“He’s been great”, Smoak said.
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With a lot of hype smothering the first start, Severino was asked if there were fewer distractions leading to the second outing. “Our confidence is pretty high and we’re all enjoying the run”.
“Offenses go through this”. Not since May 1999 against the Angels had the Yankees been blanked in two straight – that stretch of 2,665 games between consecutive shutouts was the longest in major league history, the team said in citing research by the Elias Sports Bureau. Three relievers combined on 2 2/3 scoreless innings and when Roberto Osuna recorded his 10th save in 11 opportunities, the Blue Jays had their ninth sweep of any series in New York but first since May 22-25, 2003.
“I feel like synergy’s a good word for this team”, knuckleballer R.A. Dickey said. “For us, it’s all about how we respond that matters”.
Brett Gardner was hit in the back of the head when a fan threw back Jose Bautista’s home run.
When the Yankees had 13-run and 12-run outbursts against the Chicago White Sox, and a 13-run outburst against the Boston Red Sox, I thought, “Save some of those runs for when they don’t come so easily!” Acupuncture releases all my muscles; it helps to get things back in line so I can stay on the field every single day.
Estrada (10-6) kept New York’s unsafe 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 righthander was lifted after 89 pitches with two on in the seventh. He led the AL in innings pitched and tied for the lead in wins and strikeouts for the week.
Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez has been suspended for three games and Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons has been suspended for one game following an altercation at a game on Sunday where the Jays played the Kansas City Royals. “It’s been a tough spot for us”.
New York’s SP Masahiro Tanaka (8-5) was surprisingly relieved after 6 innings and only 80 pitches. Then in the top of the fourth, Bautista homered to left.
Now, they’re the hottest team in the American League, they’re coming off a three-game sweep of the Yankees in New York and, suddenly, you can mention Blue Jays and the World Series in the same sentence without sounding like a complete moron.
Mark Teixeira drove in the Yankees’ only run with a solo homer in the second inning, his 30th home run of the season.
“We won the first game of the series”.
Blue Jays: 1B-DH Edwin Encarnacion, who is 5 for 10 with a home run against Tanaka, sat out because of a tender finger on his left hand. He aggravated it on a swing Saturday. That’s a span of 2,655 games without being shutout in consecutive outings. He said right now he expects it to be someone currently on the staff, making RHP Bryan Mitchell and perhaps Warren the most likely candidates. Whether he gets in a game or not is dependent heavily on how quickly the Blue Jays can earn a playoff spot. Pennington can play shortstop as well as second base and hit.
Ever since bringing David Price and Troy Tulowitzki on board in late July, the Toronto Blue Jays have hit on all cylinders.
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Oakland answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning against Astros closer Luke Gregerson, a former Athletic.
