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Bald Man's Jays - April 25, 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:54 AM.

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The Blue Jays took the second game of the Baltimore series with a 3-2 victory behind more strong starting pitching from Kyle Drabek. Edwin Encarnacion continues to swing a hot bat. Encarnacion knocked a two-run homer in the 4th inning to give the Jays the lead for good.

Drabek went six strong innings, striking out seven and walking none. The only blemish for the night was an Endy Chavez two-run homer in the 3rd inning that gave the Orioles the lead 2-0.

Four Toronto relievers pitched the final three innings, surrendering only one hit and a walk, both by Casey Janssen in the 7th. Darren Oliver came on in the 8th with Chavez on 1st and no one out. Oliver proceeded to strikeout Nick Markakis before giving way to Francisco Cordero who induced a double play off the bat of JJ Hardy. Sergio Santos came on in the ninth and closed it out.

Drew Hutchison takes the hill on Thursday in the rubber match as the Jays attempt to win only their second series on the young season. The Jays return home on Friday for a 3-game set against the Mariners with Ricky Romero (1-2, 9.97) looking to turn things around against Felix Hernandez (2-0, 1.55).

Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
Apr 25, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto (6-12)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0
Baltimore (9-9)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	1
W: Drabek (1-0) L: Hammel (1-2) S: Santos (4)

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Davis, CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.207
Thames, LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.240
Bautista, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.242
Encarnacion, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	.333
Lind, DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.299
Lawrie, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.161
Johnson, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.231
Vizquel, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Mathis, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250
TOTALS	34	3	9	3	0	4
BATTING 2B: Encarnacion (7) HR: Encarnacion (5) RBI: Encarnacion (17), Thames (4) GIDP: Vizquel, Thames
BASERUNNING SB: Thames (1)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Drabek (W, 1-0)	6.0	8	2	2	0	7	6.10
Janssen (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	7.56
Oliver (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	2.70
Cordero (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6.00
Santos (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.69
TOTALS	9.0	9	2	2	1	10

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Roberts, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.313
Chavez, LF	3	1	1	2	1	0	.313
Markakis, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.243
Hardy, SS	4	0	2	0	0	1	.234
Jones, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Reimold, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.224
Betemit, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.235
Davis, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.235
Wieters, C	3	0	2	0	0	0	.356
TOTALS	33	2	9	2	1	10
BATTING HR: Chavez (1) RBI: Chavez 2 (8) GIDP: Hardy, Jones, Davis
FIELDING E: Roberts (2)