Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Bautista MIA as Jays shutdown

So Jose Bautista has played all 6 road games but he has missed 6 of the Jays first home games as he missed the Red Soxs series and the first three against the White Soxs with a bad back and the Jays bats have been silent at home as they got shutout 7-0 and fall to 3-6 at home this season. Brett Lawrie has been back for two games and still is unable to catch-up to the real major league stuff as he is 0 for 7 with a sac fly RBI but 4ks and he left 3 runners on base as had 3 ks in his 4 at bats tonight. It was Melky Cabrera with who fell on his face as Munenori Kawasaki and Rajai Davis both were on in the third and fifth inning and Melky struck out to end the third and grounded out in fifth to end the inning and left four runners on. Jose Quintana got into some trouble with a double and a walk in the fifth and two singles in the third but lasted 6.2 and gave up 5 hits and 2 walks and just was able to get out of two out jams as the Jays hitters were unable to get that big hit to open up the game. The Jays were unable to dent the Chisoxs bullpen as Jesse Crain only gave up a single in 1.1 inning pitched and it was to Edwin who was on base three times with two singles and a walk and the Donnie Veal came in and went 1-2-3 in the ninth to finish the game. J.A. Happ who was the best pitcher throw the rotation was the worst the third time around and it was another long inning that shortened his night and put a crooked number on the board and it was a two out and 2 on 2 and 1 fastball in the second inning which was the third straight fastball and catcher Tyler Flowers crushed it for a three-run homer to open the inning. He throw 30 pitches in the inning did not allow him to get through the 6 inning like the rest of the rotation as he throw 92 pitches as he went 5.2 innings and gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and a walk. Happ gave up s two out hit to Alexei Ramirez to drive in Paul Konerko who lead off the third inning with a double and after two ks Happ just was unable to close the deal and the other mistake was a lead-off homer to Alex Rios to lead off the sixth. Ramon Ortiz came across lake Ontario from buffalo to end up innings and he did that for the Jays as he went the last 3.1 innings and got hit extremely hard in the seventh as gave up three straight singles and gave up a RBI sac fly to Jeff Keppinger and after he walked Rios to load the bases and Paul Konerko had a RBI sac fly and he gave up no more runs but two hits the rest of the way. Jays need a healthy Bautista and Lawrie getting back in game shape Tom Mehegan

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