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Toronto Blue Jays - Games 22-25

Posted on April 6, 2012 at 10:56 AM.

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The Jays improve to 22-3 on the season and continue their hot bats by destroying NL clubs the Padres, Giants, Cardinals, and Phillies. The team has welcomed a power surge by Brown, Bautista and newly acquired Matt Joyce, and even saw a PERFECT GAME from Henderson Alvarez, his 1st of his young career vs. Philly.

Game 22: Blue Jays 6, Padres 0:
W: Beachy (1-1) - 3IP 3H, 0ER, 3K
L: Richard (3-2) - 4.1IP 10H, 6ER, 1K
Blue Jays:
Brown - 1/3 R
Ramirez - 2/3 R
Bautista - 1/3 HR(7), RBI, 2R, K
Howard - 1/3 RBI
Freese - 1/3 R
Lawrie - 2/2 HR(5), 4RBI, R

- The Jays continue to beast, getting a 3 inning 3 hit shutout by Beachy who gets win number 1 of the season finally. Bautista smacked a solo HR, and Lawrie's RBI single made it 2-0 Jays in the 1st. In the 3rd, Lawrie smacked a 3-Run HR to make it 5-0. The final inning would see a RBI single by Howard and that's all they would need to take it 6-0. Jon Jay was hurt in this game and sent to the 15-Day DL with a shoulder injury after making a spectacular catch in CF.

Game 23: Blue Jays 9, Giants 0:
W: Chacin (4-0) - 3IP 4H, 0ER, 1K
L: Baumgarner (1-3) - 1.2IP 5H, 5ER
Blue Jays:
Brown - 2/3 2-HR(1,2), 2RBI, 2R
Bautista - 1/3 HR(8), RBI, R
Howard - 2/3 R, 2B
Lawrie - 0/2 R, SB
Freese - 2/2 2RBI, R, 2-2B
Arencieba - 1/2 RBI, R
Barajas - 1/1 HR(1), 2RBI, R
Thames - 1/1 HR(2), RBI, R

- Wow, what an offensive output for Toronto. The team hit 5 home runs in the game including 2 from Domonic Brown who is really thriving in that lead off role. Chacin pitched 3 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits. In the 2nd, Brown would hit a solo HR, Bautista would hit a solo HR, Freese hit a 2-Run double, and Arencieba would hit a RBI single to make it 5-0 Toronto. Next inning, Barajas would smack a 2-Run HR to make it 7-0 on his first of the year getting the start against the lefty. In the 4th, Thames would hit a solo HR, and Brown would hit another HR (his 2nd of the game) to finish the onslaught of San Francisco, 9-0.

Game 24: Blue Jays 4, Cardinals 0:
W: Jimenez (6-0) - 3IP 4H, 0ER, 2K
L: Lohse (2-1) - 4IP 6H, 4ER, 2K
Blue Jays:
Brown - 1/2 HR(3), RBI, R
Bautista - 2/2 HR(9), RBI, R
Freese - 1/2 R
Joyce - 1/2 HR(1), 2RBI, R

- Toronto continued the power surge with another 3 HR, and behind Jimenez's 6th win of the season pitching 3 innings of 4 hit shutout ball. In the 2nd, Joyce would hit a 2-Run HR to make it 2-0. Next inning, Lohse would give up solo HR to Bautista and Brown (making it 3 in 3 games for Jose, and 3 in 2 games for Brown). That would be it as the Jays would take it 4-0.

Game 25: Blue Jays: 6, Phillies 0:
W: Alvarez (5-0) - 5IP, 0H, 0ER, 6K
L: Blanton (2-2) - 3IP 11H, 6ER, K
Blue Jays:
Bautista - 2/3 R
Lawrie - 1/3 R
Freese - 2/2 RBI, 2R, 2B
Joyce - 2/2 HR(2), 4RBI, 2R, 2B
Thames - 2/2 RBI

- Toronto finished off the NL squads in style with a PERFECT GAME from Henderson Alvarez who struck out 6 batters in a great performance. In the 2nd, Joyce smacked a 2-Run HR (2nd in as many games) to make it 2-0. Next inning, Freese would hit a RBI double, Joyce a 2-RBI double, and Thames a RBI single to make it 6-0 Jays to end it.

Top Performers - Games 22-25:
RF Jose Bautista (3HR, 3RBI, 5R)
CF Domonic Brown (3HR, 3RBI, 4R)
LF Matt Joyce (2HR, 6RBI, 3R)
SP Henderson Alvarez (5IP, PERFECT GAME, 6K)
2B Brett Lawrie (1HR, 4RBI, 3R, 1SB)