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Games 4-7 (Blue Jays)

Posted on March 16, 2012 at 05:16 PM.

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Wow what a start for Toronto going 6-1 over the 1st 7 games. Games 4 and 5 vs. Tampa and Kansas City were unbelievable as the Jays take both in the 5th, especially the one vs. Tampa as they were down 5 runs going into 5th inning. Adam Lind has been a beast hitting 4 HR in his 1st 7 games, and Bautista is finally back in the lineup hitting a HR in his 2nd game back (7 vs. Mariners). Jays lost Drabek to a tear in his calf muscle so he was sent to the 15-Day DL expected out 2-4 weeks. SP Dustin McGowan was called up from AAA.

Game 4: Blue Jays 6. Rays 5:
W: Villanueva (1-0), L: Farnsworth (0-1)
Blue Jays:
Escobar - 1/3, RBI, R
Johnson - 1/3, HR (2), 2RBI, R
Lawrie - 2/3, 2B, R
Lind - 2/3, HR (2), 2RBI, R
Davis - 0/1, 2R, SB
Francisco - 2/3, RBI
Cecil - 2IP 5R, 0ER, BB
Janssen - 2IP, 0H, 4K
Rays:
Jennings - 1/3, RBI, 2B, R
Guyer - 1/2, 2RBI, R
Longoria - 1/3, HR, 2RBI, R
Hellickson - 4.2IP 8H, 4ER, 1K

- Wow, what a game. The Rays got to Cecil early in the 2nd shelling him for 5 runs including a 2-Run double by Guyer, and a 2-Run Home Run from Longoria. Cecil didn't get charged with the runs due to 2 errors by 2B Johnson. Johnson would get the last laugh however. In the 4th, Snider singled, Davis pinch ran for him and stole second. Escobar knocked him in with an RBI single. Last inning, down 5-1, Kelly Johnson got redeemed for his 2 errors by crushing a 2-Run HR to center. Lawrie gets up and singles, and Adam Lind steps up to crush a 2-Run HR to left to tie it. The Rays get 2 outs, but Raja Davis reached 1st on a missed double play due to the speed of Davis. Ben Francisco, playing for injured Thames steps up and knocks in the winning run to lead the Jays to a 6-5 win.

Game 5: Blue Jays 2, Royals 1:
W: Oliver (1-0), L: Duffy (0-1), SV: Santos (2)
Jays:
Francisco - 1/2, R
Arencieba - 1/1, HR (1), 2RBI, R
Drabek - 3.1IP 3H, 1ER, 4K
Royals:
Moustakas - 1/2, RBI
Duffy - 5IP 3H, 2ER, 1K

- Another 5th inning come back for the Jays lead them to victory despite only mustering 3 hits in the entire game. A. Escobar singled, stole 2nd and scored on a Moustakas RBI single. The game was a pitchers duel until the 4th when Kyle Drabek went down with a minor tear in his calf muscle and will be out 2-4 weeks (Sent to 15-Day DL). In the 5th inning, after a Francisco single to keep the game going with 2 outs, it was Jeff Mathis up to bat, giving Arencieba a rest, but the manager decided to pinch hit Arencieba against the lefty. Arencieba didn't disappoint driving a 2-Run HR over the fence for the first of the year. Santos came in for a perfect 5th inning for save number 2.

Game 6: Blue Jays 8, Orioles 1:
W: Romero (2-0), L: Chen (0-2)
Blue Jays:
Escobar - 1/3, R
Johnson - 2/3, 3B, R
Bautista - 1/2, 2R, 2B, BB
Lind - 2/2, 2HR (4), 5RBI, 2R, SF
Lawrie - 1/3, R
Cuddyer - 2/3, HR (2), 3RBI, R
Romero - 4IP 4H, 1ER, 3K
Orioles:
Miller - 1/2, RBI
Chen - 3IP 8H, 7ER, BB

- The Jays rough up the Orioles for the 2nd straight meeting between the 2, and scoring 16 Runs in the 2 games. Romero was masterful for the 2nd straight game giving up only 1 Run on 4 hits. Miller was the only sign of offense for Baltimore scoring an RBI single in the 2nd. Lind kicked off the 1st inning with a 3-Run Homer, and he wasn't done hitting a Sac Fly in the 4th, followed by a Cuddyer 3-Run Homer in his 1st game as a Jay after coming over from Colorado hitting behind Lind in the 5-spot. Lind capped the game off in the 5th, smacking his 2nd HR of the game and 4th of the young season to lead the Jays to a 8-1 smashing.

Game 7: Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0:
W: Chacin (1-1), L: Vargas (0-1), SV: Santos (3)
Blue Jays:
Bautista - 1/2 HR (1), RBI, R
Chacin - 3.2IP 4H, 0ER, 4K
Mariners:
Vargas - 4IP 1H, 1ER

- This has to be a first. Vargas only allowed 1 hit in the entire game, and still took the loss as the 1 hit was a Solo-HR by Bautista for his 1st of the season after being injured for 3 games. Chacin played in his 1st game after coming over from Colorado and played 3.2 innings allowing 0ER on 4 hits while striking out 4.

American League Standings:
East:
1) Boston Red Sox: 6-1 - 0GB
2) Toronto Blue Jays: 6-1 - 0GB
3) Tampa Bay Rays: 5-2 - 1GB
4) New York Yankees: 2-5 - 4GB
5) Baltimore Orioles: 2-5 - 4Gb
Central:
1) Cleveland Indians 5-2 - 0GB
2) Chicago White Sox 2-5 - 3GB
3) Minnesota Twins 2-5 - 3GB
4) Detroit Tigers 2-5 - 3GB
5) Kansas City Royals 1-6 - 4GB
West:
Oakland Athletics 5-2 - 0GB
Seattle Mariners 4-3 - 1GB
LA Angels 4-3 - 1GB
Texas Rangers 3-4 - 2GB

NEXT: Texas, LA Angels, Oakland, Minnesota - Jays Player Stats

Comments

# 1 legacyme3 @ Mar 17

American League Standings:
East:
1) Boston Red Sox: 6-1 - 0GB
2) Toronto Blue Jays: 6-1 - 0GB
3) Tampa Bay Rays: 5-2 - 1GB
4) New York Yankees: 2-5 - 4GB
5) Baltimore Orioles: 2-5 - 4Gb

While I can hope this is the leaderboard... I know it won't be.

Anyway, is it bad I JUST realized this is a 2k12 dynasty? :P I assumed the Show at first haha.

Anyway, I've been keeping up, and I rather like this. It's a nice take. Not too theatrical, but with more than enough to suit the needs of a dynasty. Just get the important stuff out of the way, you know?

# 2 BlueJays09 @ Mar 17

Haha ya ii hope that is the leaderboard. Ya its 2k. I have 360 lol. Thanks. I like to keep it simple. Just a few words and stats or what not. I don't have time for fancy graphs besides depth chart which I like. So it works for me hope others enjoy the simple read. I'll keep updating and lookin forward to yours to come out

# 3 legacyme3 @ Mar 18

Mine won't be started till close to Opening Day lol, and I'm probably going to go a lot slower with it and be as meticulous as I can. Hopefully, if I can keep my internet and stuff up, I'll also upload videos, like highlight reels and the like.

# 4 BlueJays09 @ Mar 18

hahah nice! looking forward to it...i update on here after 4 games .