I decided to put all of the three game Toronto - Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim series into one posting for everyone this morning.
Enjoy!
August 21st Game Complete
Toronto Blue Jays 5 (W 56-64)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4 (L 73-47)
Marc Rzepczynski (W, 2-3)
Sean O'Sullivan (L, 3-2)
Casey Janssen (SV,1)
Game Notes:
The Toronto Blue Jays ended a five game losing streak on the back of an outstanding pitching performance from rookie left hander Marc Rzepczynski.
Rzepczynski, a California native, who grew up an Angels fans took pride in beating the team he idolized growing up.
Rzepczynski had the following to say after the win:
"Some of my buddies were like 'We don't want to root for you,' because they're die-hard Angels fans,"
"I'll have to give them a call and say 'Sorry I beat them."'
Aaron Hill and Vernon Wells added home runs to contribute to the Jays offense.
Brandon League & Casey Janssen had a rough ninth inning.
League allowed two hits before Janssen came into the game to relieve him.
Janssen allowed a three run home run to Angels catcher Mike Napoli, before finally closing out the game in exciting fashion.
Final starting pitching lines for the game:
Marc Rzepczynski - 6.1IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 6K
Sean O'Sullivan - 1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 1K
Aaron Hill, 1-4, 1HR, 1RBI, 1 run scored
Vernon Wells, 2-4, 1HR, 2RBI, 2 runs scored
Jose Bautista, 1-3, 2RBI, 1BB
Juan Rivera, 2-4, 1 double, 1 run scored
Mike Naploi, 1-4, 1HR, 3RBI, 1 run scored
August 22nd Game Complete
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7 (W 74-47)
Toronto Blue Jays 3 (L 56-65)
Ervin Santana (W, 7-6)
Scott Richmond (L, 6-7)
Game Notes:
Vladimir Guerrero's go ahead home run, combined with a terrible outing from long reliever Brian Tallet spelled the difference in Saturday's 7-3 Angels win.
Guerrero took a Scott Richmond pitch over the wall for the go ahead run in the top of the 6th inning, while Tallet allowed three earned runs on four hits in one inning of work in the eighth.
The game was tied in the third inning on a three run home run by Adam Lind, but that was as close as the Jays would come on this day, as Santana shut down the Jays over six innings of work.
Even though Richmond was the losing pitcher in this game he pitched solidly, and struck out ten batters, one shy of his career high.
Final starting pitching lines for the game:
Scott Richmond - 7IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 10K
Ervin Santana - 6IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 4BB, 3K
Adam Lind, 2-4, 1HR, 3RBI, 1 run scored
Lyle Overbay, 2-4
Randy Ruiz, 2-4
Vladimir Guerrero, 2-5, 1HR, 1RBI, 2 runs scored
Juan Rivera, 1-4, 1HR, 2RBI, 1 run scored
Erick Aybar, 3-4, 1 double, 2 runs scored
August 23rd Game Complete
Toronto Blue Jays 8 (W 57-65)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 (L 74-48)
Ricky Romero (W, 11-5)
Trevor Bell (L, 1-1)
Game Notes:
A strong outing from Ricky Romero, combined with big days at the plate from Adam Lind and Travis Snider helped the Jays beat the Angels 8-3 on this day.
The Jays got to Angels starter Trevor Bell and reliever Rafael Rodriguez early, scoring seven runs in the first three innings, and all eight of their runs in the first five innings off the two pitchers.
Romero, like teammate Marc Rzepczyski, is a native of California and was thrilled to battle his hometown team.
Romero, strongly considered for American League Rookie of the Year pitched six strong innings against the Angels recording his elventh win, second most for the Jays behind ace Roy Halladay.
Vladimir Guerrero, the free swinging machine that he is managed to foul off a ball that bounced in the dirt before it even reached the plate in the game. This may be unusual to some, but not to Guerrero who has been known to do this in the past.
Final starting pitching lines for the game:
Ricky Romero - 6IP, 8H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K
Trevor Bell - 1.2IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB, 2K
Adam Lind, 3-5, 1 run scored
Travis Snider, 3-3, 1HR, 1RBI, 2 runs scored, 1BB
Vladimir Guerrero, 3-5, 1 run scored
Kendry Morales, 2-3, 1RBI, 1BB
Blue Jays News:
Blue Jays third baseman Edwin Encarnacion missed the entire series after leaving Thursday's game against Boston with a sore left knee. Encarnacion is listed as day to day.
Blue Jays closer Scott Downs, injured since August 2nd 2009 with a sore big toe on his left foot, rejoined the team and could be activated off the 15-day disabled list on Monday.
Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said he likely will ease Downs back into the closer's role.
Other Baseball News:
The Boston Red Sox have claimed New York Mets reliever Billy Wagner on waivers. The question is if the Red Sox will be able to obtain the reliever.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports that:
The Sox, who were awarded a waiver claim on Wagner on Friday, denied the pitcher's two conditions for waiving his no-trade clause, according to his agent, Bean Stringfellow.
The conditions, as described by Stringfellow, were designed to enable Wagner to become a free agent without restriction at the end of the season, even though his contract includes an $8 million club option for 2010.
Stringfellow said he wanted the Red Sox to guarantee that they would not exercise the option, a move that would have enabled Wagner to become a free agent rather than the setup man for Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon.
Stringfellow said he also asked the Red Sox to guarantee that they would not offer Wagner salary arbitration, making him more attractive on the open market by allowing teams him to sign him without forfeiting draft picks.
The Mets and Red Sox have until early Tuesday afternoon to complete a deal. However, Wagner's complete no-trade clause gives him the power to block any move.
With such serious restrictions put forward by Wagner and his agent the possibility of the Red Sox landing Wagner are less certain as they initially thought.
The San Padres have signed second baseman David Eckstein to a one-year contract extension through 2010, the extension will likely pay him more than $1 million next season.
In his St.Louis Cardinals debut, John Smoltz pitched five innings, striking out nine while allowing only three hits in a 5-2 win over San Diego on Sunday.
Finally, Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Eric Bruntlett turned an unassisted triple play on Sunday to help the Phillies beat the New York Mets 9-7.
It was the 15th unassisted triple play in major league history - the second that ended a game.
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