“You’re aware of it”, manager Gibbons said of watching the out-of-town scores. “Keep fighting, but at the same time, have fun”. “If it was riding on that, we could still win the division. Really a well-played game”.
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Roberto Osuna pitched a one-hit ninth for his 35th save in 38 chances, completing Toronto’s second straight three-hitter.
For all his post-game talk, Girardi essentially ran up the white flag on 2016 on Friday night.
Heredia was sacrificed to third, with first baseman Ryan Goins throwing to Donaldson in a vain shot at the lead runner; Robinson Cano ended it with a walk-off sacrifice fly to left. The Jays hit into double plays in both the first and second innings. “It seems like he always steps up in those key moments when we need him most”. Didn’t try to do too much. That being said, unlike the NL/AL MVP Award, which, in recent years, has been awarded to a player playing for a contending team, the NL/AL Cy Young Award does not necessarily have to be awarded to a pitcher pitching for a contender (though it certainly doesn’t hurt a pitcher’s case if he is pitching for a team with playoff hopes).
“Something that’s been a huge thing for me the last couple seasons is not staying healthy”, Sabathia said.
All of their runs Saturday came on the 20th homer of the season by Jose Bautista with two outs in the eighth inning against Yankees reliever Tyler Clippard.
“You become disappointed when there’s a lack of effort”, Girardi said. The Yankees have lost seven straight at Toronto, tied for their longest road losing streak in series history.2. I was behind in the count, I was simply trying to put the ball in play. His ball has some run. “Joe just wanted to give me an extra day”.
Seattle shortstop Mike Freeman prevented the go-ahead run from scoring in the 10th with a diving grab of Kevin Pillar’s one-out liner with a runner on third.
“I was aggressive”, Stroman said. The entire sequence of events that culminated in the loss – a stellar performance by the starting pitcher wasted by the inability to score and a fielding error that ultimately led to the winning run – serves as a ideal microcosm of the Jays’ 2016 campaign. They were able to collect just one base hit off starting pitcher Marcus Stroman over seven innings and two others against the Blue Jays’ relievers.
When Hernandez came off the field after the seventh, he told nearby fans, “This is my house”.
Martin and Saunders each homered off Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12) during the Blue Jays’ big inning.
In 10 career games against the Yankees, including eight starts, he is 2-4 with a 3.72 ERA.
It was Sanchez’s fourth start in the last 32 days, but Gibbons suggested the 24-year-old right-hander is back to being all-in as far as every fifth day, or whenever he’s needed the rest of the way, including playoffs. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he beat Toronto in 11 straight seasons from 2004-14, the longest such streak against the Jays.
After producing four hits in the first four innings, the Blue Jays bats snoozed through the next three frames against Yankees starter CC Sabathia. Potential opponents, from likeliest to unlikeliest based on the standings at the time this was published, include Detroit, Baltimore, Seattle and Houston. He’s been on base five times through these first two games and homered.
Following an off day Thursday, the Jays open a seven-game homestand against the Yankees and Orioles, followed by a series at Fenway Park to end the regular season.
So that’s three games in a row, now, with a big hit. He is 0-1 with a 4.02 ERA during that span, although the Yankee are 4-4 in those starts.
“I’m happy for him, ” Mariners manager Scott Servais said.
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“She goes ‘We’re going to Hunter Pence Canada?’ I’m like “yeah, let’s go.” he laughed”.
