Romero gives away the lead twice to take the loss against NY.

Jays v Yankees. Game two of three.

Line-ups: Jays: Escobar, Thames, Bautista, Lind, Encarnacion, Johnson, Lawrie, Arencibia, McCoy and Romero pitching.
Yankees: Gardner, Granderson, Rodriguez, Cano, Swisher, Jones, Montero, Nunez, Cervelli and Colon pitching.

Top 1st: Escobar, strikes out looking, one down for Thames, strikes out. Bautista two down strikes out swinging that was high Jose. Colon strikes out the side. Pitch count, 12.
Bottom 1st: Gardner leading off. 3-1 count, another high ball inside, ball four, not what Ricky wanted here. Granderson, pops it up to McCoy in centre, on down for Rodriguez, back off the DL. There goes Gardner throw not in time. A-Rod singles to right, Gardner to third. Cano, first pitch grounds to Escobar to Johnson to Encarnacion double play ball, perfect. Strands two. Pitch count 12.

Top 2nd: Lind, 0-2 count, laying off the high pitch, YES Adam this one is high in to right centre and this time OVER the fence 1-0 Jays. Adam has been hitting them so hard the last few days without anything to show for it to the wall at least four times, this time out of here. Encarnacion grounds to third, A-Rod stretches and throw not in time. Love that. Johnson, 2-2 count. Perfect slices this into shallow left, two on for Lawrie. Full count, bounces to short, throw to second over to first not in time to get Lawrie. Encarnacion to third on the play. Arencibia, perfect drives to Granderson in centre for second out. Edwin tags and scores 2-0 Jays. McCoy with Lawrie at first. 0-2 count, 31p lines a flare into shallow centre, drops in, Lawrie to third. Escobar now chance for another here. Terrible, fly ball to Granderson. Yunel just a base hit that’s all. Pitch count 35 for Colon. Not good.
Bottom 2nd: Swisher, grounds to Escobar, throw to Encarnacion, one down. Jones, full count, doubles into left field corner, Montero, 1-2 count, strikes out swinging, two down. Nunez, singles to Wise in left, here comes Jones. 2-1 Jays. Cervelli, two down one on. First pitch here we go, lines it to left field seats 3-2 Yankees. Just like that. Déjà vu last night. Was sitting on that fast pitch Ricky. And if you deliver right down the middle goodbye. Gardner, grounds to Encarnacion, nice diving catch and throw over head of Romero, safe at first. Unravelling fast here for the Jays. Relax guys. Here comes Walton to say the same thing. Granderson, 1-2 count, Gardner going but no throw. Granderson is the guy they need to get out. Granderson strikes out looking. Pitch count 36.

Top 3rd: Wise who came in for Thames in the first. Full count, PERFECT. lines it through Swisher at first base into right field corner, Wise going to third stand up triple without a throw. WOW. Bautista, 2-0 count, perfect lines to left, Gardner bobbles the play and Wise trots in for run number three 3-3 Game. Jose at first, Lind, 2-1 count, pops it up to A-Rod at third, one down for Encarnacion. Lines it to left, Gardner saves a run here with great catch. Two down for Johnson. 0-2 strikes out looking. Jays have to start swinging at that pitch this umpire is calling it. Pitch count 53. Butterfield is ejected arguing those strikes.
Bottom 3rd: Ricky needs a short inning here. A-Rod grounds first pitch to Lawrie throw to Encarnacion, one down, grounds to Encarnacion at first, two down. Swisher, 3-0 count, ball four, just as he had those two quick outs. Jones two down and one on. 2-2 count, strikes out looking. That’s what Ricky needed. Get those Jays bats out there fast. Pitch count 48.

Top 4th: Luvullo now third base coach for Butterfield. Lawrie leading off. 2-2 count, takes strike three, gotta swing Brett on that one, this umpire is calling them. Arencibia, 0-2 count, come on JP were you watching? Does exactly the same thing takes the same pitch, strikes out. Two down. McCoy. 2-2 count, strikes out swinging. Three up and down but you have to wonder about Lawrie and Arencibia. We shall see next at bats if they have learned anything. . Pitch count 68.
Bottom 4th: Montero, grounds slow roller to Johnson at second whips a quick throw to Encarnacion just gets Montero, very nice play Kelly. One down for Nunez. 1-2 count, grounds to Escobar, throw to Encarnacion just gets him, two down for Cervelli. Singles first pitch again to centre, stop throw fast ball Ricky to this guy, he is sitting on it. Gardner two down one on. 2-2 count, there goes Cervelli but Romero has him picked off, throw to Encarnacion over to Escobar at second for third out. 60 pitch count.

