Toronto v Tampa. Game one of three.
Important series for Jays with Tampa above them and just coming off being swept in Texas and 0-4. But Jays have yet another rookie pitcher, to replace Mills who was replacing someone else??? Mills has bruised riubs. Well Iguess that is a change from shoulder and arm season ending injuries. Jays in a big mess right now with pitching and unless the hitters can come out of their own collective slumber for the last six games they will be sellers not buyers at the end of the month. Already JP is talking about Halladay for sake at the right price. Too bad he didn’t get rid of Rios last season. There will be no takers anymore for him.
Lineups: Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Dellucci, Barajas and Rzepczynski pitching first major league start.
Tampa: Upton, Crawford, Longoria, Pena, Zobrist, Burrell, Bartlett, Kapler, Navarro and Shields pitching.
The very good: Marc Rzepczynski, pitching first game held them to one run in seven innings, more than enough to get a win. We will remember his outing more than any of the hitters tonight. A great prospect. Seven strikeouts and kept his cool throughout. The walks hurt him but was obviously throwing enough strikes to get those seven strikeouts.
The good: Camp three scoreless relief innings. Role hit streak and coming through when it counted. Vernon, yes he did ok tonight with his hits.
The bad: Definitely the other hitters. 2/7 with runners in scoring position. Rios 0-5. Overbay 0-5. Poor base running. I am putting League in here, he should not pitch two innings, Cito should have pulled him when he saw that wildness. May also be time to send Dellucci back to Vegas and give left to Bautista.
Top 1st: Scutaro, singles to centre, one on for Hill, pops up to Zobrist at second. Lind, strikes out swinging, two down for Rolen on his 23 game hit streak. Not this at bat, grounds to Zobrist.
Bottom 1st: Upton, full count, strikes him out, nice going Marc. Crawford grounds to Hill, two down. Longoria, strikes out, very nice start here for Marc.
Top 2nd: Now Jays have to give Rzepczynski some run support here. Overbay, lines it to right field corner but Kapler runs it down. One down for Vernon, grounds it up the middle nice pay by Zobrist but Vernon just safe on throw. Rios now with one on. Two seasons ago Alex had 18 home runs by All-Star break, now he has 10. Pops up to Zobrist, two down for Dellucci, still looking for his first hit as a Jay. Throw over by Shields gets away down right field line and Vernon moves to third easily. Always put the pressure on the pitcher, you never know what will happen. Dellucci strikes out.
Bottom 2nd: Pena strikes out. Number three for Marc. Zobrist grounds to Scutaro first pitch throw to Overbay, two down. Burrell, full count and walks him. Bartlett, grounds to Rolen, throw to Overbay for third out.
Top 3rd: Barajas battling here fouling them off, finally grounds to Longoria third, throw to Pena at first, one down for Scutaro grounds to Bartlett, throw to Pena two down for Hill. 40 pitches for Shields. That’s better Aaron, singles into right. Lind doubles first pitch to centre wall, very nice Adam. Rolen with two in scoring position but two down. Rolen fly ball drives Upton back but not far enough and makes the third out.
Bottom 3rd: Kapler lines to left centre, Vernon makes the catch. Navarro, doubles to right centre. Upton with one on and on down. Full count, come on Marc. Yes, strikes him out. Two down for Crawford. Pops up to Wells for third out.
Top 4th: Overbay strikes out on three pitches. Wells, same again grounds up the middle but this time Zobrist throw gets him, good hustle Vernon. Rios, grounds to Longoria, throw to Pena for third out. Shields locking in here.
Bottom 4th: Longoria, fly ball to Rios, one down. Pena, 3-0 count, walks. Come on Marc, have to adjust second time through. Zobrist, need a ground ball here. Gets the ground ball but through the gap into right. Two on one down for Burrell. Lines it very hard to Dellucci in left, looked at first as if it might go out. Two down runners hold. Bartlett, pitch gets away from Barajas. Both runners move up. Full count and walks him to load bases. Kapler with two down, another full count. Just outside and walks him, first run scores. 1-0 Rays. Navarro bases still loaded. Grounds up the middle to Scutaro flip to Hill for the out. Can’t blame this kid, the offence should be helping him out with a few runs. A couple of weeks ago he was pitching AA ball. One ruun in four innings is fine and much better than Cecil’s pouting in New York
Top 5th: Where is Jays offence ? Lets have a big inning here. Dellucci how about starting it off? Strikes out. Maybe Adams was not a bad option after all…. Just kidding David, I hope. Barajas now with one down. Grounds back to Shields, throw to Pena two down. Scutaro, Awful, shows bunt and straight back to Shields. What is wrong with you? Marco you are definitely not in the same league as Damon.
Bottom 5th: Rzepczynski on his own here tonight. No help at all from the hitters. Top of the Rays order again, Upton full count, gets him for third time. Strikeout number three on Upton. Great pitch. Crawford showing bunt. grounds to Hill, throw to Overbay, two down for Longoria, grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay and third out. Very nice Marc, you have done more than enough tonight to get another shot.
Top 6th: Hill, grounds to Bartlett at short, throw to Pena, one down for Lind, fly ball to right, two down for Rolen running out of chances for that hit streak. Lines it hard back at Shields glove for third out. I think we can see how this one is going to end. Jays are just flat after New York and don’t even look like getting on base let alone scoring. This is probably last inning for Rzepczynski with his pitch count at 94.
Bottom 6th: Pena very nice Marc, strikes him out, on three pitches number six tonight. Wow. Zobrist, strikes out on 101 pitch. Two down for Burrell. Grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay for third out. That was a great outing tonight Marc. If you were pitching for Boston or Yankees you would be winning this game.
Top 7th: Overbay, grounds to Zobrist, Lyle not hustling down to first there, come on Lyle move yourself. Wells with one down. Full count. Grounds off body of Shields, now that is hustle Lyle. Beats this one out. Will we see some steal here? Rios, come on Alex hit this thing out of here. Hitless tonight. No high fly ball to Upton in centre, two down. No chance for Vernon to move up. Dellucci again, don’t bet on this guy. Vernon will probably go. Walks him, well I guess that is better than strikeout. Two on now for Barajas. Fly ball to Crawford for third out.,
Bottom 7th: Camp now pitching. Bartlett at bat, grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay. Gross pinch-hitting for Kapler, fly ball to Wells. Two down. Navarro lines out to Overbay. Jays pitching is ok tonight just no run support.
Top 8th: Gross in at right field. Scutaro singles to right. One on for Hill, 103 pitches for Shields. May see a change here soon. Hill singles into centre, Scutaro to third. That’s it for Shields. Choate now in. Lind fly ball to Upton, Scutaro hesitates, too late now. Throw was up the line, have to go there Marco. That’s it for Choate. One down two on the corners Hill didn’t tag on the throw either, was caught half way. Poor base running is costing Jays this season. Rolen last chance for that hit streak. Bradford now pitching. Yes Scott, singled to centre, Scutaro scores this game is tied up 1-1 Scott’s hit streak continues 24 games. Great timing for that hit. That’s it for Bradford. Howell, fourth pitcher this inning. Overbay, with Hill at second, Rolen at first and one down. Pops up to Bartlett, runners have to hold. Lyle has not had a good game tonight. Two down for Vernon with two on, two hits tonight but now it will count bigtime Vernon. Wells singles to centre Hill to third, Rolen to second. Here comes throw by Upton and gets Hill. Took a perfect throw to Navarro. BUT should he have held at third? Vernon did his job.
Bottom 8th: Camp still in there. Upton fly ball to Wells, one down. Crawford fly ball to Wells, Longoria fly ball to Wells. Camp does a great job. Back to the hitters.
Top 9th: Jays do not want another extra innings game after New York. Win this one here. Bottom of the order though. Rios leading off, strikes out, and that is why you are number seven Alex. Dellucci, if ever a time to get a hit David this is it. No, not Dellucci this time. Bautista, pinch hitting singles to left. Bautista putting in a claim for that left field job. Barajas, two down. Pops up to Pena. Scutaro with one on and two down. Grounds to third throw to Pena for third out.
Bottom 9th: Camp still in there. Pena, Bautista in left field. Pena grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay. Zobrist 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Not a good time for that Shawn. Burrell, fly ball to Rios.Two down for Bartlett, strikes out. This game is going to extra innings. Camp great two innings.
Top 10th: Wheeler pitching, Hill at bat. .Hill fly ball to right field Gross. Lind grounds to second base Zobrist throw to Pena at first. Rolen fly ball to Upton in centre.
Bottom 10th: League pitching. Gross at bat, singles into right centre. Navarro, bunting ? pops up to League, that’s better, one down one on. Upton, showing bunt also, fouls back. Fly ball to Rios in right, two down. Gross holds at first. Crawford, strikes out swinging at one in the dirt. Jays get another shot at this.
Top 11th: Overbay leading off, time Lyle did something tonight. 0-4 not even a walk. Full count, high fly ball to Upton in centre. One down for Wells, four hits tonight, not this time fly ball first pitch to right. Are these guys in a hurry to go somewhere? Rios 0-4 , two down fly ball to Upton. Alex 0-5, Cito can’t put him much lower can he? As Cito said these situations just follow them around wherever he puts them. Hopeless. The (Jays) pitchers must weep.
Bottom 11th: Longoria to lead off. League again, does not usually have fun or luck his second inning. Grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay, one down. Pena, oh boy, League wild pitch half way to third (almost). That’s better Brandon, ground ball to Hill, two down. Zobrist, 2-2 another crazy pitch, Barajas out to settle him down or words to that effect. Full count. Walks him and he had him 0-2. That’s what I mean about League. He is either untouchable or wild. Burrell at bat with one on. Zobrist going on first pitch throw not in time, safe at second. There it goes home run to left, Rays win this one 3-1. Jays outhit them 10-4 and lose.
Note to Cito, please don’t give League two innings.
Both Boston and Yankees winning so Jays will lose ground on top three.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Jays win finale behind Romero pitching gem and the long ball by Rios and Johnny Mc.
Toronto v New York. Series finale game four.
Jays badly need to salvage something here, the last two games they could have might have won with some luck. All three games have been close. They are by no means outclassed even with the backup pitching. Today perhaps with Rimero.
Lineups: Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Wells, Rolen, Rios, Millar, Bautista, Barajas, McDonald, and Romero pitching. No Overbay or Lind today against Pettite which nullifies the right field advantage.
New York: Jeter, Swisher, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Posada, Cano, Cabrera, Hinske, Gardner and Pettite pitching.
The very good: Romero undoubtedly man of the game. Romero (7-3) wins his fourth straight start, allowing three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Rolen continuing his hit streak.
The good: Vernon 3-4 and could easily have been 4-4 without that great catch by Hinske robbing him of at least a double in the first inning. I have to say Rios also today and it would be so good to see these two coming out of their season long slump for the second half. Johnny Mc home run. Barajas and Rios with rbis with two outs. With a bit of luck you have to agree that Jays could have won the last three games here and were close enough in the first game. This was one of the toughest teams Jays have faced all season and in a new ballpark which Jays will play better next time. Pettite a very good pitcher who has owned Jays over the years. Jays had their pitching staff beaten up badly and yet were never out of any of the games. Friday 4-2 loss, Saturday 6-5 loss and in extra innings, Sunday 7-6 loss. None of the losses were blowouts and Jays should hold heads high leaving New York. With Downs back next time and hopefully more pitching help. I will take Jays to do much better.
