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Old 05-28-2009, 02:24 PM   #15
majormet
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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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