“They played great defence, (Chase) Headley down at third base robbed us a couple of times and Gardner, he’s been known to do that too”. With Toronto facing a crucial three-game set against the Boston Red Sox this weekend, Dickey has had his next start pushed back.
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The bigger picture is that Toronto may not only lose the division race, but actually miss out on the playoffs if they keep folding in tight games. Alejandro De Aza had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth. “I’m a tough guy, so I’m not really anxious too much about it”, he said. It’s something I’ve been dealing with for a while now.
“I felt like I hit it decent”.
On paper, it appeared as though Wednesday night’s game was tailor-made for the Jays to break out of their slump.
CC Sabathia (4.20 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) gets the start, opposed by Alex Cobb (3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP). Mitchell was only recalled from Triple A Scranton on Tuesday. He is 5-2 with a 2.10 ERA in seven starts against the Yankees.
Coming out of the bullpen for the Jays was Joseph Biagini who continued to be the light shinning on a dark night. Mitchell, who picked up the win, was pulled in the sixth for Luis Severino with a 2-0 lead after giving up a lead-off double to Devon Travis.
Reliever James Hoyt (1-0) struck out two in 1 1/3 innings for his first major league win.
Looking to shake some things up, Gibbons moved DH Jose Bautista into the cleanup spot and batted Travis leadoff.
If all three of the baby bombers can find a way to get red-hot right now, the surging Yankees can find themselves with a terrifyingly good offense down the stretch that other teams will be downright intimidated by.
After Brandon Crawford struck out, Tomlinson lined an 0-2 fastball into left field to bring home Posey with the decisive run.
Ryon Healy, whose single broke up starter Ricky Nolascos bid for a flawless game in the sixth, hit an RBI single before Wendle lined a hit to right to drive in pinch-runner Arismendy Alcantara and Marcus Semien.
Trevor Williams (1-0) allowed one unearned run in three innings for the win in his major league debut.
The top five teams each have 24 games remaining, including Wednesday’s games. The right-hander was charged with four earned runs in just two thirds of an inning. But the Reds went 0 for 3 in trying to steal against him – opposing runners had been previously been 45 for 51 this season. “It’s just frustrating not getting the results I want to get”. “At certain points I did pitch out of trouble, but kind of when I needed it, I felt like it wasn’t there”.
With one game now separating three teams in the AL East, it’s crunch time for the Blue Jays and their postseason hopes.
“We had a tough series”, said Martin. To get to 93 victories, the Blue Jays would need to close out the campaign on a 16-7 run (a.696 winning percentage).
Smoak was up next in August 2015, he became the first Toronto player ever to hit a grand slam in the Bronx.
“After the whole season, what I went through, tonight’s very rewarding”, Mitchell said. “. I believe I belong here regardless”. We’re not too anxious about this series.
Abreu connected off Matt Boyd (5-3) in the second for his 23rd homer as Chicago got its third win in nine games. “Every single guy in this clubhouse is committed and motivated”.
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New York Yankees’ Starlin Castro watches his solo home run in front of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin during the third inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in New York.
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Ryon Healy, whose single broke up starter Ricky Nolasco’s bid for a flawless game in the sixth, hit an RBI single before Wendle lined a hit to right to drive in pinch-runner Arismendy Alcantara and Marcus Semien.
