August 11th Game Complete
New York Yankees 7 (W 70-43)
Toronto Blue Jays 5 (L 54-58)
David Robertson (W, 2-1)
Jesse Carlson (L, 1-5)
Mariano Rivera (SV, 33)
Game Notes:
A night after the Blue Jays bullpen helped hold a one run lead over five and two thirds innings, they let this game get away from them.
With a one run lead going into the eighth inning, Blue Jays reliever Jesse Carlson gave up back to back home runs to Hideki Matsui & Jorge Posada and a double to former Blue Jay Eric Hinskie.
The Posada home run went to instant replay, but was later determined a home run after a short look at the replay from the umpiring staff.
Josh Roenicke allowed a third (charged to Carlson) and fourth run to give the Yankees a four run inning.
The Yankees used the four run inning to secure a 7-5 win and snap the Blue Jays three game winning streak.
Randy Ruiz, called up yesterday from Triple A Las Vegas to take the roster spot of the departed Alex Rios, made his debut in the number six spot in the batting order, playing the role of designated hitter.
Ruiz homered in just his second at bat as a Blue Jay. He finished the night 1-4.
Right fielder Joe Inglett absolutely robbed the hot hitting Johnny Damon in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he made a leaping catch crashing into the right field wall, to take a way a double, possibly even a triple.
Lyle Overbay, 1-4, 3RBI, 1 double
Randy Ruiz, 1-4, 1HR, 1RBI, 1 run scored
Edwin Encarnacion, 1-4, 1HR, 1RBI, 1 run scored
Derek Jeter, 3-5, 1 run scored
Johnny Damon, 3-5, 2 doubles, 1RBI, 1 run scored
Jorge Posada, 2-4, 1HR, 1 double, 2RBI, 1 run scored
Hideki Matsui, 1-4, 1HR, 1RBI, 1 run scored
Final starting pitching lines for the game:
Scott Richmond - 6IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 8K
Joba Chamberlain - 6IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 5K
Blue Jays News:
Blue Jays starting pitcher Shaun Marcum, out all season recovering from Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow, has had a setback in his return to the Jays starting rotation.
Marcum tweaked his back toward the end of July, slowing down his progression and will most likely finish out the year in the Blue Jays minor league system.
Other Baseball News:
The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers were participants in a bench clearing brawl yesterday.
It all began in Monday's game between the teams, when Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera was beaned, followed by a hit by pitch of Boston's Kevin Youkilis and Detroit's Brandon Inge.
In the first inning of Tuesday's affair, Boston pitcher Junichi Tazawa plunked Cabrera in the left hand.
Detroit starter Rick Porcello responded in the second half of the first inning by throwing a pitch inside to Victor Martinez, who started toward the pitchers mound, before deciding to return to the batters box.
Kevin Youkilis lead off the bottom of the second inning and was immediately hit in the back by Porcello.
Youkilis charged the mound, throwing his helmet at the pitcher before the two grappled on the playing field.
This lead to a bench clearing altercation between the two teams, which did not see any more fighting.
The umpires cleared up the mess and ejected both Youkilis and Porcello for their actions against one another.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have released veteran reliever Justin Speier.
Speier was 4-2 with a 5.18 ERA in 41 appearances.
Former Blue Jay third baseman Scott Rolen is making a trip to the disabled list with concussion symptoms.
Rolen was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Colorado's Jason Marquis on August 2nd 2009, just two days after being traded to the Cincinnati Reds from Toronto.
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