By now, we all know Girardi’s personality.
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With 10 games remaining between the two squads there is plenty of time for the Blue Jays to gain ground, or for the Yankees to build their lead, but for now Toronto has the momentum and looks like the better team. “It seems more attainable”. Rays starter Chris Archer settled down after a wild second inning and gave up three runs and four hits in six innings.
Monday kicks off a three-game set between the hot-and-cold Nationals and a Dodgers team that has played a slew of close games recently.
“Look, you have to have some perspective”, Rodriguez said.
“We are very confident, no doubt about that”, manager John Gibbons said. We just struggled this weekend for whatever reason. General manager Brian Cashman was interested in Price, according to Bill Madden of the New York Daily News, but Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos was quicker on the trigger, wowing the Tigers with a package of blue-chip talent.
WASHINGTON – DJ LeMahieu, who entered the game to play second base in the seventh inning on a double switch, had a two-run single with two outs in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie as Colorado beat Washington.
After landing in the seats, a fan threw the ball back and it hit left fielder Brett Gardner in the head.
Gardner bent over immediately after getting beaned, but otherwise did not react much, declining to even turn around, let alone confront his assailant, who likely didn’t intend to cause any harm (of course, we can’t be sure about that).
Estrada (10-6) kept New York’s risky lineup off balance all day, masterfully mixing his 77 miles per hour changeup with a 90 miles per hour fastball and slow curve. A walk to Beltran and a single by Chase Headley in the 7th. The right-hander next pitches at home against Washington.
LaTroy Hawkins completed the seventh inning out of the Jays bullpen, while Aaron Sanchez pitched a one-two-three eighth, and needed just nine pitches in the ninth to pick up his 10th save. “It’s been a tough spot for us”.
Beginning Tuesday, they embark on a six-game road trip that begins with a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians and concludes with a trio of contests north of the border against these same Blue Jays. He was relieved after 80 pitches. “I just felt it was the first time he’s done it in a long time”. You take it one at a time and that’s what we were able to do this series.
Will that become the norm? And when, with three days left, it turned out to be the former, Cashman prepared to make his bid for Price, the Cy Young-minted lefty who everyone agreed was potentially the biggest difference-maker on the market.
Tanaka said through a translator he was “good to go”.
“A little mark”, Gardner said.
The current Blue Jays team and the team it was two weeks ago – it’s like the before-and- after photos on Instagram of your friend who took up CrossFit and ate only celery and whey protein for a few months.
Marco Estrada threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings for the Blue Jays while Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista both homered.
“This isn’t going to be comfortable the rest of the way”, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. Their momentum is palpable: since July 28, the day they landed Tulo, the Jays are 11-1 and now riding an eight-game win streak.
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New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, August 9, 2015, in New York.
