Turns out, it was a trio of splendid pitching performances that closed the gap in the AL East.
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“More confidence now”, Bautista said, “and everything seems more in reach, more attainable”.
After Sunday’s New York Yankees game, one of those traditions may need to be reconsidered.
“Incredible”, Estrada said. “It’s been a great ride”. Adding a few pieces helped a lot.
Donaldson, who had been named player of the week twice previously, had at least one hit and one run in every game last week, when Toronto went 7-0 and closed to within a game and a half of the Yankees for the AL East lead.
On July 28, the Blue Jays had just lost to the lowly Phillies, dropped a game under. “We have a good offense, we just struggled this weekend for whatever reason”. By now, we all know Girardi’s personality.
On an aggravating afternoon for the Yankees, Brett Gardner slammed down his helmet with two hands after grounding out with a runner on second to end the third inning.
If you can get past Tulo, you have to face AL MVP front-runner Josh Donaldson, who’s power has been on full display recently, launching five home runs in his last seven games.
Estrada, who threw 61/3 innings Sunday and lowered his ERA to 3.21, shed light on another not-often-talked-about aspect of the team. A walk to Beltran and a single by Chase Headley in the 7th.
The right-handed Kluber retired the first two batters in the seventh inning before Mauer lined a 1-2 pitch to left field for a clean single, ending Kluber’s no-hit bid. But while the perennial hitting squad the Yankees put up may be underperforming right now, they’re not going to forever. “It’s been a tough spot for us”.
That nice little roll suddenly is making for quite a pennant race.
Twins right-hander Ervin Santana (2-2) allowed six hits, three walks and three runs while striking out two in six innings. He was relieved after 80 pitches.
Bautista connected in the fourth, launching a mammoth drive that struck the facing of the second deck in left field.
The offense has gone from scoring 90 runs in 10 games to just four in the past five.
“This isn’t going to be comfortable the rest of the way”, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. We’ve had a very good season, so far. However, critics argue that with David Price entering free agency after this season, the Jays gave up too many valuable pitching prospects for a rental. Encarnacion’s middle finger has been bothering him for a while, and he aggravated it on a swing Saturday. “We’re lucky to have an off day (Monday) and we’ll have a good road trip”. Coming into the game, Bradley had a. 121 batting average with one extra-base hit and four RBIs in 58 at-bats. Bryan Mitchell and Adam Warren are the top candidates. Pennington can play shortstop as well as second base and hit. An offseason trade with the Toronto Blue Jays brought the slugger and his bat to Canada where they have continued their reign of terror.
To watch Tuesday’s Oakland A’s vs. Toronto Blue Jays game live online free, use the feed provided by MLB.TV at this link, where the streaming subscription service of Major League Baseball is offering the matchup as its “Free Game of the Day”, meaning the game may be streamed live by anyone, without a fee.
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9 innings. 2 runs.