The bad: Bullpen almost let it get away again. (but I agree that they are badly beaten up right now and missing most of their rotation and their closer so let's give them a break)
Top 1st: Scutaro first pitch fly ball to Hinske in right field making his first appearance for Yankees acquired six days ago from Pittsburgh. Hill grounds to first base Swisher. Wells lines out to right fielder Hinske He makes a great diving backhand catch on the sinking liner to end the inning. Vernon doesn’t get a break on that one but will be pleased with opposite field hit.
Bottom 1st: Romero pitching here for the first time and on a twenty inning scoreless streak, that IS impressive for a rookie.. Jeter full count and walks. Not what you wanted Ricky. Swisher, balk called, Jeter to second. Jeter stealing third, Barajas throw to Rolen gets him. Replay not conclusive and both Jeter and Girardi arguing, that’s it for Girardi, ejected. Looks as if he touched umpire Marty Foster that’s a no no Joe. That will be a fine at least. Swisher singles to centre, that would have been a run if Jeter were still out there. Romero's wild pitch, Swisher to second.Teixeira, fly ball to Wells. A-Rod hit by pitch. Posada strikes out. I think Ricky will remember his first inning in Yankee Stadium, a leadoff walk, a balk, a wild pitch and a hit batter. But he keeps his scoreless streak intact and that is important.
Top 2nd: Rolen grounds to third base A-Rod throw to Swisher at first. Rios fly ball to Gardner. Millar 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Bautista singles to centre, Millar to second. Barajas singles to right, Millar scores 1-0 Jays. Bautista to third. McDonald grounds to, second baseman Cano unassisted, Barajas out.
Bottom 2nd: Cano strikes out. Cabrera grounds to Rolen throw to Millar. Hinske fly ball to Wells. Good three up and down for Romero.
Top 3rd: Scutaro full count and walks. Hill grounds to Jeter throw to second base Cano, Scutaro out. Wells infield single to short, Hill to second. Rolen strikes out. Rios, whoa Alex, nice hit just gets over the wall in left centre, Hill scores, Wells scires and here comes Rios, three run home run and Jay iut to an early 4-0 lead, but we have seen this before four will not be enough. Millar grounds to A-Rod throw to Swisher for final out.
Bottom 3rd: Gardner fly ball to Bautista. Jeter grounds to Rolen throw to Millar. Swisher doubles to left. Teixeira strikes out.
Top 4th: Bautista fly ball to Cabrera. Barajas fly ball to Gardner. McDonald grounds to Jeter throw to Swisher. Easy three up and down for Pettite.
Bottom 4th: A-Rod singles to left. Posada strikes out. Cano fly ball to Bautista throw to McDonald on to Millar, inning ending double play. Romero now has 24 scoreless innings streak and ties with Mark Eichhorn 1986 for Jays franchise rookie consecutive shutout innings.
Top 5th: Scutaro pops up to Swisher. Hill fly ball to Gardner. Wells pops up to Cano.
Bottom 5th: Cabrera flied out to right fielder Rios. Hinske gets this one up home run off the right-field foul pole. Not bad for his first game as a Yankee. There goes Romero’s streak but he will be thinking of other things right now. Gardner singles to centre. Jeter grounds to Scutaro throw to McDonald, Gardner out. Swisher full count and walks, Jeter to second. Teixeira grounds to Rolen unassisted, Jeter out, Swisher to second.
Top 6th: Rolen walks. Rios strikes out. Millar fly ball to centre field Gardner, Rolen to second. Bautista walks. Barajas strikes out.
Bottom 6th: A-Rod grounded out, shortstop Scutaro throw to Millar.Posada grounds to Scutaro throw to Millar. Cano strikes out.
Top 7th: Johnny Mc playing rare game with Hill at DH. Full count, there she goes to quote. Home run for little Johnny Mc. his first of the season and first in more than a year. 4-1 Jays. Scutaro full count and walks. Bruney pitching. Hill strikes out. Wells doubles to left, Scutaro to third. Rolen doubles to left, Scutaro scores, Wells scores and Jays are ahead. 7-1. Rolen’s hitting streak now 23 games .Rios grounds to A-Rod throw to Swisher. Millar walks. Robertson pitching. Bautista strikes out.
Bottom 7th: Cabrera singles to centre. Hinske singles to right, Cabrera to second.Gardner grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman McDonald throw to Scutaro, Cabrera to third, Hinske out. Jeter 3-0 count and walks on four pitches, Gardner to second. That’s it for Romero, he did more than they hoped for today. With the bullpen totally exhausted, VCito needed at least six or seven from Romero today and he will. League pitching. Swisher singles to centre, Cabrera scores, Gardner scores and Jeter at second, 7-3 Jays and here come the Yankees. They sense another come from behind win. They have won 14 games in their last at bat to lead the league and have been battling Jays all weekend long it seems overcoming leads.Teixeira, with Jeter in scoring position and one down, strikes out. Cool League here. A-Rod strikes out on wicked pitch by League. When Brandon has his stuff, there is no better.
Top 8th: Jays chance to get a couple back here and get some breathing room. Barajas lines to short Jeter. McDonald strikes out. Scutaro lines to right field Hinske. Three up and down.
Bottom 8th. Accardo pitching. Posada grounds to McDonald throw to Millar. Cano doubles to centre. Cabrera grounds to Millar, Cano to third. Hinske hit by pitch. To give him credit he did dive out of the way but ball must have just nicked his trouser leg. Damon pinch-hitting for Gardner. Damon hit by a pitch, Hinske to second. That is the second hit batter this inning. League pitching too far inside. That will be his last, here comes the boss, Cito calls for Frasor. Frasor pitching. Jeter, full count and walks, Cano scores, 7-4 Jays. Hinske to third, Damon to second for Swisher, fly ball to Wells but Yankees are within three.
Top 9th: Cabrera in at centre, Damon in at left. Albaladejo now pitching. Hill grounds to Jeter throw to Swisher. Wells infield single to short. Third hit today and was robbed by that great play by Hinske in the first inning. I think that both he and Rios will be in same positions in Tampa tomorrow. Rolen pops up to Jeter. Rios grounds back to pitcher Albaladejo throw to Swisher for third out.
Bottom 9th: Crunch time for Jays, will they wilt ? and cave in like they have done the whole series. Overbay in at first. The meat of the Yankees order, the big guns, this will be huge test for Frasor. Teixeira with the shift on right, grounds to McDonald playing almost behind first, throw to Overbay. Here comes big trouble, A-Rod fly ball to Wells. Two down. Posada, singles to centre. One on two down for Cano, doubles to left, Bautista makes diving play but off his glove. Posada to third. Two on and two down for Matsui, pinch-hitting for Cabrera. Singles to centre, Posada and Cano score and this game is a one run game. 7-6.Jays. This is far too close here Jason, come on, to lose this one would be devastating for the Jays after the previous losses. Ransom pinch-running for Matsui at first. He could be the winning run. Hinske already with one homerun and would love to win this for Yankees against his former club, strikes out.
Jays finally win one against Yankees. Only by one but it doesn’t matter a win is a win. Frasor’s third save in five chances.
Yankees lose for just the second time in 12 games. Pettitte gives up six runs, five hits and five walks in six-plus innings. 12 of the 14 homers he has allowed this year have been at home. Toronto now (43-41) wins for just the second time in nine games and avoids dropping to .500 for the first time since they were 59-59 on Aug. 12, 2008.
Jays badly need to salvage something here, the last two games they could have might have won with some luck. All three games have been close. They are by no means outclassed even with the backup pitching. Today perhaps with Rimero.
Lineups: Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Wells, Rolen, Rios, Millar, Bautista, Barajas, McDonald, and Romero pitching. No Overbay or Lind today against Pettite which nullifies the right field advantage.
New York: Jeter, Swisher, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Posada, Cano, Cabrera, Hinske, Gardner and Pettite pitching.
The very good: Romero undoubtedly man of the game. Romero (7-3) wins his fourth straight start, allowing three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Rolen continuing his hit streak.
The good: Vernon 3-4 and could easily have been 4-4 without that great catch by Hinske robbing him of at least a double in the first inning. I have to say Rios also today and it would be so good to see these two coming out of their season long slump for the second half. Johnny Mc home run. Barajas and Rios with rbis with two outs. With a bit of luck you have to agree that Jays could have won the last three games here and were close enough in the first game. This was one of the toughest teams Jays have faced all season and in a new ballpark which Jays will play better next time. Pettite a very good pitcher who has owned Jays over the years. Jays had their pitching staff beaten up badly and yet were never out of any of the games. Friday 4-2 loss, Saturday 6-5 loss and in extra innings, Sunday 7-6 loss. None of the losses were blowouts and Jays should hold heads high leaving New York. With Downs back next time and hopefully more pitching help. I will take Jays to do much better.
The bad: Bullpen almost let it get away again. (but I agree that they are badly beaten up right now and missing most of their rotation and their closer so let's give them a break)
Top 1st: Scutaro first pitch fly ball to Hinske in right field making his first appearance for Yankees acquired six days ago from Pittsburgh. Hill grounds to first base Swisher. Wells lines out to right fielder Hinske He makes a great diving backhand catch on the sinking liner to end the inning. Vernon doesn’t get a break on that one but will be pleased with opposite field hit.
Bottom 1st: Romero pitching here for the first time and on a twenty inning scoreless streak, that IS impressive for a rookie.. Jeter full count and walks. Not what you wanted Ricky. Swisher, balk called, Jeter to second. Jeter stealing third, Barajas throw to Rolen gets him. Replay not conclusive and both Jeter and Girardi arguing, that’s it for Girardi, ejected. Looks as if he touched umpire Marty Foster that’s a no no Joe. That will be a fine at least. Swisher singles to centre, that would have been a run if Jeter were still out there. Romero's wild pitch, Swisher to second.Teixeira, fly ball to Wells. A-Rod hit by pitch. Posada strikes out. I think Ricky will remember his first inning in Yankee Stadium, a leadoff walk, a balk, a wild pitch and a hit batter. But he keeps his scoreless streak intact and that is important.
Top 2nd: Rolen grounds to third base A-Rod throw to Swisher at first. Rios fly ball to Gardner. Millar 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Bautista singles to centre, Millar to second. Barajas singles to right, Millar scores 1-0 Jays. Bautista to third. McDonald grounds to, second baseman Cano unassisted, Barajas out.
Bottom 2nd: Cano strikes out. Cabrera grounds to Rolen throw to Millar. Hinske fly ball to Wells. Good three up and down for Romero.
Top 3rd: Scutaro full count and walks. Hill grounds to Jeter throw to second base Cano, Scutaro out. Wells infield single to short, Hill to second. Rolen strikes out. Rios, whoa Alex, nice hit just gets over the wall in left centre, Hill scores, Wells scires and here comes Rios, three run home run and Jay iut to an early 4-0 lead, but we have seen this before four will not be enough. Millar grounds to A-Rod throw to Swisher for final out.
Bottom 3rd: Gardner fly ball to Bautista. Jeter grounds to Rolen throw to Millar. Swisher doubles to left. Teixeira strikes out.
Top 4th: Bautista fly ball to Cabrera. Barajas fly ball to Gardner. McDonald grounds to Jeter throw to Swisher. Easy three up and down for Pettite.
Bottom 4th: A-Rod singles to left. Posada strikes out. Cano fly ball to Bautista throw to McDonald on to Millar, inning ending double play. Romero now has 24 scoreless innings streak and ties with Mark Eichhorn 1986 for Jays franchise rookie consecutive shutout innings.
