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2008 - Games #91-96
The Toronto Blue Jays continued to play great baseball as they go 5-1 over the next 6 games
Game #91
Toronto 7
Johannesburg 3
WP - Roy Halladay (13-4)
LP - Fatboy Slim (9-4)
Star of Game - Lyle Overbay (2-5, HR 3 RBI's)
Homers
Toronto - Matt Stairs (11), Lyle Overbay (10)
Comments - the lefty bats carry the Jays in this one
Game #92
Toronto 5
Johnnesburg 2
WP - John Parrish (4-5)
LP - Conan O'Brien (4-9)
Save - Sergio Romo (22)
Star of Game - Matt Stairs (3-4, HR RBI)
Homers
Toronto - Vernon Wells (25), Matt Stairs (12)
Johannesburg - Norm MacDonald (3)
Comments - Parrish is getting his good stats against the expansion teams.
Game #93
Toronto 12
Johannesburg 4
WP - AJ Burnett (10-3)
LP - Brad Pitt (2-11)
Star of Game - Lyle Overbay (4-5, Grand Slam, 5 RBI's)
Homers
Toronto - Omar Infante (2), Lyle Overbay (11)
Comments - Overbay has the hot bat and Burnett finally is getting some run support
Game #94
Toronto 6
Seattle 3
WP - Dustin McGowan (12-8)
LP - Cesar Jimenez (4-7)
Save - Sergio Romo (23)
Star of Game - Chris Ianetta (2-5, HR 2 RBI's)
Homers
Toronto - Chris Ianetta (21)
Seattle - Adrian Beltre (17)
Comments - Ianetta is getting out of his slump. McGowan has 20 decisions in his 20 starts
Game #95
Toronto 6
Seattle 5
WP - Justin Verlander (11-5)
LP - JJ Putz (3-5)
Save - Sergio Romo (24)
Star of Game - Vernon Wells (3-5, 3 RBI's)
Homers
Seattle - Jose Lopez (9,10)
Comments - Wells has the 2 run double off of Putz in the top of the 9th
Game #96
Seattle 4
Toronto 3
WP - JJ Putz (4-5)
LP - Roy Halladay (13-5)
Star of Game - Yuniesky Betancourt (3-4, 2 RBI's)
Homers
Toronto - Frank Thomas (8)
Seattle - Brad Wilkerson (6)
Comments - Yosuki Fukodome has the walk off single in this game after robbing Overbay of a homer in the top of the 9th
Around the League
Prince Fielder (Milwaukee Brewers) slams 3 homers in a game on the road against the Auckland Conchordes at Finn Brothers Stadium.
Ryan Shealy (Kansas City Royals) wins AL player of the Week (5 HR 8 RBI .458)
Alfonso Soriano (Chicago Cubs) wins NL Player of the Week (5 HR 10 RBI .462)
David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox) clubs 3 homers at home against the Minnesota Twins
Adam Dunn (Cincinnati Reds) crushed 3 homers in a home game against the San Diego Padres
Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay Rays) hits for the cycle at home against the Texas Rangers
Trades
Cincinnati Reds trade Chad Gaudin to the Oakland Athletics for Joe Blanton
Colorado Rockies trade Jeff Baker to Oakland Athletics for Chad Gaudin
Houston Astros trade Mark Saccomanco, Tom Veriza, and Seymour Campbell to San Diego Padres for Brian Giles
Colorado Rockiese trade Ubaldo Jimenez to Boston Red Sox for Charlie Zink and Joe Thurston
Cincinnati Reds trade Joey Votto to Oakland Athletcis for Justin Duchscherer
Status
Toronto Blue Jays are 58-38 and in 2nd place in the AL East behind the New York Yankees by 14 games. The Jays lead the Tampa Bay Rays by 1 game in the AL Wildcard race
League Leaders
Homers
AL - Ryan Shealy (Kansas City Royals) - 35
NL - Adam Dunn (Cincinnati Reds) - 35
RBI
AL - Vernon Wells (Toronto Blue Jays) - 101
NL - Albert Pujols (St Louis Cardinals) - 92
AVG
AL - Justin Morneau (Minnesota Twins) - .378
NL - Chipper Jones (Atlanta Braves) - .406
Stolen Bases
AL - Matt Tolbert (Minnesota Twins) - 42
NL - Jose Reyes (New York Mets) - 33
Wins
AL - Armando Galarraga (Tigers), Roy Halladay (Blue Jays) - 13
NL - Ted Lilly (Chicago Cubs) 14
Strikeouts
AL - Rich Harden (Oakland Athletics) - 151
NL - Cole Hamels (Philadelphia Phillies) - 127
ERA
AL - Joba Chamberlain (New York Yankees) - 1.92
NL - Kerry Wood (Chicago Cubs) - 2.48
Saves
AL - Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers) - 36
NL - BJ Ryan (Washington Nationals) - 28
Division Leaders
AL East - New York Yankees (72-24)
AL Central - Cleveland Indians (59-37)
AL West - Texas Rangers (71-25)
NL East - Washington Nationals (63-33)
NL Central - Chicago Cubs (69-27)
NL West - Los Angeles Dodgers (64-32)
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