Four Days Wide Awake, Why Slide Along And Say: Red Sox 7, Jays 5

by hugo on Aug 11, 2010 1:43 AM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Game Recaps

The Jays battled today and showed a lot of good, but ultimately dropped the game to Boston 7-5.

On the Mound:

Ricky Romero ran into problems in the second inning, giving up three runs on a number of hard hit balls. He limited the damage the rest of the way, ending up with 5 runs over his 6 innings, with four strikeouts and 2 walks. Not his best performance, but Boston is a tough team.

At the Plate:

Adam Lind went deep for his 16th home run of the season to get a run back in the second. Lind also doubled in the contest off Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka. After a horrible May and June to ruin a solid April, Lind enjoyed a very good July and is off to a terrific start in August. Travis Snider had a big game at the plate, going 2-5 with a 3-run home run in the third inning to erase Boston's lead and a double. He hit from the 2 spot. Moonraker did strike out with the bases loaded in the 6th, but you can't win 'em all. And Jose Bautista just can't be kept down - he hit a solo shot for his 35th home run of the season. On the other hand, Aaron Hill was 0-5 and J.P. Arencibia had a tough game at the plate, going 0-4 with two strikeouts and two poorly hit balls.

From the Pen:

With the score knotted 5-5, Scott Downs relieved Romero and was great, pitching a perfect inning and a third (1 K and 3 groundouts, wow he's good). Shawn Camp ran into problems in the 8th, though, giving up three hits including a 2-run home run to Mike Lowell that swung the outcome of the game. After a great first three months of the season, Camp had a very poor July and August isn't off to the best start either. Jason Frasor pitched a clean 9th.

In the Field:

J.P. Arencibia nabbed Jacoby Ellsbury trying to steal in the fourth (Yay!) Edwin Encarnacion threw a ball away in the 7th (boo, but it was erased when Scott Downs induced a double play)

Well, you can't win them all. Shaun Marcum and Clay Buchholz face off tomorrow in what should be a very interesting matchup of two excellent pitchers.

Today's title is from Tegan and Sara's song "Hell," because losing to Boston is Hell.

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Hopefully Vernon is back soon..

Lewis is a mess in center. He has pretty good speed but his routes/jumps are so bad that it doesn’t matter much.

"Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part."- Micky Mantle

by TwoEyesForAnEye on Aug 11, 2010 2:04 AM EDT reply actions

yeah, I should have mentioned that

I’m guessing if Vernon has to miss another game that Wise plays centre

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 11, 2010 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions

And with an injury to his toe, I doubt whats left of Vernons speed will be top notch, but he does take good routes and get good jumps

Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...

by JohnnyG on Aug 11, 2010 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions

a shame jays couldn't do anything with RISP

by WesleyY on Aug 11, 2010 3:20 AM EDT reply actions

I think it was 35 for Bautista

by Roccog on Aug 11, 2010 5:44 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

you are correct, typo

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 11, 2010 7:33 AM EDT up reply actions

I was able to get to the ballpark last night

Romero had no command early but slugged through six innings. Sankeface cruised thru 4 outs before Camp really blew up quick.

There was a nice buzz at the dome, the crowd warmed to Arencibia before his first AB. There were a number of WOW plays that got a big reaction, particuliarily Snider’s bomb, Arencibia throw out of Ellsbury and Bautista’s solo jack.

Tough one to drop but it was alot of fun to watch.

by torontocoltsfan on Aug 11, 2010 9:20 AM EDT reply actions

Gotta love the double by Moonraker

That thing was rediculous. He hit it so low, when it came on the bat i thought he had bounced a single over the pitchers head, instead, it was a double of the top of the wall. Amazing bat speed.

All this buttoning and unbuttoning

by Marttisdad on Aug 11, 2010 9:56 AM EDT reply actions