Top 5th: Scutaro pops up to Swisher. Hill fly ball to Gardner. Wells pops up to Cano.
Bottom 5th: Cabrera flied out to right fielder Rios. Hinske gets this one up home run off the right-field foul pole. Not bad for his first game as a Yankee. There goes Romero’s streak but he will be thinking of other things right now. Gardner singles to centre. Jeter grounds to Scutaro throw to McDonald, Gardner out. Swisher full count and walks, Jeter to second. Teixeira grounds to Rolen unassisted, Jeter out, Swisher to second.
Top 6th: Rolen walks. Rios strikes out. Millar fly ball to centre field Gardner, Rolen to second. Bautista walks. Barajas strikes out.
Bottom 6th: A-Rod grounded out, shortstop Scutaro throw to Millar.Posada grounds to Scutaro throw to Millar. Cano strikes out.
Top 7th: Johnny Mc playing rare game with Hill at DH. Full count, there she goes to quote. Home run for little Johnny Mc. his first of the season and first in more than a year. 4-1 Jays. Scutaro full count and walks. Bruney pitching. Hill strikes out. Wells doubles to left, Scutaro to third. Rolen doubles to left, Scutaro scores, Wells scores and Jays are ahead. 7-1. Rolen’s hitting streak now 23 games .Rios grounds to A-Rod throw to Swisher. Millar walks. Robertson pitching. Bautista strikes out.
Bottom 7th: Cabrera singles to centre. Hinske singles to right, Cabrera to second.Gardner grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman McDonald throw to Scutaro, Cabrera to third, Hinske out. Jeter 3-0 count and walks on four pitches, Gardner to second. That’s it for Romero, he did more than they hoped for today. With the bullpen totally exhausted, VCito needed at least six or seven from Romero today and he will. League pitching. Swisher singles to centre, Cabrera scores, Gardner scores and Jeter at second, 7-3 Jays and here come the Yankees. They sense another come from behind win. They have won 14 games in their last at bat to lead the league and have been battling Jays all weekend long it seems overcoming leads.Teixeira, with Jeter in scoring position and one down, strikes out. Cool League here. A-Rod strikes out on wicked pitch by League. When Brandon has his stuff, there is no better.
Top 8th: Jays chance to get a couple back here and get some breathing room. Barajas lines to short Jeter. McDonald strikes out. Scutaro lines to right field Hinske. Three up and down.
Bottom 8th. Accardo pitching. Posada grounds to McDonald throw to Millar. Cano doubles to centre. Cabrera grounds to Millar, Cano to third. Hinske hit by pitch. To give him credit he did dive out of the way but ball must have just nicked his trouser leg. Damon pinch-hitting for Gardner. Damon hit by a pitch, Hinske to second. That is the second hit batter this inning. League pitching too far inside. That will be his last, here comes the boss, Cito calls for Frasor. Frasor pitching. Jeter, full count and walks, Cano scores, 7-4 Jays. Hinske to third, Damon to second for Swisher, fly ball to Wells but Yankees are within three.
Top 9th: Cabrera in at centre, Damon in at left. Albaladejo now pitching. Hill grounds to Jeter throw to Swisher. Wells infield single to short. Third hit today and was robbed by that great play by Hinske in the first inning. I think that both he and Rios will be in same positions in Tampa tomorrow. Rolen pops up to Jeter. Rios grounds back to pitcher Albaladejo throw to Swisher for third out.
Bottom 9th: Crunch time for Jays, will they wilt ? and cave in like they have done the whole series. Overbay in at first. The meat of the Yankees order, the big guns, this will be huge test for Frasor. Teixeira with the shift on right, grounds to McDonald playing almost behind first, throw to Overbay. Here comes big trouble, A-Rod fly ball to Wells. Two down. Posada, singles to centre. One on two down for Cano, doubles to left, Bautista makes diving play but off his glove. Posada to third. Two on and two down for Matsui, pinch-hitting for Cabrera. Singles to centre, Posada and Cano score and this game is a one run game. 7-6.Jays. This is far too close here Jason, come on, to lose this one would be devastating for the Jays after the previous losses. Ransom pinch-running for Matsui at first. He could be the winning run. Hinske already with one homerun and would love to win this for Yankees against his former club, strikes out.
Jays finally win one against Yankees. Only by one but it doesn’t matter a win is a win. Frasor’s third save in five chances.
Yankees lose for just the second time in 12 games. Pettitte gives up six runs, five hits and five walks in six-plus innings. 12 of the 14 homers he has allowed this year have been at home. Toronto now (43-41) wins for just the second time in nine games and avoids dropping to .500 for the first time since they were 59-59 on Aug. 12, 2008.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Cecil no match for Yankees despite Jays hitters giving him some help today
Toronto v New York. Game 2.
Jays pitching situation gets worse with Richmond now down, they will have to suck this one up. Cecil in place of Richmond not sure that Cecil is ready for this level and certainly not being thrown into the fire at Yankee Stadium. Good luck Brett you will need it unless this is a slugfest.
Lineups: Jays: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Dellucci, Chavez and Cecil pitching.
Yankees: Jeter, Damon, Teixeira, Posada, Matsui, Swisher, Cano, Cabrera, Ransom and Chamberlain pitching. Yankees will not need A-Rod today. Girardi giving him a day off.
The good: Have to find something today. The comeback and go ahead innings certainly. Rolen hit streak continues to 22, that is certainly special. I guess he loves hitting three in the lineup. Hill’s home run, Lind also.They will have to learn to exploit that right field anomaly. I don’t think we will see Vernon hitting out there but Alex certainly could. Hill and Halladay going to the All-Star game.
The bad: Cecil, Cecil and Cecil, just not for the majors right now. Managed to stay in the game but not through his pitching. Five walks tell the story. Brett far better to give a home run than walk a guy. Should be on the plane back to Vegas, that would be interesting. Overbay error would have made a closer result.
Top 1st: Scutaro full count and walks. Chamberlain a little wild here. Hill fly ball to Cabrera. One down. Lind fly ball to Damon. Rolen strikes out. No attempt to move him over.
Bottom 1st: Jeter singles to right. Damon fly ball to Rios. One down.Teixeira 3-0 and walks on four pitches, Jeter to second. Posada singles to left. Bases loaded with one out. Jeter to third, Teixeira to second. Not quite the start that Cecil wanted here. Matsui grounds to Overbay, fumbles the ball and everyone safe as Jeter scores, that could have been double play. Error on Overbay not helping Cecil. Teixeira coming home as well Hill’s throw to Chavez gets him at home. Posada to third on the play. Swisher, singles to right, Posada scores, 2-0 Yankees. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. But Yankees already off and running. That error by Lyle didn’t help Cecil at all.
Top 2nd: Overbay fly ball to Swisher. Wells singles to left. Rios, there goes Vernon before the pitch and thrown out at second by Chamberlain. Maybe a little too aggressive there Vernon. Rios fly ball to Cabrera.
Bottom 2nd: Cabrera grounds to Hill, throw to Overbay, one down. Ransom, full count and Cecil walks him Number nine guy. Cecil is out of his depth here today. But not getting any help from his hitters or defense. Jeter singles into left. Two on, one out. Damon strikes out. Teixeira 3-0 and Cecil about to load bases for second time. Walks him on four pitches, Bases loaded for Posada, singles to left, Ransom scores, Jeter scores, 4-0 Yankees. Teixiera to second. Matsui, full count and walks bases loaded again for Swisher, strikes out. Could have been a whole lot worse for Cecil but he is having a rough afternoon and already in a deep hole. He needs some help and quick.
Top 3rd: Dellucci pops up to Jeter. Not having a good start for the first team. Chavez doubles to right. Nice hit Raul. Scutaro grounds to Cano throw to Teixeira, at least he moves Chavez to third. Hill, heard that he will be All-Star this year, well deserved, singles to left and Chavez scores 4-1 Yankees. Lind, there it goes, home run to right, Hill scores, Lind scores and all of a sudden Jays are right back in this one. 4-3 Yankees. Rolen, back to back Scott ? Not this time, fly ball to right.
Bottom 3rd: Can Cecil hold them here ? Cano singles to right. Not what Cito wanted. Cabrera grounds to Scutaro throw to Hill, Cano out at second. Cabrera to first. Ransom strikes out. Jeter grounds to Scutaro throw to Hill. Perfect now the hitters can get back out there against Chamberlain.
Top 4th: Overbay singles to left. Good start. Wells fly ball to Damon in left. One down. Rios grounds hard to Ransom at third, hits his glove and body and bounces over his head, only a few feet away but he loses ball, Alex safe at first. Overbay to second. Error on the play. Two on one down for Dellucci ,fly ball to Swisher. Dellucci just cannot buy a hit. Chavez again, way to go Raul a firm double into left field corner, Overbay scores, this game is all tied up 4-4.Rios at third with two down. Top of the order now time to cash in. Scutaro singles to centre, Rios scores, Chavez scores, 6-4 Jays. Hill gets hold of this one, into right field seats, home run Aaron, Scutaro scores, Hill scores and Jays are 8-4. After being 4-0 down after two. Where has this hitting been in the last week or so? Lind singles to centre, and that’s it for Chamberlain, just falling apart here. Who would have seen him out of the game before Cecil today ? Albaladejo pitching. Rolen singles to left, Lind to third. Overbay lines out to Jeter. But damage is done, Jays roar back with five runs on six hits in the inning as Jays bat around.
Bottom 4th: Now Cecil has a four run lead, a new game for him. Damon strikes out. Teixeira full count and yet another walk. Posada singles to centre, Teixeira to second. Matsui gets one up in the air, this one is just carrying out of here in right home run, that would be fly ball out in most stadiums, three runs score and this game is all tied up again. 8-7 Jays. There goes that four run lead, didnlt last long. What a wild one. Who will be left standing? Swisher fly ball to Lind. Cano singles to right. That’s it for Cecil. Eight runs his ERA will look good, but unfair to put him into Yankee Stadium, he is just not ready for majors. B.J. Ryan pitching. Cabrera, Cano is going great throw by Chavez and Cano is out at second.
Top 5th: Wells grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira. One down for Rios doubles to centre, ASlex goes all the way to third on error by Swisher. Dellucci strikes out. Chavez strikes out.
Bottom 5th: Ryan still pitching. Cabrera walks on four pitches. Ransom grounds to Rolen, throw to Overbay, Cabrera to second. Jeter, there it goes, home run to right Jeter two runs score. 9-8 Yankees.That was just a fly ball to right, similar to Matsui’s get it up in that wind or whatever and it just keeps on carrying but Jays should be noting this for next visits to this place. Damon full count, walks, that’s it for BJ. Here comes Cito. Hayhurst’s turn. One down one on for Texeira, full count. fly ball to Wells, two down. Posada, this game is almost three hours already and still in the fifth. Doubles into right field corner, Damon scores from first. 10-8 Yankees. Jays have given up a four run lead. Matsui with Posada at second and two down. Another full count. Posada will be going, doubles into right, Rios great throw and gets him at home plate. Chavez has to do it twice but end result is out.
Top 6th: Aceves pitching. Scutaro grounds to third base Ransom throw to Teixeira. Hill strikes out. Lind fly ball to Swisher.
Bottom 6th: Carlson, Swisher strikes out, Cano grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay, two down. Cabrera, loops it into left, two out one on for Ransom, full count, don’t lose him here Jesse. Good boy strikes him out.
