Toronto Blue Jays infielder Devon Travis left Tuesday night’s game against Philadelphia after two innings with a sore left shoulder.
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Cody Asche went 2-for-3 with a two-run double and a run scored, helping the Phillies defeat the Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday.
“He pitched very well”, interim manager Pete Mackanin said.
Jeanmar Gomez pitched the seventh, Luis Garcia worked the eighth and Giles finished. Acquired with veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins in a blockbuster deal with Colorado, the five-time All-Star Tulowitzki can provide just the jolt Toronto needs after it fell for the 15th time in 24 contests on Tuesday with a 3-2 setback in the series opener.Tulowitzki, who is a career.
Travis, who hit a solo home run out of the lead-off spot in his plate appearance of the game, was replaced at second base by Danny Valencia. The 33-year-old has permitted eight homers in his last five outings and is 0-4 in his last seven since picking up a victory over Arizona on May 16.
“He lost the zone and started scattering”, Gibbons said. “I’ll do all that I can to play through this one”. Ryan Howard led off with an infield single that bounced off his leg. Gibbons asked for a review but was denied. “Thought it was pretty obvious”. He’d later score the go-ahead and eventual game-winning run on Andres Blanco’s double.
Martin doubled off the glove of center fielder Ben Revere to begin the fourth, but Morgan responded by setting down the next nine batters.
Earlier in the day, GM Alex Anthopoulos announced the trade that sent Reyes and three prospects to Colorado for star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki.
The Blue Jays and Phillies are back at it again Wednesday with a 7:07 EST. start. He is 6-7 with a 3.64 ERA in 20 starts.
Travis was taken out with irritation in his left shoulder between the second and third innings, while Bautista pulled up lame while running out a ground ball to shortstop in the eighth.
MLB.com reported over the weekend that Toronto, Washington and the Chicago Cubs expressed interest recently in the 34-year-old Papelbon, who is 17-for-17 in save chances and has posted a 1.59 ERA in 37 appearances this season.
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Although the Blue Jays are only 1-2 since he joined the rotation earlier this month, Doubront remained unbeaten when he did not factor into the decision at Oakland on Wednesday, giving up three runs (two earned) while throwing 92 pitches in 4 2/3 frames. Toronto continued to hover around the breakeven mark on Sunday, losing the rubber match of a three-game set in Seattle.
