobody out. Patterson, lines one hard to Bourn in centre, Molina to third. Bautista now with two on. YES Jose, NO DOUBT about this one, high into the seats over the jays bullpen, another home run to Jose, but more importantly here comes Molina, followed by Escobar and now Bautista, 4-3 game just like that and Myers had been cruising along Still only one down for Hill, pops up for Wallace, two down. Rivera grounds to Barmes at short, throw to Wallace for third out but we have a one run game here now.
Top 7th: I have no idea why Morrow is back out there. Sanchez leading off, 3-0 count, ball four. Morrow walks him on four pitches. Pence singles to left, Sanchez to second. That brings out Farrell, long overdue in my mind, now someone else has to clean up this mess, two on nobody out. Janssen now pitching. Lee strikes out. Good start Casey but not out of trouble yet. Here comes Wallace, oh perfect, grounds to Hill flip to Escobar throw to Rivera, double play ball. Very nice Casey Janssen.
Bottom 7th: Myers still out there, he has pitched well. Davis fly ball to Bourn in centre, one down. Thames doubles to centre his second hit today. Johnny.Mc. fly ball to Bourn. Two down. Molina, there we go Jose, singles to centre, here comes Thames and this one is all tied up 4-4. Jays never seem to give up and sometimes it pays off. Escobar, gets hold of this one and it is out of here in left, home run to Escobar, two runs score. 6-4 Jays as they go out ahead for first time this afternoon. Not sure about this home run trot Yunel, or rather very slow trot … I would not try that in New York but that has driven Myers out of the game. Escalona now pitching. Patterson pops up to Johnson but this game is broken open.
Top 8th: Frasor now pitching. Janssen did an excellent job once again. Johnson lines McDonald. One down. Barmes pops up to McDonald at third, two down. Bogusevic strikes out. Nice but that’s the way it should be with a lead, close them down.
Bottom 8th: Valdez now pitching. Has to face Bautista, here we go again this one is also out of here, crowd loves it, 7-4 Jays, this guy is unbelievable. Two home-run 5 RBI game. Hill, keeps it going here, singles to centre. Rivera, ouch not this Juan, grounds to Johnson at third, on Sanchez over to Wallace, double play ball. Davis grounds to Barmes throw to Wallace but Jays have added an insurance run.
Top 9th: This should be interesting Rauch now pitching. Quintero grounds to Escobar throw to Rivera at first. Bourn singles to right. One on one down. Sanchez, doubles to centre, here comes Bourn with that speed, 7-5 game. This one is not over yet friends. Dotel now pitching. This should be interesting. Passed ball, Sanchez to third. Pence strikes out. Down to their last out. Lee grounds to McDonald, this should be it, throw to Rivera and Jays win this one 7-5.
The very good: Has to be Jose de man once again, Two more home runs and four RBIs plus he made two excellent throws from right field to hold the runners and to get runner third.
Bullpen of Janssen and Dotel to hold the score. Yes a good star to Escobar for the home run but don’t hot dog Yunel. Watch what Jose does, you will not find a better role model.
The not so good: Morrow not a good outing period, struggled from the first inning.
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