Top 7th: Can Jays get something going now? Aceves pitching. first pitch fly ball to right corner,. One down for Overbay, first pitch grounds to first. Come on Lyle. Two pitches two outs that is minor league stuff. And for a guy who has great eye to walk. Wells, now has to take, full count, good at bat Vernon, strikes out but at least he used his head more than Overbay. Eight pitch inning for Aceves.
Bottom 7th: League now pitching. Cito will say he has no choice but….. you have to wonder why these pitchers are all going down with arm and shoulder problems. Jeter grounds slowly to Rolen, no chance on this and safe at first. Damon, full count, walks. Two on no outs for Texeira, living dangerously Brandon. Pops it up to Wells, runners hold, one down. Posada, pitch way inside, should have taken one for the team there Jorge, would have loaded the bases. That’s better guys grounds to Overbay, throw to Scutaro back to League in time, double play.
Top 8th: Acceves still pitching, Rios, whoa that pitch was way up high, Alex goes after it he singles to left. Dellucci out of all the fun. hitless today, no throws over to first, Alex staying put. Why ????? Dellucci grounds back to pitcher throw to second gets Rios.I don’t understand that guy’s head at all. Why didn’t he steal earlier ? He could be at third now instead of sitting on the bench. Chavez, strikes out on three pitches. Scutaro with two down and Dellucci at first. Nice play Marco, bunt to third but throw just gets him, very close there but at least you were being aggressive Marco and get full marks from me.
Bottom 8th: Frasor pitching. Matsui. Strikes out this time but you get impression Yankees are playing this out, no threat from these Jays now. Swisher, grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay two down. Cano, grounds to Hill great play and throw to get him, may have been safe but no one is arguing. Everyone has had enough today game closing on four hour mark unless Jays have an unlikely comeback here. I don’t think we will se Rivera, Acceves is doing a fine job and will finish off Jays, literally.
Top 9th: Yes I was right about Acceves, Hill grounds to Jeter, throw to first one down. Lind, Acceves just throwing strike after strike, I hope Cecil, Tallet and the others are watching this guy. Lind strikes out on three. Rolen, last chance for Jays. 0-2 called third strike and Yankees win this big, three in a row now off the hapless Jays.
Yankees will be going for the sweep tomorrow and the way the Jays have played probably don’t bet against it. Even if Yankees lose they will take .750 ball any day as well as widening the gap and moving two more ahead of Toronto.
Jays pitching situation gets worse with Richmond now down, they will have to suck this one up. Cecil in place of Richmond not sure that Cecil is ready for this level and certainly not being thrown into the fire at Yankee Stadium. Good luck Brett you will need it unless this is a slugfest.
Lineups: Jays: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Dellucci, Chavez and Cecil pitching.
Yankees: Jeter, Damon, Teixeira, Posada, Matsui, Swisher, Cano, Cabrera, Ransom and Chamberlain pitching. Yankees will not need A-Rod today. Girardi giving him a day off.
The good: Have to find something today. The comeback and go ahead innings certainly. Rolen hit streak continues to 22, that is certainly special. I guess he loves hitting three in the lineup. Hill’s home run, Lind also.They will have to learn to exploit that right field anomaly. I don’t think we will see Vernon hitting out there but Alex certainly could. Hill and Halladay going to the All-Star game.
The bad: Cecil, Cecil and Cecil, just not for the majors right now. Managed to stay in the game but not through his pitching. Five walks tell the story. Brett far better to give a home run than walk a guy. Should be on the plane back to Vegas, that would be interesting. Overbay error would have made a closer result.
Top 1st: Scutaro full count and walks. Chamberlain a little wild here. Hill fly ball to Cabrera. One down. Lind fly ball to Damon. Rolen strikes out. No attempt to move him over.
Bottom 1st: Jeter singles to right. Damon fly ball to Rios. One down.Teixeira 3-0 and walks on four pitches, Jeter to second. Posada singles to left. Bases loaded with one out. Jeter to third, Teixeira to second. Not quite the start that Cecil wanted here. Matsui grounds to Overbay, fumbles the ball and everyone safe as Jeter scores, that could have been double play. Error on Overbay not helping Cecil. Teixeira coming home as well Hill’s throw to Chavez gets him at home. Posada to third on the play. Swisher, singles to right, Posada scores, 2-0 Yankees. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. But Yankees already off and running. That error by Lyle didn’t help Cecil at all.
Top 2nd: Overbay fly ball to Swisher. Wells singles to left. Rios, there goes Vernon before the pitch and thrown out at second by Chamberlain. Maybe a little too aggressive there Vernon. Rios fly ball to Cabrera.
Bottom 2nd: Cabrera grounds to Hill, throw to Overbay, one down. Ransom, full count and Cecil walks him Number nine guy. Cecil is out of his depth here today. But not getting any help from his hitters or defense. Jeter singles into left. Two on, one out. Damon strikes out. Teixeira 3-0 and Cecil about to load bases for second time. Walks him on four pitches, Bases loaded for Posada, singles to left, Ransom scores, Jeter scores, 4-0 Yankees. Teixiera to second. Matsui, full count and walks bases loaded again for Swisher, strikes out. Could have been a whole lot worse for Cecil but he is having a rough afternoon and already in a deep hole. He needs some help and quick.
Top 3rd: Dellucci pops up to Jeter. Not having a good start for the first team. Chavez doubles to right. Nice hit Raul. Scutaro grounds to Cano throw to Teixeira, at least he moves Chavez to third. Hill, heard that he will be All-Star this year, well deserved, singles to left and Chavez scores 4-1 Yankees. Lind, there it goes, home run to right, Hill scores, Lind scores and all of a sudden Jays are right back in this one. 4-3 Yankees. Rolen, back to back Scott ? Not this time, fly ball to right.
Bottom 3rd: Can Cecil hold them here ? Cano singles to right. Not what Cito wanted. Cabrera grounds to Scutaro throw to Hill, Cano out at second. Cabrera to first. Ransom strikes out. Jeter grounds to Scutaro throw to Hill. Perfect now the hitters can get back out there against Chamberlain.
Top 4th: Overbay singles to left. Good start. Wells fly ball to Damon in left. One down. Rios grounds hard to Ransom at third, hits his glove and body and bounces over his head, only a few feet away but he loses ball, Alex safe at first. Overbay to second. Error on the play. Two on one down for Dellucci ,fly ball to Swisher. Dellucci just cannot buy a hit. Chavez again, way to go Raul a firm double into left field corner, Overbay scores, this game is all tied up 4-4.Rios at third with two down. Top of the order now time to cash in. Scutaro singles to centre, Rios scores, Chavez scores, 6-4 Jays. Hill gets hold of this one, into right field seats, home run Aaron, Scutaro scores, Hill scores and Jays are 8-4. After being 4-0 down after two. Where has this hitting been in the last week or so? Lind singles to centre, and that’s it for Chamberlain, just falling apart here. Who would have seen him out of the game before Cecil today ? Albaladejo pitching. Rolen singles to left, Lind to third. Overbay lines out to Jeter. But damage is done, Jays roar back with five runs on six hits in the inning as Jays bat around.
Bottom 4th: Now Cecil has a four run lead, a new game for him. Damon strikes out. Teixeira full count and yet another walk. Posada singles to centre, Teixeira to second. Matsui gets one up in the air, this one is just carrying out of here in right home run, that would be fly ball out in most stadiums, three runs score and this game is all tied up again. 8-7 Jays. There goes that four run lead, didnlt last long. What a wild one. Who will be left standing? Swisher fly ball to Lind. Cano singles to right. That’s it for Cecil. Eight runs his ERA will look good, but unfair to put him into Yankee Stadium, he is just not ready for majors. B.J. Ryan pitching. Cabrera, Cano is going great throw by Chavez and Cano is out at second.
Top 5th: Wells grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira. One down for Rios doubles to centre, ASlex goes all the way to third on error by Swisher. Dellucci strikes out. Chavez strikes out.
Bottom 5th: Ryan still pitching. Cabrera walks on four pitches. Ransom grounds to Rolen, throw to Overbay, Cabrera to second. Jeter, there it goes, home run to right Jeter two runs score. 9-8 Yankees.That was just a fly ball to right, similar to Matsui’s get it up in that wind or whatever and it just keeps on carrying but Jays should be noting this for next visits to this place. Damon full count, walks, that’s it for BJ. Here comes Cito. Hayhurst’s turn. One down one on for Texeira, full count. fly ball to Wells, two down. Posada, this game is almost three hours already and still in the fifth. Doubles into right field corner, Damon scores from first. 10-8 Yankees. Jays have given up a four run lead. Matsui with Posada at second and two down. Another full count. Posada will be going, doubles into right, Rios great throw and gets him at home plate. Chavez has to do it twice but end result is out.
Top 6th: Aceves pitching. Scutaro grounds to third base Ransom throw to Teixeira. Hill strikes out. Lind fly ball to Swisher.
Bottom 6th: Carlson, Swisher strikes out, Cano grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay, two down. Cabrera, loops it into left, two out one on for Ransom, full count, don’t lose him here Jesse. Good boy strikes him out.
Top 7th: Can Jays get something going now? Aceves pitching. first pitch fly ball to right corner,. One down for Overbay, first pitch grounds to first. Come on Lyle. Two pitches two outs that is minor league stuff. And for a guy who has great eye to walk. Wells, now has to take, full count, good at bat Vernon, strikes out but at least he used his head more than Overbay. Eight pitch inning for Aceves.
Bottom 7th: League now pitching. Cito will say he has no choice but….. you have to wonder why these pitchers are all going down with arm and shoulder problems. Jeter grounds slowly to Rolen, no chance on this and safe at first. Damon, full count, walks. Two on no outs for Texeira, living dangerously Brandon. Pops it up to Wells, runners hold, one down. Posada, pitch way inside, should have taken one for the team there Jorge, would have loaded the bases. That’s better guys grounds to Overbay, throw to Scutaro back to League in time, double play.
Top 8th: Acceves still pitching, Rios, whoa that pitch was way up high, Alex goes after it he singles to left. Dellucci out of all the fun. hitless today, no throws over to first, Alex staying put. Why ????? Dellucci grounds back to pitcher throw to second gets Rios.I don’t understand that guy’s head at all. Why didn’t he steal earlier ? He could be at third now instead of sitting on the bench. Chavez, strikes out on three pitches. Scutaro with two down and Dellucci at first. Nice play Marco, bunt to third but throw just gets him, very close there but at least you were being aggressive Marco and get full marks from me.
Bottom 8th: Frasor pitching. Matsui. Strikes out this time but you get impression Yankees are playing this out, no threat from these Jays now. Swisher, grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay two down. Cano, grounds to Hill great play and throw to get him, may have been safe but no one is arguing. Everyone has had enough today game closing on four hour mark unless Jays have an unlikely comeback here. I don’t think we will se Rivera, Acceves is doing a fine job and will finish off Jays, literally.
Top 9th: Yes I was right about Acceves, Hill grounds to Jeter, throw to first one down. Lind, Acceves just throwing strike after strike, I hope Cecil, Tallet and the others are watching this guy. Lind strikes out on three. Rolen, last chance for Jays. 0-2 called third strike and Yankees win this big, three in a row now off the hapless Jays.
Yankees will be going for the sweep tomorrow and the way the Jays have played probably don’t bet against it. Even if Yankees lose they will take .750 ball any day as well as widening the gap and moving two more ahead of Toronto.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Jays give another game away with poor situational hitting.
