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2008 - Games #31-36
The Blue Jays are still somewhat mired in mediocrity as the season is nearly 1/4th complete
Game #31
Toronto 3
Anaheim 1
WP - Dustin McGowan (5-2)
LP - Ervin Santana (4-1)
Save - Sergio Romo (6)
Star of Game - Dustin McGowan (8.2 Ip 7 hits, 1 ER, 5 K's)
Homers
Toronto - Matt Stairs (5), Chris Ianetta (8)
Comments - Ianetta continues to hit for power and McGowan has been very stingy so far
Game #32
Johannesburg 3
Toronto 0
WP - Conan O'Brien (4-2)
LP - Justin Verlander (2-4)
Save - Jarvis Cocker (6)
Star of Game - Conan O'Brien (5.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, 5 K's)
Homers
Johannesburg - Dermot Mulrooney (4)
Comments - Johannesburg is clearly the best expansion team. Conan and 4 relievers kept Toronto off the board.
Game #33
Toronto 7
Johannesburg 6
WP - Scott Downs (1-0)
LP - Jarvis Cocker (0-2)
Save - Sergio Romo (7)
Star of Game - Joe Inglett (3-5, HR)
Homers
Toronto - Joe Inglett (2), Vernon Wells (7), Lyle Overbay (2), Chris Ianetta (9)
Comments - Scott Ian came in for defensive purposes for the Jitterbugs and dropped a fly ball which brought in the tying and winning runs in the top of the 9th.
Game #34
Toronto 4
Johannesburg 3
WP - Sergio Romo (2-1)
LP - Bret Michaels (3-1)
Star of Game - AJ Burnett 8 IP, 7 hits, 1 ER, 9 K's
Homers
Toronto - Chris Ianetta (10)
Comments - Romo killed a brilliant Burnett outing but Toronto still won the game on a Jarvis Cocker wild pitch
Game #35
Oakland 6
Toronto 4
WP - Joe Blanton (4-2)
LP - Dustin McGowan (5-3)
Save - Jerry Blevins (2)
Star of Game - Ben Zobrist (3 run shot)
Homers
Oakland - Ben Zobrist (6)
Toronto - Chris Ianetta (11)
Comments - a tough early bomb by newly acquired Zobrist carried the A's
Game #36
Toronto 1
Oakland 0
WP - Justin Verlander (3-4)
LP - Dallas Braden (1-2)
Save - Sergio Romo (8)
Star of Game - Justin Verlander (8 IP, 5 hits, 0 ER, 9 K's)
No Homers
Comments - Verlander outduels Braden in this tight pitching duel
Around the League
Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds) is out 5 weeks with inflamed ACL sufferered in a home game against the San Diego Padres
Luke Scott (Baltimore Orioles) wins AL Player of the Week (5 RBI .526)
Ryan Ludwick (St Louis Cardinals) wins NL Player of the Week (3 HR 10 RBI .579)
Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners) is out 5 weeks with bone chips in his shoulder suffered in a game against the Detroit Tigers at home
Ken Griffey Jr (Cincinnati Reds) hits career homer #600 off of Jake Westbrook at ATT Park on the road against the San Francisco Giants.
Status
Toronto is 18-18 and in 3rd place in the AL East trailing the first place New York Yankees by 9 games
League Leaders
Homers
AL - Jason Giambi (New York Yankees) - 14
NL - Carlos Delgado (New York Mets) - 15
RBI
AL - Vernon Wells (Toronto Blue Jays) - 39
NL - David Wright (New York Mets) - 48
AVG
AL - Jason Alexander (Caracas Bolivars) - .402
NL - Jody Gerut (San Diego Padres) - .491
Stolen Bases
AL - Denard Span (Minnesota Twins) - 14
NL - Fred Lewis (San Francisco Giants) - 14
Wins
AL - Luis Mendoza (Texas Rangers) - 7
NL - Many tied at 7
Strikeouts
AL - Rich Harden (Oakland Athletics) - 66
NL - Tim Lincecum (San Francisco Giants) - 60
ERA
AL - Brian Bruney (New York Yankees) - 0.72
NL - Max Scherzer (Arizona Diamondbacks) - 2.17
Saves
AL - Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers) - 16
NL - Brad Lidge (Philadelphia Phillies) - 12
Division Leaders
AL East - New York Yankees - (27-9)
AL Central - Detroit Tigers - (25-11)
AL West - Texas Rangers - (30-6)
NL East - Washington Nationals (25-11)
NL Central - Houston Astros (27-9)
NL West - Dodgers/Padres (23-13)
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