The Blue Jays lost their 4th game in a row and dropped all 3 games of a series against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Disney Wide World of Sports 5-3. The loss brings their record to 10-13 this season and puts them in dead last in the AL East.
The offense didn’t look very good in this game, and since the releasing of Frank Thomas, the Jays haven’t won. They collected 7 hits in the game including 2 extra base hits. Aaron Hill went 1-for-4 with 1 run. His batting average is now at .292 this season. Marco Scutaro went 1-for-4 as well and recorded his 7th RBI of the season. Scutaro’s run at 3rd base may be coming to an end as news has come that the Jays are looking to activate Scott Rolen from the 15-day DL. The addition of Rolen will hopefully improve the struggling offense for Toronto because Scutaro is hitting an ugly .200 this season.
Dustin McGowan took the mound for the Blue Jays and had a rough night. He worked 4 innings allowed 4 hits, 5 runs, 6 strike outs but countered those with 7 walks. His ERA is now at 4.18 this season and now has his record at 1-2. Manager John Gibbons went through 5 more pitchers in the game including B.J. Ryan who pitched in the 8th. He allowed just 1 hit and struck out 1 batter in his appearance. His ERA still stands at 0.00 so far this season. Jeremy Accardo pitched just 1/3rd of an inning but didn’t allow any hits. His ERA is at 8.64 which is something he’ll need to improve on soon if he hopes of competing for the closer role with B.J. Ryan.
The Jays need to get their act together soon if they have any hope of putting up a fight in the AL East. This isn’t a good time to fall into a slump especially since the last 3 losses were against division foes Tampa. They need to get it going because the Sox have found their grove and they Yanks are soon to find theirs.