Toronto v New York Game two of four.
Halladay pitching and you know he will keep Jays in this one but the hitters have to get going, cannot rely on Halladay to pitch complete game shutout.
Lineups: Jays: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Dellucci, Barajas and Halladay pitching. Yankees: Jeter, Damon, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Cano, Posada, Matsui, Cabrera, Gardner and Wang pitching.
The good: Lind home run. Rolen continues his hit streak. Wells and Rios with hits, and Alex three rbis.
The bad: 3/11 with runners in scoring position, and give up three double plays, tells the story over and over again with this team this season. Poor execution, no aggressive play and far too often nonchalance at the plate. Overbay and Dellucci both hitless. Halladay with three home runs and three walks today, did not seem 100% even though he kept them in the game. Team had lots of opportunities to win this one. Rotation more bad news with now Richmond on the DL with shoulder problems. This is getting ridiculous. Jays have to look into this further. Other teams are not losing rotation pitchers this fast, is it lack of conditioning, are they being overused (more likely). Cecil will start tomorrow, that’s not good news either for Jays at least unless their hitters can suddenly find their lost touch and give Cecil double figure lead. Mills also recalled from Vegas will go on Tuesday.
Top 1st: Scutaro, fly ball to centre field Gardner. Hill singles to left. Lind grounds to second base Cano on to Jeter, throw to first base Teixeira, double play.
Bottom 1st: Jeter strikes out. Damon full count and walks. Teixeira grounds to Hill throw to first base Overbay, Damon to second. Two down for Rodriguez, singles to right and Damon scores 1-0 Yankees. Rodriguez to second. Cano grounds to Overbay for the out but Yankees are wasting no time today to show who is number one. Halladay or not.
Top 2nd: Rolen pops up to second base Cano. One down for Overbay full count and walks. Lyle’s usual great eye and patience. Wells doubles to right, Overbay to third. Here’s a great chance for Jays. Rios singles to centre Overbay scores, here comes Vernon and Jays go out 2-1. Still only one out. Alex at first, is he stealing ? Dellucci grounds to pitcher Wang on to Jeter on to first base Teixeira, double play. But Jays have given Halladay a lead.
Bottom 2nd: Posada fly ball to Rios. One down for Matsui, gets hold of this one, home run to right and game tied up 2-2. Cabrera grounds to Overbay flip to Halladay. Two down. Gardner strikes out.
Top 3rd: Barajas grounds to Rodriguez throw to Teixeira. Scutaro lines to Cabrera. Hill grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira. Three up and down.
Bottom 3rd: Jeter fly ball to Wells. Damon walks.Teixeira singles to right, Damon to third.Rodriguez fouls out to Overbay. Cano grounds to Scutaro on to Hill, Teixeira out.
Top 4th: Lind strikes out. Rolen doubles to right. Overbay grounds to Wang on to Cano throw to first base Teixeira, Rolen to third. Two down for Wells, fly ball to Gardner.
Bottom 4th: Posada leading off gets hold of this one. Home run to right and Yankees out ahead again 3-2. Halladay definitely not on today, Matsui lines out to Overbay.Cabrera strikes out. Two down for Gardner grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay.
Top 5th: Rios grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira. Dellucci grounds to Teixeira throw to Wang covering first. Barajas grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira.
Bottom 5th: Jeter lines out to Rios. Damon lines to Hill.Teixeira singles to centre. Rodriguez full count and walks, Teixeira to second. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.
Top 6th: Scutaro doubles to left. Great start. Hill grounds to Jeter, holds Scutaro at second, throw to Teixeira. One down, one on for Lind. Yes indeed Adam, gets hold of this one, no question. Home run to right.Scutaro scores, Lind scores, 4-3 Jays. Rolen, one pitch and Wang is calling trainer. Something wrong here and leaves the game. Robertson pitching. Rolen full count and walks. Overbay full count and walks. Rolen to second. Robertson not having much luck here with his control. Wells with two on and one down, strikes out. Rios , singles to centre, Rolen scores 5-3 Jays. Overbay to third.Dellucci, wild pitch, Rios to second. two in scoring position. Dellucci fly ball to Gardner. Jays will regret this. They can’t keep leaving players on base and not scoring with so many runners in scoring position. This is definitely work for Spring training but far too many games have lost this season because of poor execution and finishing.
Bottom 6th: Posada fly ball to Rios. Matsui grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. Two down for Cabrera singles to right. Gardner fly ball to Wells.
Top 7th: Bruney pitching. Barajas singles to left. Scutaro singles to left, Barajas to second. Bautista pinch-running for Barajas. Hill sacrificing, Posada throws to first base Teixeira, Bautista to third, Scutaro to second. Nice job. Lind intentional walk to load them up. Rolen pops up to Cano. Two down for Overbay lines hard to Cano. Jays leave bases loaded. Not good with only one out.
Bottom 7th: Chavez in as catcher. Jeter singles to right. Damon home run to right, Jeter scores. That is execution Cito, and Jays could not in their half of the inning. Yankees tie this one up 5-5. Third home run given up by Halladay, obviously not on his game as with most of his colleagues.Teixeira grounds to Scutaro throw Overbay. Rodriguez singles to center. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Scutaro on to Overbay, double play ball saves Halladay from more damage.
Top 8th: Hughes pitching. Wells fly ball to Cabrera. Rios fly ball to Cabrera. Dellucci fly ball to Damon.
Bottom 8th: League pitching. Posada grounds to Overbay flip to League at first. Matsui doubles to left. Ransom pinch-running for Matsui. Cabrera lines out to Dellucci in left. Gardner strikes out.
Top 9th: Ransom stays in game as designated hitter. Rivera pitching. Chavez, good at bat fouling a few off here before single to left. Scutaro grounds, to Jeter on to Cano on to Teixeira, double play. Hill grounds to Rodriguez throw to Teixeira.
Bottom 9th: Accardo pitching. Jeter full count and walks. Not a great start Jeremy. Damon strikes out. That’s better.Teixeira fly ball to Wells, Jeter to second. Rodriguez intentional walk. Here comes Cito and that’s it for Accardo. Carlson pitching. Cano grounds to Hill flip to Carlson for third out..
Top 10th : Coke pitching. Lind pops to Rodriguez at third. Rolen grounds to Rodriguez throw to Teixeira. Overbay fly ball to Gardner. Three up and down very quietly.
Bottom 10th: Camp pitching. Posada strikes out. Swisher pinch-hitting for Ransom. Swisher grounds out, to Hill on to Overbay, not in time for double play. Cabrera strikes out.
Top 11th: Swisher in as designated hitter. Wells walks. Rios fly ball to Damon. Dellucci strikes out. Chavez at bat, Wells stealing and safe at second. Vernon why can’t you do this more often? Chavez fly ball to Gardner.
Bottom 11th: - Camp still in there. Gardner grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. One down.Jeter strikes out. Damon strikes out. Great pitching by Camp. They were three very good outs to get.
Top 12th: Tomko pitching. Scutaro fly ball to Damon. Hill strikes out. Lind fly ball to Cabrera.
Bottom 12th: Teixeira infield double to first. Rodriguez intentional walk. Two on for Cano, bunting, Chavez to Role and third to get Teixeira, Rodriguez to second. One down for Posada, single to centre, Rodriguez scores. Yankees win this one 6-5 but this was one Jays gave away over and over again.
Too bad as both Boston have lost for second time to Seattle and Rays have also lost. Jays blow a great chance to make up one.
Adam Lind: "We're not playing bad. We're just not playing good enough. Just need to score more runs." A lot more Adam.
Yankees now have won nine of ten, Jays hitters note. Jays have lost six of seven.
Before the game, Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute. The Yankees also placed a wreath of red, white and blue flowers by Gehrig's plaque in Monument Park and made a $25,000 donation to Major League Baseball's "4 (diamond) ALS" initiative, an effort to raise awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - the disease that forced Gehrig out of baseball in 1939 and took his life two years later. Every player is wearing that 4ALS logo on their hats and shirts today.
Halladay pitching and you know he will keep Jays in this one but the hitters have to get going, cannot rely on Halladay to pitch complete game shutout.
Lineups: Jays: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Dellucci, Barajas and Halladay pitching. Yankees: Jeter, Damon, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Cano, Posada, Matsui, Cabrera, Gardner and Wang pitching.
The good: Lind home run. Rolen continues his hit streak. Wells and Rios with hits, and Alex three rbis.
The bad: 3/11 with runners in scoring position, and give up three double plays, tells the story over and over again with this team this season. Poor execution, no aggressive play and far too often nonchalance at the plate. Overbay and Dellucci both hitless. Halladay with three home runs and three walks today, did not seem 100% even though he kept them in the game. Team had lots of opportunities to win this one. Rotation more bad news with now Richmond on the DL with shoulder problems. This is getting ridiculous. Jays have to look into this further. Other teams are not losing rotation pitchers this fast, is it lack of conditioning, are they being overused (more likely). Cecil will start tomorrow, that’s not good news either for Jays at least unless their hitters can suddenly find their lost touch and give Cecil double figure lead. Mills also recalled from Vegas will go on Tuesday.
Top 1st: Scutaro, fly ball to centre field Gardner. Hill singles to left. Lind grounds to second base Cano on to Jeter, throw to first base Teixeira, double play.
Bottom 1st: Jeter strikes out. Damon full count and walks. Teixeira grounds to Hill throw to first base Overbay, Damon to second. Two down for Rodriguez, singles to right and Damon scores 1-0 Yankees. Rodriguez to second. Cano grounds to Overbay for the out but Yankees are wasting no time today to show who is number one. Halladay or not.
Top 2nd: Rolen pops up to second base Cano. One down for Overbay full count and walks. Lyle’s usual great eye and patience. Wells doubles to right, Overbay to third. Here’s a great chance for Jays. Rios singles to centre Overbay scores, here comes Vernon and Jays go out 2-1. Still only one out. Alex at first, is he stealing ? Dellucci grounds to pitcher Wang on to Jeter on to first base Teixeira, double play. But Jays have given Halladay a lead.
Bottom 2nd: Posada fly ball to Rios. One down for Matsui, gets hold of this one, home run to right and game tied up 2-2. Cabrera grounds to Overbay flip to Halladay. Two down. Gardner strikes out.
Top 3rd: Barajas grounds to Rodriguez throw to Teixeira. Scutaro lines to Cabrera. Hill grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira. Three up and down.
Bottom 3rd: Jeter fly ball to Wells. Damon walks.Teixeira singles to right, Damon to third.Rodriguez fouls out to Overbay. Cano grounds to Scutaro on to Hill, Teixeira out.
Top 4th: Lind strikes out. Rolen doubles to right. Overbay grounds to Wang on to Cano throw to first base Teixeira, Rolen to third. Two down for Wells, fly ball to Gardner.
Bottom 4th: Posada leading off gets hold of this one. Home run to right and Yankees out ahead again 3-2. Halladay definitely not on today, Matsui lines out to Overbay.Cabrera strikes out. Two down for Gardner grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay.
Top 5th: Rios grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira. Dellucci grounds to Teixeira throw to Wang covering first. Barajas grounds to Jeter throw to Teixeira.
Bottom 5th: Jeter lines out to Rios. Damon lines to Hill.Teixeira singles to centre. Rodriguez full count and walks, Teixeira to second. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.
