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Games 25-28 (Blue Jays)

Posted on March 23, 2012 at 11:57 PM.

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The Jays head into the All Star break on a tear, winning another 4 games to give them a 24-4 record. Austin Jackson has been a beast in 2 games for the Jays (see 27, 28) and will continue to be expected for runs, hits, steals and defense. The team is really excited to have him long term. The American All Stars won the game 4-2 which included 4 Blue Jays Bats:
- Jose Bautista
- Kelly Johnson
- Brett Lawrie
- JP Arencieba
** Adam Lind despite being 1st in Hits, HR, RBI was snubbed from the All Star!

Game 25: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0:
W: Luebke (2-3),. L: Aceves (3-2), SV: Santos (10)
Blue Jays:
Johnson - 2/3 R
Bautista - 1/2 RBI, 2B
Robinson - 2/2 2-SB
Luebke - 4IP 1H, 0ER, 3K
Red Sox:
Aceves - 5IP 5H, 1ER, BB, K

- The Jays finally get a victory against Boston behind Luebke 4 inning 1 hit, 4K game. The only run came off a Bautista RBI double in the 4th inning. This was definitely a statement game for Toronto proving they can beat the greats.

Game 26: Blue Jays 1, Angels 0 (8 Innings):
W: Oliver (2-1), L: Weaver (3-2)
Blue Jays:
Johnson - 1/4 2B, R, SB, K
Bautista - 0/3 RBI, 2K, SF
Romero - 6.1IP 4H, 0ER, 5K
Angels:
Weaver - 7.2IP 6H, 1ER, 4K

- This was as good as a pitchers duel as you get. Romero went 6.1 innings allowing 4 hits and striking out 5 before being pulled for Oliver for matchups. Weaver was equally strong allowing only 1 run on 6 hits in 7.2 innings. The only run came in inning 8, where Johnson doubled, stole third, and was driven in by a Bautista Sacrifice Fly for the win.

Game 27: Blue Jays 3, Royals 0:
W: Chacin (5-1), L: Paulino (1-3), SV: Santos (11)
Blue Jays:
Jackson - 2/2 RBI, R, 2B
Bautista - 2/2 HR (8), 2RBI, R
Robinson - 1/1 R, SB
Chacin - 4IP, 1H, 0ER, 4K, BB
Royals:
Paulino - 4IP 7H, 3ER, 0K

- Another shutout, and who better than Chacin. He adds a 1 hitter to go along with his perfect game and has been a gem for Toronto. He went 4 innings only allowing 1 run, and fanning 4. Austin Jackson in his debut went 2/2 with a double a Run, and an RBI driving in Trayvon Robinson in the 3rd. The other offense came in the 1st, when Bautista hit his 8th HR, a solo shot for the 3-0 win.

Game 28: Blue Jays 5, White Sox 1:
W: Alvarez (4-1), L: Danks (2-3)
Blue Jays:
Jackson - 3/3 2R, 3-SB
Escobar - 1/2 RBI, R
Bautista - 1/2 HR(9), 2RBI, BB
Lind - 1/3 RBI
Arencieba - 1/2 HR(5), RBI, R
Alvarez - 3IP 3H, 0ER, 4K
White Sox:
Danks - 5IP 8H, 5ER, BB
Ramirez - 1/3 RBI K
De Aza - 2/3 R, 2-2B

- Last game before the break, and the Jays get their revenge for the early season loss. Alvarez went 3 innings allowing 3 hits and fanning 4. In the 1st Jackson singled and stole 2nd (he had 3 stolen bases) and was scored by Escobar RBI single. Bautista the hit a 2-Run HR to make it 3-0. In the 2nd, Arencieba hit a solo HR to make it 4-0. Lind drove in Jackson again with a RBI single in the 5th, and Alexi Ramirez got an RBI single off McClellan after a De Aza double to finish the scoring 5-1.

