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It's Just a Shadow in the Way: Jays 15, BoSox 4

A fangraph like todays is a beautiful, beautiful thing.  The Jays pummeled the irritating Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox today, taking a 6-0 lead in the 1st inning and never looking back.  There was no shortage of great offensive performances from the Jays - all of them except Rod Barajas had hits, and Barajas reached and scored twice (once on a walk, once on an HBP) Alex Rios was 5-6 with 4(!) doubles, Lyle Overbay was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a walk, John MacDonald added 3 hits, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI,  and Adam Lind hit his 8th HR of the season as well as 2 other hits for 4 RBI.  Even Brad Wilkerson got in on the fun with an RBI triple.  A great time was had by all. 

On the other side of the ball, Shaun Marcum wasn't at his sharpest, but he got through 5 innings yielding only 1 run, and the Sox do have a good offense.  Marcum was assisted by some great defense behind him.  The Jays turned 4 double plays during the game and Marco Scutaro, Vernon Wells, and John MacDonald made some very nice plays.  The bullpen gave up some runs, but they finished the game off without too much drama as the Jays kept piling on. Adam Lind and Lyle Overbay were Jays of the Day, with Marcum and J-Mac getting honourable mention.

The Jays sit 7 games out of the wildcard, with the Yankees, Twins, and the aforementioned Sox all ahead of them in that department.  It's an extremely long shot, but it's good to see the Jays scoring runs and winning games.

Incidentally, today's title comes from a fun song by Raleigh, North Carolina's own Tift Merritt, an alt-country singer/songwriter.  Let's just say I'm a fan.  

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Wow... pummelling would be my descriptor

Watched the first 3 innings and a bit here and there throughout. Just an awesome showing out there. Inglett must have felt like crap though after being outs #1 and #3 in the first inning. At least he eventually chipped in though, so I guess he made up for it. In on all 4 DPs I think if I remember correctly. Needless to say, I’m excited to see how these next few weeks play out – we can legitimately claw back into WC contention, so I suspect I’ll be having to elbow my friends who’ve already given up on the season to get them back in support.

by wroth91 on Aug 18, 2008 2:26 AM EDT reply actions  

He did see 14 pitches in the first

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Aug 18, 2008 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Fair enough – started watching just after he struck out to start, so I hadn’t realised he ground away at Beckett.

by wroth91 on Aug 18, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions  

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