Top 6th: Scutaro doubles to left. Great start. Hill grounds to Jeter, holds Scutaro at second, throw to Teixeira. One down, one on for Lind. Yes indeed Adam, gets hold of this one, no question. Home run to right.Scutaro scores, Lind scores, 4-3 Jays. Rolen, one pitch and Wang is calling trainer. Something wrong here and leaves the game. Robertson pitching. Rolen full count and walks. Overbay full count and walks. Rolen to second. Robertson not having much luck here with his control. Wells with two on and one down, strikes out. Rios , singles to centre, Rolen scores 5-3 Jays. Overbay to third.Dellucci, wild pitch, Rios to second. two in scoring position. Dellucci fly ball to Gardner. Jays will regret this. They can’t keep leaving players on base and not scoring with so many runners in scoring position. This is definitely work for Spring training but far too many games have lost this season because of poor execution and finishing.
Bottom 6th: Posada fly ball to Rios. Matsui grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. Two down for Cabrera singles to right. Gardner fly ball to Wells.
Top 7th: Bruney pitching. Barajas singles to left. Scutaro singles to left, Barajas to second. Bautista pinch-running for Barajas. Hill sacrificing, Posada throws to first base Teixeira, Bautista to third, Scutaro to second. Nice job. Lind intentional walk to load them up. Rolen pops up to Cano. Two down for Overbay lines hard to Cano. Jays leave bases loaded. Not good with only one out.
Bottom 7th: Chavez in as catcher. Jeter singles to right. Damon home run to right, Jeter scores. That is execution Cito, and Jays could not in their half of the inning. Yankees tie this one up 5-5. Third home run given up by Halladay, obviously not on his game as with most of his colleagues.Teixeira grounds to Scutaro throw Overbay. Rodriguez singles to center. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Scutaro on to Overbay, double play ball saves Halladay from more damage.
Top 8th: Hughes pitching. Wells fly ball to Cabrera. Rios fly ball to Cabrera. Dellucci fly ball to Damon.
Bottom 8th: League pitching. Posada grounds to Overbay flip to League at first. Matsui doubles to left. Ransom pinch-running for Matsui. Cabrera lines out to Dellucci in left. Gardner strikes out.
Top 9th: Ransom stays in game as designated hitter. Rivera pitching. Chavez, good at bat fouling a few off here before single to left. Scutaro grounds, to Jeter on to Cano on to Teixeira, double play. Hill grounds to Rodriguez throw to Teixeira.
Bottom 9th: Accardo pitching. Jeter full count and walks. Not a great start Jeremy. Damon strikes out. That’s better.Teixeira fly ball to Wells, Jeter to second. Rodriguez intentional walk. Here comes Cito and that’s it for Accardo. Carlson pitching. Cano grounds to Hill flip to Carlson for third out..
Top 10th : Coke pitching. Lind pops to Rodriguez at third. Rolen grounds to Rodriguez throw to Teixeira. Overbay fly ball to Gardner. Three up and down very quietly.
Bottom 10th: Camp pitching. Posada strikes out. Swisher pinch-hitting for Ransom. Swisher grounds out, to Hill on to Overbay, not in time for double play. Cabrera strikes out.
Top 11th: Swisher in as designated hitter. Wells walks. Rios fly ball to Damon. Dellucci strikes out. Chavez at bat, Wells stealing and safe at second. Vernon why can’t you do this more often? Chavez fly ball to Gardner.
Bottom 11th: - Camp still in there. Gardner grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. One down.Jeter strikes out. Damon strikes out. Great pitching by Camp. They were three very good outs to get.
Top 12th: Tomko pitching. Scutaro fly ball to Damon. Hill strikes out. Lind fly ball to Cabrera.
Bottom 12th: Teixeira infield double to first. Rodriguez intentional walk. Two on for Cano, bunting, Chavez to Role and third to get Teixeira, Rodriguez to second. One down for Posada, single to centre, Rodriguez scores. Yankees win this one 6-5 but this was one Jays gave away over and over again.
Too bad as both Boston have lost for second time to Seattle and Rays have also lost. Jays blow a great chance to make up one.
Adam Lind: "We're not playing bad. We're just not playing good enough. Just need to score more runs." A lot more Adam.
Yankees now have won nine of ten, Jays hitters note. Jays have lost six of seven.
Before the game, Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute. The Yankees also placed a wreath of red, white and blue flowers by Gehrig's plaque in Monument Park and made a $25,000 donation to Major League Baseball's "4 (diamond) ALS" initiative, an effort to raise awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - the disease that forced Gehrig out of baseball in 1939 and took his life two years later. Every player is wearing that 4ALS logo on their hats and shirts today.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tallet walks this one away but Vernon has a good game
Jays v Yankees. Game one of four.
Jays hoping for something today. Have to get back in this thing. Vernon back and down the lineup. Dellucci playing his first game for Jays. Adams had his chance.
The good: Wells, let’s give Vernon credit wher it is due today. Back in lineup but hitting six behind Overbay, Vernon has multi-hit game with double and a home run. Rolen’s single moves his hitting streak to 20. Infield defense again by Hill and Scutaro.
The bad: Tallet’s walks, walks and yet more walks especially in that fifth inning walking bases loaded and then walking in a run. Four walks to day to go the six last time out. Jays 1/8 with runners in scoring position. I hope this changes in the second half of season, we are all tired of seeing the leadoff guy still out on second at the end of the inning.
Lineups: Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Dellucci, Chavez and Tallet pitching. Wells, dropped to No. 6 in the starting batting order for the first time since June 3, 2005. "If I want to get back to the position I'm used to hitting, I've got to do a better job," Wells said. No word from Rios.
Yankees: Jeter, Damon, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Cano, Swisher, Matsui, Cervelli, Gardner and Burnett pitching.
Top 1st: Scutaro strikes out. Hill full count and walks. Lind strikes out. Rolen fly ball to right field Swisher. Jays go quietly to Burnett.
Bottom 1st: Jeter lines out to right field Rios. Damon grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.Two down for Teixeira singles to left. Rodriguez fly ball to Wells.
Top 2nd: Overbay strikes out. Wells 2-for-19 slide, doubles to right. That felt good Vernon. Rios grounds back to Burnett throw to first base Teixeira. Dellucci hit by a pitch. Nice first at bat !!! Chavez pops up to Jeter. Vernon left out there.
Bottom 2nd: Cano first pitch swinging, home run to centre, Yankees go out 1-0. Tallet would like that pitch back. Swisher grounds to Rolen throw to Overbay. Matsui singles to centre. Cervelli grounds to Rolen throw to Overbay, Matsui to second. Gardner fly ball to Rios.
Top 3rd: Scutaro doubles to left , that was definitely playable by Damon, he backpedaled slowly and allowed that drive to left to fall behind him for the double. Hill grounds to Jeter at second, throw to first base Teixeira. Lind fly ball to left field Damon. Rolen fly ball to right field Swisher. Scutaro leadoff double left out there. How many times have we seen that this season with no outs and could not bring him in? Jays should be taking advantage of every little chance they get here.
Bottom 3rd: Jeter singles to centre. Damon strikes out.Teixeira strikes out. Rodriguez 3-0 and walks on four pitches, Jeter to second. Tallet very careful pitching around A-Rod. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.
Top 4th: Overbay doubles to left. Here we go again, Jays have no problem getting leadoff into scoring position but can they finish the job off? Wells at bat, wild pitch, Overbay to third. Wells strikes out. Rios, first pitch swinging, singles up the middle. Overbay scores and Jays have tied this one up 1-1. Dellucci, there goes Rios, Cervelli throw right there and Alex is out. Chavez grounds to third, Rodriguez has lots of time and throw to first base Teixeira. A faster guy might have made it.
Bottom 4th: Swisher fly ball to Wells. Matsui grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. Cervelli fly ball to left field Dellucci.
Top 5th: Scutaro fly ball to Swisher in right. Hill strikes out. Lind fly ball to Swisher in right.
Bottom 5th : Gardner full count and walks. Leadoff walk, this is Tallet’s major problem. Jeter with one on, walks, Gardner to second. Come on Tallet. Damon a great bunt up the first base line, tallet has no chance and has loaded the bases with no outs, He is in deep trouble here. Teixeira, 3-0 Tallet is falling apart just cannot find the strike zone, and walks him and a run in. Three walks and still no outs. Come on Cito. Rodriguez with bases loaded, Tallet playing with fire here. A-Rod grounds to Rolen coming home with the throw and get Jeter, one down but bases still loaded. Passed ball !!!!! goes to the wall, maybe Barajas would have had that but it looks as if someone was not in communication, Chavez was set up outside and that ball was in, Another run anyway as Damon score and Yankees are 3-1Cano with still only one down. Cano grounds to Hill, again coming home with the throw and gets Teixeira out, A-Rod to third.Texeira arguing that his hand was in there, now Girardi is out there. Call stands. Swisher strikes out. Tallet escape with only two runs, that could have been much, much worse, but Tallet will never be a great pitcher until he can control those walks. Just like last week’s game.
Top 6th: Rolen fly ball to right field Swisher. Overbay strikes out. Well with two down, oh yes Vernon very nice swing full extension and this one is into leftfield seats, home run for Vernon. 3-2 Yankees. Vernon happy with his day today. Rios now can he do something ? Fly ball to Swisher in right, but Jays have one back.
Bottom 6th: Matsui grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. One down, Cervelli singles to centre.Gardner, there goes Cervelli great throw by Chavez to get him at second. Gardner pops up to Overbay.
Top 7th Dellucci strikes out. Chavez fly ball to right field Swisher. Scutaro grounds to third and safe at first. Hill pops up A-Rod at third.
Bottom 7th: Accardo pitching. Jeter singles to centre. Damon, oh nice play, pops it up to Scutaro making nice behind shoulder catch and throw to first to double up Jeter. Jeter misjudged that one and thought it would fall in. Jays make him pay with double play. Teixeira grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay.
Top 8th: Coke pitching. Lind fly ball to left field Damon. Hughes now pitching. Rolen singles to right. Career high hit streak number 20 for Scott. Overbay grounds back to Hughes throw to second to get Rolen. Wells grounds to second base Cano throw to first base Teixeira.
Bottom 8th: A-Rod, gets hold of this one from Accardo , home run into right field seats. 4-2 Yankees and that will probably hold up. That’s it for Accardo, just left him in too long here Cito.Carlson now pitching.Cano grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay. One down. Swisher grounds back to Carlson throw to Overbay. Matsui walks. Cervelli grounds to Scutaro throw to Hill for third out.
Top 9th: Rivera pitching. Cabrera in at right. Rios leading off, down and away, strikes out. Pitch is three feet off the plate. Alex never ever learns does he? Dellucci fly ball to centre field Gardner. Two down last chance here for Jays. Number nine hitter, no pinch hitter Cito ? Chavez strikes out. Yankees win this one, looked like it might be fight but the Rodriguez home run changed the dynamics of this one. You could feel the energy disappear. Rivera his 21st save in 22 chances, No. 503 of his career.
Tomorrow Halladay, once again the Jays put all the pressure on him. Also tomorrow, Saturday's observance of the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech.
Jays hoping for something today. Have to get back in this thing. Vernon back and down the lineup. Dellucci playing his first game for Jays. Adams had his chance.
The good: Wells, let’s give Vernon credit wher it is due today. Back in lineup but hitting six behind Overbay, Vernon has multi-hit game with double and a home run. Rolen’s single moves his hitting streak to 20. Infield defense again by Hill and Scutaro.