Toronto Blue Jays Stats (All Star Break):
Batting:
1B Adam Lind - .452, 11HR, 27RBI, 19R, 0SB
RF/3B Jose Bautista - .435, 9HR, 19RBI, 17R, 0SB
C JP Arencieba - .364, 5HR, 19RBI, 7R, 0SB
3B/2B Brett Lawrie - .348, 5HR, 13RBI, 14R, 4SB
CF Austin Jackson - .329, 1HR, 5RBI, 13R, 11SB
SS Yunel Escobar - .325, 1HR, 8RBI, 13R, 0SB
2B Kelly Johnson - .299, 4HR, 6RBI, 13R, 1SB
LF Trayvon Robinson - .262, 4HR, 7RBI, 6R, 4SB
DH/LF Delmon Young - .194, 1HR, 4RBI, 3R, 0SB
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CF Franklin Gutierrez - .429, 0HR, 0RBI, 0R, 1SB
LF/DH Eric Thames - .417, 0HR, 1RBI, 0R, 0SB
3B/SS Omar Vizquel - .333, 0HR, 0RBI, 1R, 0SB
C Jeff Mathis - .000, 0HR, 0RBI, 0R, 0SB
Pitching:
SP Henderson Alvarez (4-1) - 17.1IP, 4.15ERA, 16K
SP Cory Luebke (2-3) - 21IP, 3.43ERA, 20K
SP Brett Cecil (3-0) - 15.1IP, 2.35ERA, 13K
SP Jhoulys Chacin (5-1) - 23IP, 1.57ERA, 15K
SP Ricky Romero (4-0) - 26.1IP, 0.68ERA, 28K
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CL Sergio Santos (0-0, 11SV) - 11.2IP, .000ERA, 10K
SU Francisco Cordero (0-1, 3H, 1SV) - 8.1IP, 3.24ERA, 9K
SU Casey Janssen (0-0) - 5.2IP, .000ERA, 7K
MR Kyle McClellan (0-0) - 7.1IP, 2.45ERA, 7K
MR Darren Oliver (2-1, 1H) - 7.2IP, 2.35ERA, 7K
LR Carlos Villanueva (3-0) - 11.2IP, 0.77IP, 10K
MR Jason Frasor (0-0) - 3IP, .000ERA, 4K

Minor League Notables:
OF Ben Francisco - .315, 2HR, 13RBI, 6R
DH Ed French - .288, 3HR, 11RBI, 8R, 1SB
1B David Cooper - .277, 2HR, 7RBI, 8R
C Travis d'Arnaud - .264, 1HR, 10RBI, 11R
SS Elliot Johnson - .257, 0HR, 5RBI, 9R, 3SB
CF/INF Mike McCoy - .238, 1HR, 10RBI, 5R, 1SB
2B Luis Valbuena - .225, 3HR, 10RBI, 8R
OF Mike Cameron - .186, 1HR, 2RBI, 7R
3B Valentino Bochy - .167, 0HR, 2RBI, 2R
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SP Kyle Drabek - 3-1, 5.40ERA, 10K
SP Dustin McGowan - 1-5, 3.69ERA, 29K
SP Brad Penny - 3-2, 3.00ERA, 19K
SP Kyle Davies - 3-2, 3.00ERA, 33K
SP Leyson Deeds - 1-1, 1.13ERA, 16K
SP/RP Aaron Laffey - 2-1, 2.61ERA, 19K

AL East Standings:
1) Toronto Blue Jays 24-4 - 0GB
2) Boston Red Sox 18-10 - 6GB
3) New York Yankees 16-12 - 8GB
4) Tampa Bay Rays 13-15 - 11GB
5) Baltimore Orioles 13-15 - 11GB

Free Agent @ Seasons End:
Kelly Johnson - Depends on FA available
Jeff Mathis - Not expected to resign
Delmon Young - Not expected to resign
Omar Vizquel - Not expected to resign
Daren Oliver - Might be resigned
Francisco Cordero - Expected to resign
Jason Frasor - Not expected to resign
Casey Janssen - Might resign
Carlos Villanueva - Expected to resign
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Brad Penny - No
Dustin McGowan - Maybe
Kyle Davies - No

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Comments

# 1 philliesfan136 @ Mar 24

All-around dominance from Toronto. Not only does the hitting look good, but the pitching is young and has been electric as well. They look prepped to be huge playoff contenders.