Overbay Homers in the 9th, Jays Win First of Double Header

by Tom Dakers on Jul 25, 2010 4:20 PM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Game Recaps

You sure we want to trade Scott Downs? In case you missed the 8th, the Jays had a 1 run lead going into the bottom of the 8th. Shawn Camp came in and gave up a triple, walk, popout and single, to let the Tigers tie things. Everyone is allowed a bad day. Scott Downs comes in with the go ahead run on third and one out. Scott walks the lefty Boesch, to load the bases, then two strikeouts.

That allowed Lyle Overbay to give us back the lead with a two run opposite field home run off a Jose Valverde. Valberde took a hard ground ball off the leg, from Vernon Wells's bat. Most painful single he has ever given up I'm sure. I'm not sure if the pain in the leg caused him trouble pitching, it didn't look like it when he struck out Lind and Hill. But you never know.

Kevin Gregg had a very nice perfect inning for the save. Strikeout, ground out, fly out. Nothing hit hard.

Brett Cecil had a really good start and deserved the win. Perfect through 3. He did have trouble in the 6th. 2 doubles and a homer in the inning but got out with just the two runs scoring. 7 innings, 6 hits, 1 walk, 2 earned and 6 k. He did have a bit of trouble in the 4th too but Edwin Encarnacion made nice play on a ground ball, touching third to get the lead runner and throwing to first to finish the DP.

Offensively, all our runs scored on homers. Jose Molina (!) hit a two run shot after EE legged out a single. Vernon hit a solo homer in the 7th. And Overbay hit the game winning in the 9th. We had 9 hits on the day, two each for Vernon and Yunel Escobar, one for everyone else except DeWayne Wise and Aaron Hill. Hill looked particularly bad at the plate. He was having a good road trip till we got to Detroit.

Jays of the Day are Overbay (.423 WPA), Downs (.250), Wells (.206), Molina (.181), Cecil (.162) and Gregg (.097). Suckage is Hill (-.162) for the third day in a row (h/t Casusby).

So Jesse Litsch goes for the sweep of the day and the win of the series at 6:00 Eastern. See you then.

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not sure if hill is going to recover this year

by WesleyY on Jul 25, 2010 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

What are we playing for?

I get real happy after every jays but then I ask myself if it really matters at this point. I stopped going to jays games last month. I know I should support them no matter what but it isn’t really fun going to the roger centre when the games mean nothing. Anyone want to cheer me up? lol

by Schenn4captain on Jul 25, 2010 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

If you only really care about your team if they're in the playoffs, then we can't help you

Ball.

by Casusby on Jul 25, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

This cannot possibly be a Leafs fan.....

by PFHLai on Jul 25, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

HAHA

that is all

by T_Mizz on Jul 25, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions

well, first of all, there is plenty of baseball left, and plenty of baseball vs. the Rays and Sox, so you just never in this sport. A really good August and they’re right back in it.

Secondly, we’re probably going to get to see Wallace, Arencibia and Snider regularly. That’s probably what I’m looking forward to most.

And baseball is fun to watch, even if it’s just kids playing in the backyard. I wish I could watch the Jays live.

by REMO on Jul 25, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I hate when people count a team out of the playoffs when we are just past the halfway mark. We are two games above .500, cheer up! We are not the Leafs, we still have our draft picks next year bud, we just aren’t that bad. We theoretically still have something to play for.

by Joey P on Jul 25, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I am not even sure if Downs will get traded. It sounds like the availability of Downs is getting a lot of traffic with AA. It almost sounds like Downs is the most wanted RP in baseball at the moment. Will some team give up what the Jays can get in comp picks? That is the question.

I am pretty confident Downs go after Free Agency, teams seem to be more willing to give up draft picks then to give up prospects.

This will sure be one complicated trade if made. It will most likely be a three way deal as the Jays will want two good prospects or one really good prospect, which won’t happen.

by Joey P on Jul 25, 2010 6:42 PM EDT reply actions