Series Thread: Jays vs Sox: series lost 2-1

Mak · Post #21 » by **Mak** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:51 am

What a nice win. Time for Okah to step up with a good game tomorrow.

That double play though, what a game saver.

Post #22 » by **Geddy** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:36 am

take that dic-k!

davkad · Post #23 » by **davkad** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:05 pm

The Toronto Blue Jays target their third straight win this evening when they play the middle contest of a three-game set with the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre.

Toronto won for the third time in its last four tries on Tuesday, as Gustavo Chacin tossed 6 2/3 strong innings and outlasted Japanese star Daisuke Matsuzaka to lead the Blue Jays to a 2-1 win.

Chacin (2-0) allowed one run on six hits with three strikeouts for the Blue Jays, who have won four of their last six games overall. Lyle Overbay and Gregg Zaun both notched an RBI in the winning effort.

Matsuzaka struck out 10 batters but suffered the loss in his third career start for the Red Sox, who saw their three-game win streak halted. Matsuzaka (1-2) allowed two runs on only three hits and issued three walks.

Wily Mo Pena's home run accounted for the only Boston offense.

Getting the call for the Blue Jays tonight will be Japanese righty Tomo Ohka, who will be facing the Red Sox for the first time in his career. Ohka began his career with Boston and pitched there from 1999-2001. The Red Sox are the only major league team he has never faced.

Ohka was tagged with the loss in his last start on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers, as he allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits in six innings to fall to 0-1 on the year to go along with a 7.84 earned run average.

Boston will counter with veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who is 1-1 this year with a sparkling 1.38 ERA. After a hard-luck loss in his season debut, Wakefield was again impressive in his most recent outing on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, as he allowed a run on five hits in seven innings.

While Ohka will be making his first start against the Red Sox, Wakefield is no stranger to the Blue Jays, who he has faced 40 times, 30 of which have been starts. Last year he was 0-1 against them and is 12-8 lifetime with a 3.93 ERA.

The Blue Jays won 12 of their 19 matchups with the Red Sox last season and are 24-14 against them since the start of 2005. Boston has also won just six times in its last 20 visits north of the border.

Post #24 » by **OldNo7** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:22 pm

Not that I mind, but for your own safety it might be best to post a link of where you quote the previews. Appreciate all your work.

Is it just me or are games painfully slow and boring when Wakefield pitches?

TR50 · Post #25 » by **TR50** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:43 pm

yeah, you get the stuff from the Star? Sun? just wondering....well hopefully we can grab game two and bring out them brooms tomorrow...

davkad · Post #26 » by **davkad** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:34 pm

http://tsn.ca/mlb/news_story/?ID=204648&hubname=

complements of the Sporting News

Michael Bradley · Post #27 » by **Michael Bradley** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:15 am

Holy crap, has anyone seen the lineup Gibbons put out there tonight?

Rios
Stairs
Wells
Thomas
Overbay
Hill
Phillips
Clayton
McDonald

No wonder Wakefield is 1-hitting us after 5. Yikes.

Post #28 » by **OldNo7** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:28 am

Not a bad idea to me. Tough enough to hit a knuckleball, might as well rest a guy or two while making a bench player look like a fool.

RAPTORS4LIFE4 · Post #29 » by **RAPTORS4LIFE4** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:52 am

The Jays can't seem to buy a hit the last few games and hopefully that will change tommorow against Tavares.

Post #30 » by **OldNo7** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:13 am

Again, cant be mad at Ohka here. Pitched well enough to keep us in the game, if we had any offence than 3/4 runs shouldnt be an issue.

RAPTORS4LIFE4 · Post #31 » by **RAPTORS4LIFE4** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:17 am

Okha pitched well but im worried about the homeruns that he continues to give up this season. The loss of Reed Johnson is really hurting the Jays because players like Wells and Thomas need to have baserunners on to be effective and Lind and Rios won't be able to provide them with that because of their agressive approach at the plate.

davkad · Post #32 » by **davkad** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:21 pm

someone make a gameday thing

deadlee · Post #33 » by **deadlee** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:51 pm

rubber game of the series, our ace is on the mound.. and this place is a graveyard.

what gives.. 'cmon Doc, 1-2-3 & then our big guns to fire!

stro4swift · Post #34 » by **stro4swift** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:06 pm

Rios with a monster shot! :clap:

RapsVC15 · Post #35 » by **RapsVC15** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:03 pm

Hill looked safe.

:nonono:

Stupid ump.

Dirty Water · Post #36 » by **Dirty Water** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:17 pm

papelbon so fukkin intens

Post #37 » by **OldNo7** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:24 pm

I so thought this was at 7

saturn28 · Post #38 » by **saturn28** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:25 pm

It is time for Riccardi to go.

Holmes · Post #39 » by **Holmes** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:32 pm

What a disaster.

saturn28 · Post #40 » by **saturn28** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:35 pm

Holmes wrote:What a disaster.

Riccardi has been gm for what 5 years. It is time for him to go. We need a real gm not this crap. All Riccardi does in wine about money and when he gets it he puts this crap on the field.