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2008 - Games #67-72
The Blue Jays went 4-2 this time around with some struggle against expansions team but success against the powerful Tigers
Game #67
Mexico City 8
Toronto 6
WP - Jon Lovitz (1-1)
LP - Dustin Mcgowan (7-8)
Save - Anthony Clark (2)
Star of Game - Timothy Busfield (3,4 RBI)
Homers
Mexico City - Vince Gill (2)
Toronto - Joe Inglett (5), Vernon Wells (16), Lyle Overbay (7)
Comments - a tough game where the Jays blew the early 4-0 lead.
Game #68
London 1
Toronto 0
WP - Guy Ahrens (1-2)
LP - Roy Halladay (10-3)
Save - Tom Irwin (6)
Star of Game - Guy Ahrens (7.2 IP, 3 hits, 0 ER, 5 K's)
No Homers
Comments - Blame it on the London fog, as the Blue Jays bats went cold against the Monarchs 4th round pick this year
Game #69
Toronto 5
London 3
WP - Scott Downs (2-1)
LP - Tom Irwin (1-3)
Save - Sergio Romo (14)
Star of Game - Matt Stairs (3-5, RBI)
No Homers
Comments - a game in where Toronto won when John Parrish was the starter somehow.
Game #70
Toronto 9
London 7
WP - Justin Verlander (7-4)
LP - Oswaldo Navarro (1-3)
Save - Sergio Romo (16)
Star of Game - Scott Rolen (3-5, 2 HR's, 2 RBI's)
Homers
Toronto - Scott Rolen (14,15), Joe Inglett (6), Frank Thomas (7), Lyle Overbay (8)
Comments - Rolen does well batting leadoff as the Jays barely hang on in this one.
Game #71
Toronto 11
Detroit 5
WP - AJ Burnett (7-2)
LP - Dontrelle Willis (3-1)
Save - Scott Downs (1)
Star of Game (losing) - Marcus Thames (4-4, HR 3 RBI's)
Homers
Toronto - Scott Rolen (16)
Detroit - Marcus Thames (21)
Comments - Scott Downs came in during the 6th inning and finished out the game.
Game #72
Toronto 5
Detroit 3
WP - Dustin McGowan (8-8)
LP - Zach Miner (7-5)
Save - Sergio Romo (16)
Star of Game - Dustin McGowan (8 IP, 6 hits, 2 ER, 6 K's)
No Homers
Comments - McGowan has had a decision in all 16 of his starts
Around the League
Joe Inglett (Toronto Blue Jays) wins AL Player of the Week (2 HR 7 RBI .577)
Jayson Werth (Philadelphia Phillies) wins NL Player of the Week (5 HR 7 RBI .526)
Chipper Jones (Atlanta Braves) slugs 3 homers in a road game at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks
Marlon Byrd (Texas Rangers) collects 5 hits on the road against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum.
Status
Toronto is 40-32 and tied for 2nd with the Boston Red Sox trailing the first place New York Yankees by 12 games.
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