Jays win thriller with Patterson walk off home run in the 14th

Jays v White Sox. Game three of four.

White Sox: Pierre, Ramirez, Dunn, Konerko, Pierzynski, Rios, Vizquel, Lillibridge,
Jays: Escobar, Patterson, Bautista, Rivera, Hill, Davis, Thames, Molina, Nix and Villanueva pitching his second game starting for Litsch.

Top 1st: Pierre fly ball to Bautista in right, dangerous out. Ramirez doubles to left. One on one down for Dunn having a lousy series here, grounds to first base Rivera throw to Villanueva, Ramirez to third. Dunn did his job here. Konerko count ball four, two on for Pierzynski, lines to short Escobar.
Bottom 1st: Escobar, I like this ball four leadoff walk. Yunel this is exactly what you should be doing, patience as leadoff and see some pitches for the guys behind you. Gold star today. Here we go Patterson singles to centre, Escobar to second. Set the table for Jose. YES JOSE de man,…… hammers this one to left over the fences, no doubt about that as soon as he hit, classic Jose home run. Number 20 on the season and they are off and running 3-0 game. WOW without an out. Rivera grounds up the middle and safe on the throw the hit parade continues. Hill, big chance Aaron keep the line moving. Not this time fly ball to right field Lillibridge. First out. Davis pops up to catcher Pierzynski. Two down for Thames fly ball to right field Lillibridge. Rivera left stranded but Jays are on the board big-time. 3-0 Jays.

Top 2nd: Fans favourite visitor, Alex Rios. Welcomed with the usual boos. Whoa, doubles to left. That’s not good. Vizquel, strikes out. Rios stays at second, one down for Lillibridge. Wild pitch, oh boy Jays bugbear once again, Rios to third. It doesn’t matter, this one is out of here, Lillibridge connects and over the fences in left. 3-2 game just like that. Morel singles to right. Villanueva not as sharp this time out. Top of the order again. Pierre, bunting to Nix throw to Rivera gets him, two down Morel to second. Ramirez, singles to left here comers Morel and just like that the 3-0 lead has gone. Ramirez at second two down for Dunn, strikes out. 3-3 game
Bottom 2nd: Molina pops up to right field Lillibridge, one down for Nix, strikes out. Is Nix ever in a slump. Escobar grounds to third base Morel throw to Konerko. Three up and down inning for Jays.

Top 3rd: Can Villanueva regroup here ? Konerko grounds to third base Nix throw to first base Rivera. One down. Pierzynski grounds to second base Hill throw to Rivera at first two down. Boo birds are at it again must be Rios, grounds to third base Nix throw to first base Rivera. Much better inning for Villanueva.
Bottom 3rd: Patterson leading off, grounds to third, beats out the throw. Bautista with one on, singles to right, Patterson to second. Rivera two on nobody out, fly ball centre field Rios. Hill, there we go Aaron doubles to left, here comes Patterson here comes Jose and Jays go out ahead again 5-3. Davis with runner in scoring position at second strikes out. Two down for Thames, strikes out. Jays get two more but honestly runners in scoring position continues to be their bugbear. They should get some lessons from the AAA Vegas hitters, at least they seem to be getting it which in the long run will be better for the first team when they arrive.

Top 4th: Vizquel leading off, strikes out. Lillibridge, strikes out. Villanueva mowing them down here. Two down for Morel grounds to Rivera takes it himself for third out. Nice inning for Villanueva. Every inning is worth it whilst he fills in.
Bottom 4th: Molina leading off, singles to centre. Nix, grounds to third base Morel throw to Vizquel at second to get the force on Molina. One down one on for top of the order. Escobar, grounds to short on to Vizquel at second throw to Konerko at first double play ball.

Top 5th: Top of the order for White Sox. Pierre grounds to Hill, error on Hill, as Pierre is safe at first. Ramirez grounds to Nix throw to first base Rivera, Pierre to second. Dunn, oh boy singles to centre, here comes Pierre, 5-4 Jays. Konerko doubles to right, Dunn to third. Pierzynski with runner at second, this will do, doubles to Bautista in right, here comes Dunn, here comes Konerko, 6-5 White Sox. Still only one out and runner in scoring position. Rios pops up to first base Rivera. Two down. Vizquel pops up to Escobar for third out but White Sox have the lead.
Bottom 5th: Patterson leading off singles to centre. Bautista, strikes out. Rivera grounds to short Ramirez, throw to second base Vizquel on to Konerko at first double play ball.

Top 6th: Camp now pitching. Villanueva could not hold the lead but we have to remember this guy is long relief not a starter and he has kept the game close which is all we can ask from him. Lillibridge, Camp hits him. Not quite the start he had in mind. Morel grounds to Escobar throw to first base Rivera, Lillibridge to second. Top of the order, Pierre grounds back to pitcher Camp, on to first base Rivera. Two down. Ramirez grounds to Nix throw to Rivera for third out.
Bottom 6th: Hill grounds to third base Morel throw to first base Konerko. One down for Davis, strikes out. Thames strikes out. Quick three up and down for the Jays.

Top 7th: Rzepczynski now pitching. Dunn grounds to third base Nix throw to first base Rivera. Konerko, 3-0 and ball four, walks on four pitches. Pierzynski that’s much better grounds to Hill throw to Escobar over to first base Rivera to get Konerko, double play ball to end this one.
Bottom 7th: Molina leading off singles to centre. He has been consistent with his hits. Oh boy, Encarnacion pinch-hitting for Nix. Strikes out. Could have been worse a double play. Escobar fly ball to right field Lillibridge. Thornton now pitching. Patterson singles to right, Molina to third. That’s it for Thornton, did not quite do his job. Jesse Crain now pitching. Bautista ball four, Patterson to second. Bases loaded for Rivera. That will do it great hit by Rivera doubles to left, here comes Molina, here comes Patterson and Bautista right behind him, clears the bases and Jay retake the lead. 8-6 Jays this game is making me giddy with all the lead changes. Hill with Rivera at second, fly ball to left field Pierre. But Jays are back with the lead.

