Reyes gets no help from his hitters as Jays lose 7-3 in New York

Jays v Yankees Final game of three.

After last night’s pathetic display by the bullpen hitters must be hoping for JoJo Reyes to go deep and break that 0-27 run. JoJo is probably also praying that his hitters will appear in support of him for a change.

Line-ups: Jays: Escobar, Patterson, Bautista, Rivera, Molina, Hill, Thames, Davis, Nix and Reyes pitching.
NY: Jeter, Granderson, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Cano, Martin, Swisher, Jones, Nunez and Garcia pitching.

Top 1st: Escobar leading off hammers this one to the wall in centre, Yunel all the way to third, great start off Garcia leadoff triple. Patterson grounds back Garcia throw to Teixeira, one down for Bautista. No pops it up to Teixeira at first, two down and Escobar still standing out there. Last chance with Rivera. How bad is this ? pops it up to Nunez at third and Escobar is stranded out there. Jays had THREE chances to get a base hit and bring him, and zilch, 0-3 already with runners in scoring position. Yet again their worst weakness. That could have, no SHOULD have been a great start to this one. No wonder poor Reyes has not won a game. He must wonder what he has to do now.
Bottom 1st: Jeter doubles to right. Granderson, wild pitch and Jeter to third, doubles to Bautista, here comes Jeter 1-0 NY and nobody out. Teixeira pops this one up, NO Hill drops it. Teixeira safe at first. Granderson still had to hold at second. Hill should be wearing shades, that sun is very bright into the left side. Cano lines to right, oh yes, an amazing play by Bautista, running in and diving and catching, up quick and throwing to cut-off Rivera to Escobar to get Granderson, double play ball to get Reyes out of trouble. That could have been a lot worse. Bautista does it all.

Top 2nd: Molina leading off, strikes out. One down for Hill, you owe JoJo big here Aaron, that’s a start as he singles to centre. Thames pops up to Cano at second baseman Cano. Davis strikes out.
Bottom 2nd: Martin leading off, ball four, one on for Swisher. Fly ball to Bautista, two down. Jones, hammers this one to centre, over head of Davis into the crowd. Here comes Martin, 6-1 Yankees. Nunez pops up to Nix at third. Jeter with two down, grounds to Escobar throw to Rivera.

Top 3rd: Nix, getting another chance at third, 0-17 since his return from the DL. Not easy getting that swing back and this is another reason why I worry about Adam Lind when he comes back, it took him two years to get back to where he was in April before injury. Everyone is expecting him to just carry on where he left off. Nix is showing what is more likely. Adam by the way rehabbing today in Florida. Nix grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira. One down. Escobar grounds back to Garcia throw to Teixeira. Two down for Patterson fly ball to Swisher in right. Jays go quickly and quietly.
Bottom 3rd: Granderson leading off, doubles to Bautista in right.Teixiera, oh dear gets hold of this one and hammers it into left. Here comes Granderson and now Teixeira. 5-0 Yankees. Rodriguez grounds to Hill at second, throw to first base Rivera. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Rivera two down. Martin ball four and walks. Two on two down. There goes Martin, Molina throws it into centre, error on the play to Molina. Marti goes to third on the play but also gets the stolen base at second. Swisher fly ball to Davis.

Top 4th: Bautista hit by pitch. Purely accidental ! let’s see how long before Jays pitcher pays back and to whom. Rivera strikes out. Molina, there goes Jose, throw down by Martin gets him at second. Jose arguing with umpire but no luck Jose. Molina fly ball to Swisher in right field.
Bottom 4th: Well that’s it for JoJo Reyes, but don’t blame this guy. He had no support either in the field or with the bats today apart from Bautista in right. Perez now pitching. Jones grounds to Escobar at short, throw not in time, one on for Nunez, fly ball to Patterson in left. Jeter grounds back to Perez throw to Rivera. Jones to second on the play. Granderson grounds to Rivera flip to pitcher Perez for the out.

Top 5th: Hill pops up to Cano, one down for Thames, grounds to Teixeira takes it himself, one down. Davis doubles to left. Nix pops up to Cano. When you are playing badly, nothing works. Have to play it out Jayson and hope you can keep getting in there. .
Bottom 5th: Perez still pitching. Teixeira fly ball to Davis in centre. A-Rod strikes out. Cano grounds to Escobar at short, throw to Rivera for the out.

Top 6th: Escobar leading off, grounds to Cano throw to Teixeira. One down. Patterson doubles to right. Jays get another on but can they bring him in? Bautista grounds to third base Nunez to Teixeira. This should do it finally. Rivera singles to left, here comes Patterson for the first run after six innings, 5-1 NY. Molina strikes out.
Bottom 6th: Martin leading off fly ball to Patterson in left, one down. Swisher full count ball four. Jones oh dear, that walks is very expensive, as Jones connects and this one is out of here in centre, home run number two for Jones. Swisher scores in front of him. 7-1 Yankees. Nunez grounds to Nix throw to first Rivera. Jeter ball four, two on one down for Granderson. OOOPs hit by a pitch, Jeter to second. Payback for Bautista ? surely not. Teixeira grounds to Escobar throw to Hill, Granderson out.

Top 7th: Dickerson in left field. Hill leading off, singles to left. Thames double to centre, here comes Hill, 7-2 NY. Davis grounds to first, safe at first, Thames to third. Nix batting, there goes Davis steals second. Nix grounds to Teixeira at first, here comes Thames to score. 7-3 game. Davis to third on the play. Jays have something going here. That’s it for Garcia. Robertson pitching. Escobar grounds to Nunez, throwing home to catcher Martin, Davis out.Two down. Escobar to second. Johnny Mc. Now pinch-running for Escobar. Not sure why, may just to give him a break. Patterson strikes out. Another left at third. Jays cannot complain about the number of scoring chances they have left on base in just the last two days.
Bottom 7th: Johnny Mc. in at short. A-Rod singles to left. Cano singles to left, Rodriguez to second for Martin pops up to Rivera. One down for Swisher, strikes out two down. Dickerson, there goes A-Rod and safe at third. Cano also going and steals second. Dickerson strikes out.

Top 8th: Defensive changes, Gardner in left field. Dickerson in right. Chamberlain now pitching. Bautista, not a great day for him, that will do, singles to left. One on for Rivera grounds to Jeter on to Cano at second, over to Teixeira, double play, you have to weep. Molina full count ball four. Hill pops up to Dickerson in right field.
Bottom 8th: Camp now pitching. Nunez fly ball to Patterson in left, one down. Jeter full count and ball four. One on one down for Granderson fly ball to Bautista in right, two down. Teixeira lines hard to Nix at third.

Top 9th: Rivera now pitching. Not a save but Girardi wants him to get in the game here in NY for his 1,000th. as they are off on the road tonight. Thames leading off singles to centre. Can the Jays run Rivera’s day for him? Davis fly ball to Dickerson now playing in right. Guess who? Encarnacion in pinch-hitting for Nix. Fly ball to Granderson in centre. I think John Farrell mumbling something about EE 1-10 against Rivera. Two down and Thames still on base. Arencibia pinch-hitting for Johnny Mc. Last chance here, strikes out.

Jays lose two and the series to Yankees, could have should have been the Jays winning series. Ah well repeat after me, they can only get better…….
The good: Great defensive plays by Bautista. Even if his bat was cool tonight.
The not so good: Sure Reyes but he was not helped at all by his hitters. None of them had a great game. Tomorrow the return of Alex Rios and White Sox for four. Jays need to sweep.