Today in Jays history: Jays beat Orioles to win 11th straight

Seven Years Ago Today

The Blue Jays beat the Orioles 13-5, picking up their 11th win in a row. That tied a team record (the did it in 1987 and 1998). Yes, it would be nice to talk about a game happening this year, but this is our life.

We scored 9 runs in the first 3 inning and could coast the rest of the way. From the recap:

On offense:

Melky Cabrera: 1 for 3, sac fly, 2 RBI.

Jose Bautista: 1 for 3, 2 walks, double, 3 RBI.

Edwin Encarnacion: 3 for 5, double, home run, 4 RBI. Another that deserves your All-Star votes.

Colby Rasmus: 1 for 4, walk, home run.

J.P. Arencibia: 3 for 4, 1 RBI on a bases loaded hit by pitch. He also did a good job catching Josh Johnson.

Maicer Izturis: 2 for 5, 2 doubles.

Emilio Bonifacio: 2 for 4, double, steal.

We did everything. Small ball, Emilio gets a bunt single (bunted over the pitcher), steals second, goes to third on a Kawasaki bunt and scores on a sac fly. And long ball, homers from Edwin and Colby.

Freddy Garcia, the Orioles starter, gave up 7 hits and 7 earned in 2.1 innings. At 36, he didn’t have a good time with the O’s, going 3-5 with a 5.77 ERA before being traded to the Braves in August.

Josh Johnson got the start for the Jays, and picked up 1 of his 2 wins with the Jays. He went 6 innings, allowing 7 hits, 4 earned, 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. His other win came in his last start of the season (and his career), August 6 against the Mariners.

Juan Perez (remember him?) and Darren Oliver pitched in relief. Perez was a 34-year-old lefty reliever. He pitched in 19 games for the Jays that year with a 3.69 ERA. He pitched in a total of 61 games spread over 5 seasons, with 4 teams.

Unfortunately we lost our next game, 4-1 to the Rays in Tropicana Field.