Top 8th: McCoy in for Nix at third base. Dotel now pitching. Rios fly ball to right field Bautista. One down for Vizquel, fly ball to Davis in centre. Two down for Lillibridge, hammers this to centre, goes all the way to third base. Triple for Lillibridge. Morel, passed ball, second of the game and here comes Lillibridge 8-7 game. What a way to get that run. This is becoming a habit with both Molina and Arencibia, two yesterday and has had several earlier. But even worse when a runner is at third. Morel strikes out.
Bottom 8th: Sale now pitching. Davis pops up to second base Vizquel. One down. Thames strikes out. Two down. Molina grounds to short Ramirez throw to first base Konerko.

Top 9th: Francisco pitching. Save opportunity, hang on here. Top of the order, Pierre fly ball to Davis, one down. Ramirez doubles to right. Dunn strikes out. Two down for Konerko, pops it up to shallow right Bautista makes great running play but cannot get there and here comes Ramirez, 8-8 game, that was no man’s land, unfortunate but Francisco has blown another. McPherson pinch-running for Konerko. That’s it for Francisco. Frasor now pitching. Pierzynski grounds to third base McCoy throw to Rivera at first for the out but the damage has been done.
Bottom 9th: McPherson in at first base. McCoy grounds to short Ramirez, throw to first base McPherson. Escobar, that’s better singles to centre. One on one down. Patterson strikes out. Bautista now with Escobar on, doubles to left, Escobar held at third. Not sure about that, I would have risked throw the plate, Escobar has speed ad it would take perfect throw to get him. Rivera grounds back to pitcher Sale, throw to first base McPherson. That passed ball run in the eighth is the game decider now.

Top 10th : Frasor still out there. Rios strikes out. Crowd loves that. Vizquel fly ball to Davis in centre. Lillibridge fly ball to Thames in left. Nice inning Jason.
Bottom 10th: Hill leading off strikes out. Davis bunting?? to third Morel throws to McPherson at first. Strange play. Thames 3-0 ball four, walks on four pitches. Two down one on for Molina fly ball to Rios.

Top 11th: Morel doubles to centre. This is trouble. Top of the order Pierre grounds to McCoy at third, throw to Hill for the out, Morel to third. Ramirez full count, ball four. Two on and that’s it for Frasor. Perez now pitching. Dunn pops up to Hill. No chance for Morel, two down. Quentin pinch-hitting for McPherson, fly ball to Bautista in right, Perez great pitching to save that situation.
Bottom 11th: Quentin in at right field. Vizquel at first base. Lillibridge at second. Santos now pitching. McCoy pops up to Ramirez. Top of the order again. Escobar strikes out. Patterson grounds to Vizquel throw to Santos. Stalemate continues. I for one am getting anxious here.

Top 12th: Pierzynski grounds to Hill throw to Rivera at first one down. Boos must be Rios, singles to left. Alex loves that. Vizquel grounds to Hill throw to first Rivera, Rios to second. Two down. Lilibridge, no, come on and other wild pitch, that is four in two days by Jays. Rios to third. White Sox scored last time. Fly ball to Davis. Jays are lucky there were two outs.
Bottom 12th: Bautista leading off, not giving him anything to hit. Ball four leadoff walk. Rivera pops up to second base Lillibridge. One down for Hill, pops up to Lillibridge. Aaron is really struggling. Davis grounds to first Vizquel takes it himself to the bag, for third out.

Top 13th: Perez still out there. Morel pops up to second base Hill. One down for top of the order Pierre grounds to second base Hill throw to Rivera. Two down. Ramirez grounds to Escobar at short, throw to first base Rivera. Perez doing everything he could but again back to the hitters to break this deadlock, how many more chances do they need?
Bottom 13th: Floyd now pitching. He is starting on Wednesday so this will be his workday. Thames fly ball to Rios. One down for Molina, singles to Rios in centre, one on one down. McCoy, ah well, pops to short Ramirez. Molina stays at first. Escobar last chance to move Molina, fly ball to Rios to end this inning and leave Molina out there.

Top14th: These teams settling in for the night here. A game and half already. Dunn grounds to third base McCoy throw to first base Rivera. Quentin grounds to short Escobar throw to Rivera at first base. Pierzynski singles to centre. One for boo bird man. Singles last at bat. Rios, not this time, fly ball to left field Thames.
Bottom 14th: Patterson leading off. Has had a great day with four hits. 1-2 count, there she goes line drive into right field over the fences and he is mobbed as the dugout empties. Nothing like a walk-off home run to win a game. Patterson will remember this one and so will the fans. That would have been a brutal one to lose. Jays have the luck today although they would have one four innings ago.

The very good: Obviously Bautista with his three run home run. Patterson with five hits and game wining walk off home run, but also Perez with his three and two thirds scoreless relief effort. Bautista and Molina with their hits.
The not so good: The passed balls, one of which lead to the extra innings. Francisco another blown save number three regardless of whether or not Jose could now have reached that flare into shallow right.

Lawrie mini-Jose out there with AAA Vegas in the desert … two more home runs today, now 14 on the season wow… just think of him hitting behind Jose… How can they bring up McCoy for Lawrie’s power? Ah well all about business $$$ not fan entertainment or is it about attittude ? Travis more hits but still no power… mystery… Downer. Cecil six earned runs. Hmm.