The bad: Tallet’s walks, walks and yet more walks especially in that fifth inning walking bases loaded and then walking in a run. Four walks to day to go the six last time out. Jays 1/8 with runners in scoring position. I hope this changes in the second half of season, we are all tired of seeing the leadoff guy still out on second at the end of the inning.
Lineups: Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Dellucci, Chavez and Tallet pitching. Wells, dropped to No. 6 in the starting batting order for the first time since June 3, 2005. "If I want to get back to the position I'm used to hitting, I've got to do a better job," Wells said. No word from Rios.
Yankees: Jeter, Damon, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Cano, Swisher, Matsui, Cervelli, Gardner and Burnett pitching.
Top 1st: Scutaro strikes out. Hill full count and walks. Lind strikes out. Rolen fly ball to right field Swisher. Jays go quietly to Burnett.
Bottom 1st: Jeter lines out to right field Rios. Damon grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.Two down for Teixeira singles to left. Rodriguez fly ball to Wells.
Top 2nd: Overbay strikes out. Wells 2-for-19 slide, doubles to right. That felt good Vernon. Rios grounds back to Burnett throw to first base Teixeira. Dellucci hit by a pitch. Nice first at bat !!! Chavez pops up to Jeter. Vernon left out there.
Bottom 2nd: Cano first pitch swinging, home run to centre, Yankees go out 1-0. Tallet would like that pitch back. Swisher grounds to Rolen throw to Overbay. Matsui singles to centre. Cervelli grounds to Rolen throw to Overbay, Matsui to second. Gardner fly ball to Rios.
Top 3rd: Scutaro doubles to left , that was definitely playable by Damon, he backpedaled slowly and allowed that drive to left to fall behind him for the double. Hill grounds to Jeter at second, throw to first base Teixeira. Lind fly ball to left field Damon. Rolen fly ball to right field Swisher. Scutaro leadoff double left out there. How many times have we seen that this season with no outs and could not bring him in? Jays should be taking advantage of every little chance they get here.
Bottom 3rd: Jeter singles to centre. Damon strikes out.Teixeira strikes out. Rodriguez 3-0 and walks on four pitches, Jeter to second. Tallet very careful pitching around A-Rod. Cano grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.
Top 4th: Overbay doubles to left. Here we go again, Jays have no problem getting leadoff into scoring position but can they finish the job off? Wells at bat, wild pitch, Overbay to third. Wells strikes out. Rios, first pitch swinging, singles up the middle. Overbay scores and Jays have tied this one up 1-1. Dellucci, there goes Rios, Cervelli throw right there and Alex is out. Chavez grounds to third, Rodriguez has lots of time and throw to first base Teixeira. A faster guy might have made it.
Bottom 4th: Swisher fly ball to Wells. Matsui grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. Cervelli fly ball to left field Dellucci.
Top 5th: Scutaro fly ball to Swisher in right. Hill strikes out. Lind fly ball to Swisher in right.
Bottom 5th : Gardner full count and walks. Leadoff walk, this is Tallet’s major problem. Jeter with one on, walks, Gardner to second. Come on Tallet. Damon a great bunt up the first base line, tallet has no chance and has loaded the bases with no outs, He is in deep trouble here. Teixeira, 3-0 Tallet is falling apart just cannot find the strike zone, and walks him and a run in. Three walks and still no outs. Come on Cito. Rodriguez with bases loaded, Tallet playing with fire here. A-Rod grounds to Rolen coming home with the throw and get Jeter, one down but bases still loaded. Passed ball !!!!! goes to the wall, maybe Barajas would have had that but it looks as if someone was not in communication, Chavez was set up outside and that ball was in, Another run anyway as Damon score and Yankees are 3-1Cano with still only one down. Cano grounds to Hill, again coming home with the throw and gets Teixeira out, A-Rod to third.Texeira arguing that his hand was in there, now Girardi is out there. Call stands. Swisher strikes out. Tallet escape with only two runs, that could have been much, much worse, but Tallet will never be a great pitcher until he can control those walks. Just like last week’s game.
Top 6th: Rolen fly ball to right field Swisher. Overbay strikes out. Well with two down, oh yes Vernon very nice swing full extension and this one is into leftfield seats, home run for Vernon. 3-2 Yankees. Vernon happy with his day today. Rios now can he do something ? Fly ball to Swisher in right, but Jays have one back.
Bottom 6th: Matsui grounds to Hill throw to Overbay. One down, Cervelli singles to centre.Gardner, there goes Cervelli great throw by Chavez to get him at second. Gardner pops up to Overbay.
Top 7th Dellucci strikes out. Chavez fly ball to right field Swisher. Scutaro grounds to third and safe at first. Hill pops up A-Rod at third.
Bottom 7th: Accardo pitching. Jeter singles to centre. Damon, oh nice play, pops it up to Scutaro making nice behind shoulder catch and throw to first to double up Jeter. Jeter misjudged that one and thought it would fall in. Jays make him pay with double play. Teixeira grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay.
Top 8th: Coke pitching. Lind fly ball to left field Damon. Hughes now pitching. Rolen singles to right. Career high hit streak number 20 for Scott. Overbay grounds back to Hughes throw to second to get Rolen. Wells grounds to second base Cano throw to first base Teixeira.
Bottom 8th: A-Rod, gets hold of this one from Accardo , home run into right field seats. 4-2 Yankees and that will probably hold up. That’s it for Accardo, just left him in too long here Cito.Carlson now pitching.Cano grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay. One down. Swisher grounds back to Carlson throw to Overbay. Matsui walks. Cervelli grounds to Scutaro throw to Hill for third out.
Top 9th: Rivera pitching. Cabrera in at right. Rios leading off, down and away, strikes out. Pitch is three feet off the plate. Alex never ever learns does he? Dellucci fly ball to centre field Gardner. Two down last chance here for Jays. Number nine hitter, no pinch hitter Cito ? Chavez strikes out. Yankees win this one, looked like it might be fight but the Rodriguez home run changed the dynamics of this one. You could feel the energy disappear. Rivera his 21st save in 22 chances, No. 503 of his career.
Tomorrow Halladay, once again the Jays put all the pressure on him. Also tomorrow, Saturday's observance of the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech.
Jays - Yankees. Series Preview
Toronto v New York. Series Preview.
Another big 4 game series for Jays but aren’t they all now? I think it is amazing that they are still hanging around after their awful June slump. A good series here and they could be back in it bigtime. Yankees lose last night to Seattle and give up two in the ninth but it was Aceves not Rivera. However they will not like that as Sabathia was pitching and takes the loss. Yankees need every win right now to get to Boston three ahead. Jays need every win to pull Yankees back to them. Seattle is now in Boston and Tampa in Texas.
Wells will be back in the lineup after sitting out last game against Tampa. Where will he be in the lineup ?
Not in the three or four spots. Lind and Rolen right now are going well. Cito says he doesn’t want to put him too low to destroy his confidence and also wants make sure he does not get fewer at bats whilst trying to get his stroke back. Cito’s oldtimer hitter background…. Come on Cito, Vernon knows he is awful right now, . “I haven't produced like I expect myself to, and I feel I've left them no choice but to try to sort some things out." 2-19 and 8-32 in the last homestand.
No use putting him fifth as they will pitch around Rolen to get to him. If he is sixth in lineup will Rios be behind him?
Yankees had a seven game win streak going before last night. A-Rod was 10 for 23 with four homers and 13 RBIs and seven runs scored during the streak. He was hitless last night so lets hope that continues for four more.
This is Jays first visit to the New Yankee Stadium so I hope they are focused and not starry eyed. Tallet today (5-5, 4.47) has pitched very well in his last five outings on the road, going 2-2 with a 1.74 ERA. His last game was Sunday against the Phillies where he gave up five runs over six innings in a 5-4 loss. And more importantly to my mind gave up six walks. As with others in the Jays pitching staff he has to reduce those walks. They are hurting this team badly especially when the hitters go into a slump.
Tallet faces Burnett 6-4 3.93 ERA, and 4-2 with a 1.75 ERA in his last six starts. His last start was evidently his best going seven innings and only one single against the Mets. Too bad that it is not a Burnett match up with Halladay but he will go tomorrow against Chien-Mien Wang.
Jays getting excited about return of Downs later in week but the problem with that is that Jays have to be winning by the ninth to get him in the game and rceently that has not been a given.
Another big 4 game series for Jays but aren’t they all now? I think it is amazing that they are still hanging around after their awful June slump. A good series here and they could be back in it bigtime. Yankees lose last night to Seattle and give up two in the ninth but it was Aceves not Rivera. However they will not like that as Sabathia was pitching and takes the loss. Yankees need every win right now to get to Boston three ahead. Jays need every win to pull Yankees back to them. Seattle is now in Boston and Tampa in Texas.
Wells will be back in the lineup after sitting out last game against Tampa. Where will he be in the lineup ?
Not in the three or four spots. Lind and Rolen right now are going well. Cito says he doesn’t want to put him too low to destroy his confidence and also wants make sure he does not get fewer at bats whilst trying to get his stroke back. Cito’s oldtimer hitter background…. Come on Cito, Vernon knows he is awful right now, . “I haven't produced like I expect myself to, and I feel I've left them no choice but to try to sort some things out." 2-19 and 8-32 in the last homestand.
No use putting him fifth as they will pitch around Rolen to get to him. If he is sixth in lineup will Rios be behind him?
Yankees had a seven game win streak going before last night. A-Rod was 10 for 23 with four homers and 13 RBIs and seven runs scored during the streak. He was hitless last night so lets hope that continues for four more.
This is Jays first visit to the New Yankee Stadium so I hope they are focused and not starry eyed. Tallet today (5-5, 4.47) has pitched very well in his last five outings on the road, going 2-2 with a 1.74 ERA. His last game was Sunday against the Phillies where he gave up five runs over six innings in a 5-4 loss. And more importantly to my mind gave up six walks. As with others in the Jays pitching staff he has to reduce those walks. They are hurting this team badly especially when the hitters go into a slump.
Tallet faces Burnett 6-4 3.93 ERA, and 4-2 with a 1.75 ERA in his last six starts. His last start was evidently his best going seven innings and only one single against the Mets. Too bad that it is not a Burnett match up with Halladay but he will go tomorrow against Chien-Mien Wang.
Jays getting excited about return of Downs later in week but the problem with that is that Jays have to be winning by the ninth to get him in the game and rceently that has not been a given.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Romero gem supported by power from Lind, Rolen and Barajas
Tampa v Toronto. Game three Series finale and Jays trying to avoid sweep.
One the Jays really need to win today.
Lineups: Tampa: Upton, Crawford, Longoria, Pena, Zobrist, Burrell, Bartlett, Kapler, Hernandez, and pitching Shields.
Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay , Millar, Rios, Barajas, Bautista, and Romero pitching. Wells not playing today? I guess Cito will say taking a day off nothing to it. But if Vernon can light it up in New York no problem. Good to see Millar instead of Adams. Not a bad lineup although he may be putting too much pressure on Lind at number three. He was so good lower down at the beginning of the season. Good Canada Day crowd today.
The very good: Ricky Romero shut out of Tampa to avoid the sweep. Seven strikeouts and managed to get out of some nasty situations. Lind and Rolen, the one-two punch in the lineup today. Back to back home runs which really sealed this win. Barajas with his home run to give some breathing room at 3-0.