Top 5th: Escobar leading off. Grounds to second ambles down to first. Jays should fine this guy every time he does that. Wise, 2-1 count, OH WOWEEEEE. Blasts this one high to centre right and into the bullpen. 4-3 Jays and Wise has triple and home run to start this game. Bautista grounds back to Colon throw to Swisher. Two down, Lind grounds to Cano throw to Swisher at first but Jays get another. 84 pitches.
Bottom 5th: Now Escobar is out of the game, was he benched for that amble or is he injured like Thames? Teahen in left Wise in centre, McCoy at short. Gardner. Full count, singles back up the middle. On base for third time. Has also stolen second twice. Granderson, grounds to Johnson to McCoy no chance for doubling up Granderson but Gardner out at second, One down. Rodriguez, full count, strikes out swinging, two down for Cano. Lines it hard to right but at Bautista who makes the catch for third out. 77 pitch count.

Top 6th: Encarnacion 0-2 count, bounces one to Nunez at short, throw to Swisher for the out. Johnson, full count, high outside ball four. One down one on for Lawrie, 0-2 today. 1-2 count, gets hold of it to right but Jones at the wall makes the catch, close but not enough. Two down. Yankees bullpen working. Avila and Logan. Arencibia, 1-2 count, very high pop up to Swisher at first. That might be it for Colon 102 pitch count.
Bottom 6th: Swisher leading off. First pitch fly ball to Bautista for the out. Jones, full count, great pitch strikes out looking, two down. Montero, 2-2 count, singles to left, his first major league hit. Nunez, 2-2 count, grounds to McCoy at short throw to Encarnacion is good for third out. Pitch count 96. Might start the seventh.

Top 7th: Colon still pitching. McCoy leading off. full count, grounds to Rodriguez, throw to Swisher at first, one down. Teahen first at bat since replacing Escobar. That is it for Colon. 110 pitch count. Boone Logan now pitching. Teahen pops it up into shallow left, Gardner runs its down for first out, Wise now with two down. 1-2 count, strikes outs swinging.
Bottom 7th: Cervelli, 2-2 today, lines this high to centre, great running catch by Wise robs Cervelli of a hit there. Gardner, also 2-2 today. 3-1 count. Janssen warming up in bullpen. Pops it up to Wise in shallow centre, two down for Granderson. 2-2 count, oh hits him in the back, ouch. Rodriguez with runner on. 3-0 count, Ricky come on. Ball four, two on two down for that`s it for Ricky. Here comes the boss. Ricky not happy with this but he has only himself to blame. Casey Janssen now with two on and two down. Cano, takes strike one, strike two swinging. Fouls it off. Outside 1-2 count, high and outside 2-2, NO ! lines it to the wall in right centre, two runs score and Yankees go ahead 5-4. Cano to second, Swisher, another 2-2 count, grounds to McCoy who fumbles this one and into left, here comes another run, 6-4 Yankees. Jones, 0-2 for the third time, high fly ball to centre for Wise but this one is shot friends. Three run inning.

Top 8th: Do the Jays have it in them to come back here. I doubt it. Bautista leading off. Robertson pitching to set up for Rivera if they need him. Jose grounds to short, throw to first, one down. Lind, 2-2 count, strikes out swinging. Encarnacion, 2-0 count, fly ball to Granderson for the out and that was the heart of this Jays batting order. Three up and down, meekly and quickly, awful.
Bottom 8th: Camp eating up an inning here. Posada pinch hitting for Montero. Grounds up the middle McCoy takes it away from Johnson and throw barely gets Posada at first. Nunez, 3-0 count, inside ball four. One on for Cervelli, NOW that IS a play, grounds to Lawrie, diving stop to his feet and a bullet to second over to Lind double play ball. That was excellent.

Top 9th: Last chance for the Jays. Let`s see if they have the hustle and heart here. Johnson leading off. Robertson finishing it off. 0-2 count, strikes out on three pitches. Lawrie, full count, lines this one very hard to centre, over the head of Granderson and off the wall, close Brett, stand up double for Lawrie, Arencibia, 1-2 count, here we go, Cervelli out to Robertson, time wasting Yankee style. Yankees bullpen now working. full count, grounds to A-Rod at third, throw to first two down Lawrie stays at second. McCoy who made the error last inning, you owe Ricky one Mikey. 1-2, strikes out swinging. When do we get Rasmus back, it cannot be soon enough. Yankees steal another from this Jays team.

Jays for the second game in a row give a game away.

Excellence today: Wise who was not even in the starting rotation had triple and home run. Lawrie with a highlight reel double play in the bottom of the 8th;
The good: Romero just not good enough as he let it get away at the end. No good pitching six innings and one lousy one. Lind home run after going so close for the last few games.

The scores may be close but this team appears unable to compete with the Yankees. Outplayed in every respect, pitching starting, relief and closing, hitting in the clutch and up and down the line. Yankees go for the sweep tomorrow and the way Jays are playing it may not be a problem