Homerless Jays @ Traderless Rays 8/2-8/4

[Tobywan]

Probables

Romero VS Price

Villanueva VS Shields

Cecil VS Davis


The Blue Jays have won the past two series from the Orioles and Rangers, even with the home run drought of Bautista.

After losing 3 of 4 from the A’s, the Rays took the weekend series against the Mariners to come back home on a high note.

The Jays added a piece with the trade for Colby Rasmus and the Rays didn’t make a move until after the deadline with only a minor deal acquiring OF Matt Carson for cash from Oakland. The Rays also sent Mike Ekstrom back to Durham to make room for Juan Cruz being activated from the DL.

Tonight’s match ups

Ricky Romero is 8-9 with a 3.08 ERA. He pitched a strong scoreless 8 1/3 innings against the O’s allowing 4 hits while fanning seven. He has thrown 15 quality starts in 21 outings this season and has 18 strikeouts over his last two games.

David Price is 9-9, with a 3.76 ERA. He has taken the lost in his last two games, in Oakland he allowed 4 runs on 7hits and gave up 4 walks.

Jose Bautista has gone a season high 14 games without a homer his longest drought in a couple seasons, don’t think it will last much longer though. New Jay Colby Rasmus started 0-12 with the team but got 2 hits on Sunday.

Ben Zobrist has a 12 game hitting streak, the last 7 days as he has hit .429 with 3 doubles, 3 homers, 9 RBI, a .500 OBP, and a .857 SLG.

[Tobywan]

Line ups

Jays

Escobar SS
Rasmus CF
Bautista 3B
Lind 1B
Encarnacion DH
Snider LF
Hill 2B
Davis RF
Arencibia C

Rays

Jennings LF
Damon DH
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Kotchman 1B
Upton CF
Joyce RF
Shoppach C
Rodriguez SS

[Tobywan]

Escobar walks.
Rasmus pops out to first.
Bautista pops up in foul territory, Kotch racing to the wall almost takes a header into the stands, missing the ball...Jose Ks.
Lind lines out to left.

[Tobywan]

Jennings Ks.
Damon Ks looking.
Longoria grounds out to third.

[Tobywan]

Encarnacion pops out to short.
Snider grounds out to third.
Hill flies out to left.

[Tobywan]

Zobrist walks.
Kotchman HBP.
Upton walks.
Joyce Ks.
Shoppach Ks.
Rodriguez grounds to third throw to Hill for the force on Upton.

Here we go again with a bases loaded situation and getting nothing for it.

On to the 3rd, no score.

[Tobywan]

Davis Ks looking.
Arencibia down swinging.
Escobar Ks looking.

[Foster]

Ricky seems to enjoy pitching out of jams, and I seem to enjoy watching it happen.

[Tobywan]

DJ grounds out to third.
Damon flies out to center.
Longoria grounds to third.

[Tobywan]

Hopefully, Price can continue to not get into any jams.

[Tobywan]

Rasmus grounds out to first.
Bautista.........like I said wasn't going to last..a bomb to left.

Jays lead 1-0.

[Foster]

Pardon?

[Tobywan]

Lind grounds out to second.
Encarnacion hits a looper into right, Joyce can't get to it, single.
Snider Ks.

[Tobywan]

Pardon?

Huh?

[Tobywan]

Zobrist down swinging.
Kotchman grounds to third just under the glove of Bautista reaches on the error.
Upton grounds into a 6-4-3 dp.