5-1, yes those are the numbers. The Toronto Blue Jays improved their record to 5-1, building on early success during opening week of the 2010 campaign. Once again the game was a come from behind late inning rally for the W... Something that has it's pros and cons, as noted in my last post. "AL East Lead".
The Jays completed the sweep of the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday , April 11th with a 5-2 win, fueled by an eighth inning bombardment that included two homers and three runs to push the club up 4-2. Also ruining the gem of a game that Oriole pitcher Kevin Millwood had logged up until the 8th.
“Kevin was pitching great,” Toronto manager Cito Gaston said
Miguel Tejada misplayed a ground ball to third base, where Tejada was occupying, although straying from his forte of shortstop. The error allowed Johnny Macdonald to reach base, then Bautista went yard for the lead. Sealing the deal in the ninth inning was Edwin Encarnacion's homerun filling the score sheet at 5-2
The Orioles are struggling this year, at 1-5 and were looking for Millwood to help them get on the right track, but with 4 homeruns, Toronto would have none of that! Two statistics worth noting are; 12 of Toronto's 29 Runs this year are in the final two innings. Which pointing to my prior post, cuts it close if nothing else.. It might be nice to give the starting pitchers a little support, but the 4 homeruns helped push the Blue Jays '10 total to 11th, tied for second in the Majors and first in the American League. The fifth straight win was capped off by Kevin Gregg's 2nd straight, raising the question of who is our closer? With Frasor's 50+ E.R.A after the first game, and two straight games closed by Gregg, I believe the job isn't his at the moment...
The Jays look to Christen the Roger's Centre tonight at 7 pm for the home opener against the Chicago White Sox, and the ex-outfielder, Alex Rios. Last but not least, I am extremely impressed with acquired SS Alex Gonzalez who has 4 HR this year and has hit in all 6 games this year.
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