Cecil another poor outing as Rays pound the long ball and Jays offence is missing.

Jays v Rays. Final game of series.

Rays once again a must win for them. Boston has already lost the first game of the double header in New York. Jays can afford to be loosy goosy, no pressure on them at all. Cecil is the one who has something to prove after his last three inning outing. He reckons he was pulled prematurely. Only one way to show that manager was wrong Brett.

Line-ups: Jays: McCoy, Thames, Bautista, Johnson, Encarnacion, Cooper, Arencibia, Loewen, Wise and Cecil pitching. Wise in for Rasmus a late scratch
Rays: Jennings, Upton, Longoria, Zobrist, Damon, Rodriguez, Kotchman, Guyer, Shoppach and Wade Davis pitching.

Top 1st: McCoy high pop up to Rodriguez at short, one down for Thames, 1-2 count, grounds to Rodriguez, throw to Kotchman, two down. Bautista strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st: Jennings leading off. 2-2 count, fly ball to Bautista in right, one down. Upton, leaves this one up in the zone and Upton high fly ball into the seats in left, 1-0 Rays. Longoria, grounds to Johnson, throw to Cooper, two down. Zobrist, lines this hard to right field corner, Bautista up against the wall hard and down on the play, not good for Jose. Zobrist keeps on going all the way and scores as Wise comes over to retrieve the ball as Jose on the ground. This does not look good as trainer and Farrell out there to look at him. On his feet and seems ok is staying in there. 2-0 Rays. Damon pops up to McCoy but Cecil has given up two early and more importantly given the Rays the psychological edge in their must-win game.

Top 2nd: Johnson, full count, high ball four, good at bat by Kelly. Encarnacion, fly ball to Upton ion centre, at least it was not a double play ball. Cooper, drives it to the wall in left centre, here comes Johnson and Jays get one back, 2-1 Rays. Arencibia, one down, grounds to short, throw to Kotchman at first, two down for Loewen, 1-2 count, strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd: Bautista back out there, that is good news. Rodriguez, full count, fly ball to Wise in centre, one down. Kotchman, another full count, grounds to Cooper, takes it himself, two down for Guyer, grounds to Encarnacion at third, throw to Cooper and Cecil has three up and down inning.

Top 3rd: Wise fly ball to Jennings in left, great running catch by Jennings to get Wise, one down. McCoy, full count, lines out hard to Zobrist at second, two down. Thames, lines high fly ball to Joyce in right centre, off the wall and here comes Thames, safe at third. Bautista two down and runner at third. Grounds to Longoria at third throw to Kotchman for third out.
Bottom 3rd: Shoppach leading off, grounds to Encarnacion at third, throw wide of Cooper, Shoppach safe at first. Jennings 2-2 count, strikes out swinging. One down one on. Upton pops it up to Cooper, two down. Longoria, gets hold of this one and out of here in left field seats. 4-1 Rays. Zobrist, 3-1 ball four. Damon, there goes Zobrist, throw bounces off McCoy, safe at second. 3-1 count, outside ball four to Damon. Two walks back to back. Cecil falling apart here. Here comes Bruce Walton. Rodriguez, ouch he hits him on the leg, loads the bases. Not good here Brett. Kotchman bases loaded and two down. Jays bullpen working. Pops it up to Kotchman in shallow right but Rays add two more.

Top 4th: Johnson pops it up to Zobrist at second. Encarnacion 0-2 count, strikes out looking. Two down for Cooper, grounds to Kotchman and throw to Wade for third out. Jays three up and down.
Bottom 4th: Guyer grounds to Encarnacion, throw to Cooper at first, one down. Shoppach, full count, singles to Thames in left, one on one down and here comes Farrell, that is it for Cecil, oh dear he is not very happy again, this is the second start in a row he has had early departure. Did not agree with being pulled the last time either. Litsch now to face Jennings, 2-2 count, strikes out swinging. Two down. Upton grounds slow roller to Encarnacion at third, no chance for throw on Upton speed, safe on the throw. Longoria 2-2 count, high fly ball to Wise for third out.

Top 5th: Arencibia pops up to Kotchman at first, one down. Loewen strikes out looking, Adam is totally lost out there. Wise, gets hold of this one, high fly ball into the seats in right, no doubt about that one, home run DeWayne and Jays get one back. 4-2 Rays. McCoy lines it back at Davis for third out.
Bottom 5th: Zobrist, strikes out swinging, one down for Damon, strikes out swinging, Litsch mowing them down here. Rodriguez two down, strikes out looking. Litsch strikes out the side.

Top 6th: Thames, ball four and leadoff walk. Teahen pinch hitting for Batista, makes sense, why risk that leg at this stage of the season with nothing at stake for the Jays. Strikes out looking. Teahen not having a good time with the Jays since he arrived. Johnson grounds to Longoria throw to Zobrist at second to get Thames, throw not in time for double play, Johnson safe at first. Encarnacion, first pitch, fly ball to Guyer in right to end the inning.
Bottom 6th: Teahen stays in right for Jose. Kotchman, grounds to Johnson at second, throw to Cooper, one down. Joyce pinch hitting for Guyer, full count, fly ball to Wise in centre, two down. Shoppach, full count, gets hold of this one, high fly ball to left and into the seats another home run for the Rays. 5-2 Rays. That is it for Litsch, Camp now pitching. Jennings strikes out swinging. But Jays are up against it now and with depleted hitting line-up.

Top 7th: Cooper grounds back to Wade, throw to Kotchman, one down. Arencibia, grounds to Zobrist at second, throw to Kotchman two down. Loewen fly ball to Upton in centre runs it down for the catch.
Bottom 7th: Upton strikes out looking. One down for Longoria, fly ball to Teahen in right, nice running sliding catch by Teahen, two down. Zobrist, lines it to Teahen in right, single for Zobrist. That is it for Camp, Perez now pitching. Damon lines out to Cooper at first.

Top 8th: Wise leading off, grounds to Rodriguez at short, throw to Kotchman at first, one down for McCoy, full count, fly ball to Joyce in right, two down. Thames, another full count, strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th: Rodriguez, 2-2 count, grounds to McCoy, throw to Cooper at first just gets him. Kotchman, ouch hits him, right in the back, how many is that the Jays pitchers have hit here this weekend. Joyce, strikes out looking. That is it for Perez. Farquhar now pitching. Shoppach, strikes out swinging.

Top 9th: Last chance for the Jays but they have looked very anaemic today. Peralta now pitching. Teahen fly ball to Joyce in right. One down. Johnson fly ball to Jennings in left, two down final out Encarnacion, 0-2 count, grounds to Rodriguez at short, throw to Kotchman and Jays fold today very easily.

The good: Hmm. Not much here today. Without Lawrie, Escobar, Lind, Bautista, and Rasmus (and Davis of course), this line-up is not very good and no match for Wade. Wise home run and Cooper RBI. Nothing much else
The not so good: Cecil once again a terrible outing and much too short. Giving up two in the first inning put the Jays behind before many fans were in their seats. He must be a huge concern for management. 2012 rotation right now is looking like Romero, Morrow, McGowan, Alvarez and major question mark on the fifth spot. But spring will tell.