The good: Defence. Two double plays at a perfect time to help Romero.
The bad: Rios as ever, just hopeless and at sea hitting. Will the Jays ever bite the bullet and send him to Vegas to learn how to hit? And Jays with runners in scoring position as ever 0/5.
Top 1st: Upton 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Come on Ricky, not a home run but you don’t want these guys on base in first inning. Crawford, with Upton on base, not a good mix. Oh my, great throw over and Romero has him picked off at first. One down. Crawford strikes out. Longoria strikes out. Nice pitching by Romero, that could have been a very different start.
Bottom 1st: Scutaro fly ball to right field Kapler. One down. Hill strikes out. Lind strikes out. Shields matching Romero here.
Top 2nd: Pena bunting, Romero to Overbay for first out. Madden trying everything to get going first today. Zobrist doubles to right. Burrell grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay.Two down for Bartlett fly ball to Rios.
Bottom 2nd: Rolen pops up to Kapler in right field. Overbay strikes out. Millar fly ball to Upton in centre.
Top 3rd: Kapler strikes out. Hernandez fly ball to Bautista. Upton strikes out.
Bottom 3rd: Rios grounds to third base Longoria throw to Pena at first. Barajas strikes out. Two down. Bautista singles to centre. Scutaro with two down, doubles to left, Bautista scores and Jays go ahead 1-0. That feels good for Jays first time this series ???? Scutaro goes to third on the throw. Hill grounds to Longoria throw to first base Pena. But Jays are ahead.
Top 4th: Crawford strikes out. Longoria strikes out. Pena grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.
Bottom 4th: Lind doubles to right. Rolen strikes out. Overbay grounds to first, Pena error, Overbay to second and safe. Lind scores. 2-0 Jays. Millar fly ball to left field Crawford. Rios 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Barajas grounds to third base Longoria throw to second Zobrist to get Rios.
Top 5th: Zobrist singles to centre. Come on Ricky need to shut them down here. Burrell strikes out. One down. Bartlett fly ball to Lind. Two down.
Top 6th: Kapler grounds to Rolen throw to Overbay. One down. Hernandez fly ball to Rios. Upton fly ball to Rios. Good three up and down for Romero.
Bottom 6th: Jays really need to get a couple more here. Lind to leadoff, lines out to Kapler in right. Rolen, there you are Scott, singles to centre to keep that hitting streak going now 19 games. Overbay grounds to first base Pena throw to Bartlett, Rolen out at second. Overbay at first. Millar with two down. Come on Kevin. Strikes out.
Top 7th: Crawford singles to left. Longoria fly ball to Rios. Pena singles to centre, Crawford to third. Romero in trouble here. Zobrist 3-0 and walks on four pitches, Pena to second. Bases are loaded. Ricky in big trouble now.Burell, WHOA Canada Day gift here. Burrell grounds to Scutaro on to Hill on to Overbay, double play ball to end that threat. That could have been the game there. Now Jays have another chance to get some.
Bottom 7th: Rios leading off, lines out to Kapler and remains hitless. Not good Alex. What is it going to take to get you going? Barajas, with one down. YES indeed Rod, make them pay, no doubt about this one, home run to left and Jays are ahead 3-0. Bautista strikes out. Scutaro with two down, Shields at 96 pitches. Scutaro strikes out.
Top 8th: Bartlett, full count and walks. Kapler grounds to Scutaro no Marco, error on Scutaro and both runners safe. Aybar pinch-hitting for Hernandez. Nobody out and two on. Aybar lines to Scutaro, this time no question. On to Hill doubles off Bartlett at second. Kapler at first for Upton. Full count and walks. Romero really tiring here. 112 pitches. Come on Cito. Crawford with two on and two down. Lines out to Bautista in right. Romero escapes major trouble that inning not once but twice. Scutaro redeemed himself.
Bottom 8th: Jays need a couple more here to give some breathing space. Shields also on 103 pitches. He and Romero like two heavyweights today. Hill hitless today, perfect chance to get going. Fly ball to Upton in centre. Lind with one down. YES Adam, perfect timing, gets hold of this one, home run to centre 4-0 Jays. Am so pleased for Lind. You see him trying so hard game after game, he deserves every plaudit he gets. Obviously enjoying number three today !!! tweo extra base hits. Rolen now with Shields tiring. YES, YES Scott, he gets hold of one, Home run into left and Jays are a rocking here, 5-0 Jays. Overbay hitless join the party Lyle. That’s it for Shields. Choate now pitching. Lyle singles to centre and breaks his hitless game, Millar now also hitless, Come on Kevin. Hit one out. That’s it for Choate, Balfour now pitching. Not this time, fly ball to Crawford in left. Rios also hitless your big chance here Alex. Strikes out. Oh boy…. I think you are going to be down the order for a long time to come Alex. The new numbers two and three Lind and Rolen are doing very well.
Top 9th: All change. Frasor now pitching. Romero did an incredible shutout for eight. Wells in at centre. Rios moves to right field. Bautista to left field. Longoria strikes out. One down. Pena strikes out. Two down for Zobrist, crowd on their feet, and walks, Come on Jason, Cito will be furious. Burrell at bat, Zobrist takes second, defensive indifference, would be nice one day for a team with two outs to get a player doing that. Burrell strikes out and Jays win big. Avoid the sweep and go to New York with some confidence at least.
One the Jays really need to win today.
Lineups: Tampa: Upton, Crawford, Longoria, Pena, Zobrist, Burrell, Bartlett, Kapler, Hernandez, and pitching Shields.
Toronto: Scutaro, Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay , Millar, Rios, Barajas, Bautista, and Romero pitching. Wells not playing today? I guess Cito will say taking a day off nothing to it. But if Vernon can light it up in New York no problem. Good to see Millar instead of Adams. Not a bad lineup although he may be putting too much pressure on Lind at number three. He was so good lower down at the beginning of the season. Good Canada Day crowd today.
The very good: Ricky Romero shut out of Tampa to avoid the sweep. Seven strikeouts and managed to get out of some nasty situations. Lind and Rolen, the one-two punch in the lineup today. Back to back home runs which really sealed this win. Barajas with his home run to give some breathing room at 3-0.
The good: Defence. Two double plays at a perfect time to help Romero.
The bad: Rios as ever, just hopeless and at sea hitting. Will the Jays ever bite the bullet and send him to Vegas to learn how to hit? And Jays with runners in scoring position as ever 0/5.
Top 1st: Upton 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Come on Ricky, not a home run but you don’t want these guys on base in first inning. Crawford, with Upton on base, not a good mix. Oh my, great throw over and Romero has him picked off at first. One down. Crawford strikes out. Longoria strikes out. Nice pitching by Romero, that could have been a very different start.
Bottom 1st: Scutaro fly ball to right field Kapler. One down. Hill strikes out. Lind strikes out. Shields matching Romero here.
Top 2nd: Pena bunting, Romero to Overbay for first out. Madden trying everything to get going first today. Zobrist doubles to right. Burrell grounds to Scutaro throw to Overbay.Two down for Bartlett fly ball to Rios.
Bottom 2nd: Rolen pops up to Kapler in right field. Overbay strikes out. Millar fly ball to Upton in centre.
Top 3rd: Kapler strikes out. Hernandez fly ball to Bautista. Upton strikes out.
Bottom 3rd: Rios grounds to third base Longoria throw to Pena at first. Barajas strikes out. Two down. Bautista singles to centre. Scutaro with two down, doubles to left, Bautista scores and Jays go ahead 1-0. That feels good for Jays first time this series ???? Scutaro goes to third on the throw. Hill grounds to Longoria throw to first base Pena. But Jays are ahead.
Top 4th: Crawford strikes out. Longoria strikes out. Pena grounds to Hill throw to Overbay.
Bottom 4th: Lind doubles to right. Rolen strikes out. Overbay grounds to first, Pena error, Overbay to second and safe. Lind scores. 2-0 Jays. Millar fly ball to left field Crawford. Rios 3-0 and walks on four pitches. Barajas grounds to third base Longoria throw to second Zobrist to get Rios.
Top 5th: Zobrist singles to centre. Come on Ricky need to shut them down here. Burrell strikes out. One down. Bartlett fly ball to Lind. Two down.
Top 6th: Kapler grounds to Rolen throw to Overbay. One down. Hernandez fly ball to Rios. Upton fly ball to Rios. Good three up and down for Romero.
Bottom 6th: Jays really need to get a couple more here. Lind to leadoff, lines out to Kapler in right. Rolen, there you are Scott, singles to centre to keep that hitting streak going now 19 games. Overbay grounds to first base Pena throw to Bartlett, Rolen out at second. Overbay at first. Millar with two down. Come on Kevin. Strikes out.
Top 7th: Crawford singles to left. Longoria fly ball to Rios. Pena singles to centre, Crawford to third. Romero in trouble here. Zobrist 3-0 and walks on four pitches, Pena to second. Bases are loaded. Ricky in big trouble now.Burell, WHOA Canada Day gift here. Burrell grounds to Scutaro on to Hill on to Overbay, double play ball to end that threat. That could have been the game there. Now Jays have another chance to get some.
Bottom 7th: Rios leading off, lines out to Kapler and remains hitless. Not good Alex. What is it going to take to get you going? Barajas, with one down. YES indeed Rod, make them pay, no doubt about this one, home run to left and Jays are ahead 3-0. Bautista strikes out. Scutaro with two down, Shields at 96 pitches. Scutaro strikes out.
Top 8th: Bartlett, full count and walks. Kapler grounds to Scutaro no Marco, error on Scutaro and both runners safe. Aybar pinch-hitting for Hernandez. Nobody out and two on. Aybar lines to Scutaro, this time no question. On to Hill doubles off Bartlett at second. Kapler at first for Upton. Full count and walks. Romero really tiring here. 112 pitches. Come on Cito. Crawford with two on and two down. Lines out to Bautista in right. Romero escapes major trouble that inning not once but twice. Scutaro redeemed himself.
Bottom 8th: Jays need a couple more here to give some breathing space. Shields also on 103 pitches. He and Romero like two heavyweights today. Hill hitless today, perfect chance to get going. Fly ball to Upton in centre. Lind with one down. YES Adam, perfect timing, gets hold of this one, home run to centre 4-0 Jays. Am so pleased for Lind. You see him trying so hard game after game, he deserves every plaudit he gets. Obviously enjoying number three today !!! tweo extra base hits. Rolen now with Shields tiring. YES, YES Scott, he gets hold of one, Home run into left and Jays are a rocking here, 5-0 Jays. Overbay hitless join the party Lyle. That’s it for Shields. Choate now pitching. Lyle singles to centre and breaks his hitless game, Millar now also hitless, Come on Kevin. Hit one out. That’s it for Choate, Balfour now pitching. Not this time, fly ball to Crawford in left. Rios also hitless your big chance here Alex. Strikes out. Oh boy…. I think you are going to be down the order for a long time to come Alex. The new numbers two and three Lind and Rolen are doing very well.
Top 9th: All change. Frasor now pitching. Romero did an incredible shutout for eight. Wells in at centre. Rios moves to right field. Bautista to left field. Longoria strikes out. One down. Pena strikes out. Two down for Zobrist, crowd on their feet, and walks, Come on Jason, Cito will be furious. Burrell at bat, Zobrist takes second, defensive indifference, would be nice one day for a team with two outs to get a player doing that. Burrell strikes out and Jays win big. Avoid the sweep and go to New York with some confidence at least.
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