Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Jays get four in the seventh to stop a four game losing streak
The Jays and O's were tied at 2-2 going into the bottom seventh with 4 hits and 11 hits through the first 24 innings but then the Jays blow the game wide open with a 4 run seventh on 5 hits and a walk and it lead to a 6-4 victory to make sure they were not swept by the O's in a series for the third time this season. The big hit on the inning was Adeiny Hechavarria with runners on the corner and bunted the ball between home and the plate and the O's starter Miguel Gonzalez came off the mound and only could shovel the ball to the plate and it missed the plate and Yunel Escobar scored to give the Jays a 3-2 lead. With the bases loaded and Rajai Davis at the plate and having did a solo homer in the bottom of the third and came up with a two-run single and Adam Jones bobbled the ball and allowed Anthony Gose to score to make it 6-2 and after the play was over Rajai was standing on third base.
Brandon Morrow came up with a solid outing and got through 6 innings after the O's had a two-run second inning he faced 15 batters to get the final 14 outs he got as he only gave up a single and a double and got a double play. He only gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks and gave up a solo homer to Adam Jones and then a ground ball RBI to Manny Machado.
Anthony Gose, Kelly Johnson, and Rajai Davis all had two of the Jays 9 hits and Rajai Davis came up with a three RBI night.
The Jays had luck on their side in the eighth when Lew Ford with two outs and runners on first and second smoked the ball doen the third baseline and hit the line and bounced into the stands and should of been a RBI ground-rule double but the third base ump Laz Diaz called it foul and he then hit into an inning ending double play. The thing about the play is that because their is no dirt and no chalk line as it is painted on there was no proof of it hitting as chalk and dirt would of gone flying and it would of been called correctly and then when Mark Reynolds hit a two out two run dinger against Casey Janssen the came would of been much closer.
Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6.1 innings and gave up 5 runs on 7 hits and did not walk anyone and struck out four batters and pitched very well until the seventh when he ran out of gas.
Jays continue to plummet as they went 3-4 and has only one win in September
Tom Mehegan
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