This one could have been worse but it also could have been better as the Jays split a four game series with the Tigers. The Jays blew a nice lead on Saturday but they pulled off a couple of tight win to get their two. Just to put it in perspective, the Jays scored four runs in their two wins yet they racked up eleven win in the losses.
On Thursday, the Jays were down 5-2 for most of the game but they threw together two runs in the eighth to make it interesting. Aaron Hill continued to hit the ball well and he went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs. Tomo Okha took the loss and he gave up five runs on eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts in six innings of work.
On Friday, it was all Roy Halladay as he gave up just one run in a ten inning complete game win. He gave up just six hits with two strikeouts and he improved to 2-0. Alex Rios was the offense with his two run homerun in the first inning in the 2-1 win.
Then Saturday’s game was a downer. The Jays jumped all over the Tigers number five guy, Chad Durbin and took a 4-0 and 6-3 leads only to see B.J. Ryan give up a ton of walks and another game. To his credit, he’s now on the disabled list, which definitely isn’t a good thing. Rios homered in this one as did Vernon Wells in the 10-7 loss.
Then yesterday, the Jays got another nice pitching performance, this time from Josh Towers. He gave up one unearned run on three hits and a walk in 7 2/3 innings. John McDonald was the hitting star and he went two for three with an RBI in the 2-1 win.
The Jays sit tied with the Red Sox in the standings although they have one more loss. The won’t matter much though because the Jays host the Red Sox for a three game series beginning tomorrow. Gustavo Chacin gets the start in the opener and he’ll face Dice-K.
