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Griever20 · 09-03-2025, 04:06 PM

American League Championship Series Game 4:

October 15th, 2016

Toronto Blue Jays - Detroit Tigers @Comerica Park

TOR: SP Juan Gonzalez(R, 6-1 3.65)
DET: SP Scott Kazmir(R, 1-0 0.93)

I had a bad feeling about this one before the game. That was before Castellanos, Rendon and Suárez reeled off three straight singles to make it 1-0 Toronto, Castellanos walked… and then we started to sabotage ourselves as Sokolow hit Devin for an interference out… and the inning sizzled out. The second saw our back end of the order go down quickly, meaning two down for Nick Castellanos… who grounded one to Rua… who then threw it past Hosmer for an error.

Kazmir was visibly enraged, and it affected his pitching to Rendon as he was losing his command… and then Rendon to a loud double to right field that scored Nicky. Given a 2-0 lead, Gonzalez was… struggling, giving up a double in the first, and then walking two and then hitting Taylor to load em up with one down. This was about the time where Devin Mesoraco started bailing him out by fooling the umpire, stealing three strikes en route to two strikeouts in long at bats…. That were STRESSFUL.

Finkbeiner made it 3-0 with a solo blast in the third and cashed in for more fun when Mesoraco waited for him at second in the 5th… RBI-single. That was the end for Kazmir after 4.2, and Gonzales followed him after four messy, yet scoreless innings, in line for the W. That lead however, was in danger.

Bringing in Carlos Bustamente was a costly mistake as bloody Bautista tattooed him for a 2-run home run, and Hosmer and Rua collected their third run on two singles. With the bottom of the order coming up, we brought in Danny Foxhoven again… and when he left after a single, a walk, a passed ball and a wild pitch, and a fielder’s choice RBI… DET 6 TOR 5.

Trying to give them a new look and hoping to keep things close, Henderson Alvarez III got his gig and pitched two scoreless to get to the ninth. Familia seemingly was finally gassed after pitching 2 inning outings two times already. That brings up 7.02 righty Fernando Rodriguez Jr.… and he got Mesoraco, Sokolow and Finkbeiner in order.

SP Juan Gonzalez 5IP 1H 0ER 0BB 8K ND
RF Nick Castellanos 2-5 2R
3B Anthony Rendon 3-5 RBI 2DB
DH Eugenio Suárez 2-5 R RBI DB
C Devin Mesoraco 1-4 R RBI BB
1B Joe Sokolow 1-5
2B Brad Finkbeiner 2-5 R 2RBI HR
LF Jesse Winker 1-4 DB
SS Carlos Gandara 1-4
HR TOR: Finkbeiner(1)
HR DET: Bautista(3)
W: Ryan Madson(2-0 2.08) L: Danny Foxhoven(0-1 3.86) SV: Fernando Rodriguez Jr.(1 9.00)
TOR 5 DET 6 DET leads ALCS 3-1.
As I said. Bad feeling.

09-03-2025, 04:06 PM	#92
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2016 ALCS Game 4 American League Championship Series Game 4: October 15th, 2016 Toronto Blue Jays - Detroit Tigers @Comerica Park TOR: SP Juan Gonzalez(R, 6-1 3.65) DET: SP Scott Kazmir(R, 1-0 0.93) I had a bad feeling about this one before the game. That was before Castellanos, Rendon and Suárez reeled off three straight singles to make it 1-0 Toronto, Castellanos walked… and then we started to sabotage ourselves as Sokolow hit Devin for an interference out… and the inning sizzled out. The second saw our back end of the order go down quickly, meaning two down for Nick Castellanos… who grounded one to Rua… who then threw it past Hosmer for an error. Kazmir was visibly enraged, and it affected his pitching to Rendon as he was losing his command… and then Rendon to a loud double to right field that scored Nicky. Given a 2-0 lead, Gonzalez was… struggling, giving up a double in the first, and then walking two and then hitting Taylor to load em up with one down. This was about the time where Devin Mesoraco started bailing him out by fooling the umpire, stealing three strikes en route to two strikeouts in long at bats…. That were STRESSFUL. Finkbeiner made it 3-0 with a solo blast in the third and cashed in for more fun when Mesoraco waited for him at second in the 5th… RBI-single. That was the end for Kazmir after 4.2, and Gonzales followed him after four messy, yet scoreless innings, in line for the W. That lead however, was in danger. Bringing in Carlos Bustamente was a costly mistake as bloody Bautista tattooed him for a 2-run home run, and Hosmer and Rua collected their third run on two singles. With the bottom of the order coming up, we brought in Danny Foxhoven again… and when he left after a single, a walk, a passed ball and a wild pitch, and a fielder’s choice RBI… DET 6 TOR 5. Trying to give them a new look and hoping to keep things close, Henderson Alvarez III got his gig and pitched two scoreless to get to the ninth. Familia seemingly was finally gassed after pitching 2 inning outings two times already. That brings up 7.02 righty Fernando Rodriguez Jr.… and he got Mesoraco, Sokolow and Finkbeiner in order. SP Juan Gonzalez 5IP 1H 0ER 0BB 8K ND RF Nick Castellanos 2-5 2R 3B Anthony Rendon 3-5 RBI 2DB DH Eugenio Suárez 2-5 R RBI DB C Devin Mesoraco 1-4 R RBI BB 1B Joe Sokolow 1-5 2B Brad Finkbeiner 2-5 R 2RBI HR LF Jesse Winker 1-4 DB SS Carlos Gandara 1-4 HR TOR: Finkbeiner(1) HR DET: Bautista(3) W: Ryan Madson(2-0 2.08) L: Danny Foxhoven(0-1 3.86) SV: Fernando Rodriguez Jr.(1 9.00) TOR 5 DET 6 DET leads ALCS 3-1. As I said. Bad feeling. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)