August 25th Game Complete
Tampa Bay Rays 7 (W 69-56)
Toronto Blue Jays 3 (L 57-67)
James Shields (W, 8-10)
Brett Cecil (L, 5-3)
Game Notes:
The Tampa Bay Rays had the number of the Toronto Blue Jays yet again, beating the Jays for the second game in a row at the Rogers Centre 7-3 Tuesday night.
Carlos Pena's two home runs in the game were a large part of an early offensive attack by Tampa.
Toronto left hander Brett Cecil was roughed up early allowing six runs, five earned, on six hits, while walking three and striking out three.
Both home runs from Pena were recorded off Cecil, the second being a monster shot into the second deck of the right field stands.
With the two home runs Pena padded his home run lead in the American League at 37, six ahead of second place Russell Branyan.
Some positives for the Jays were home runs from both Aaron Hill (his 30th) and Travis Snider (his 6th and 3rd since being recalled from Triple A Las Vegas).
Also, Vernon Wells had a decent night going 2-3, bumping his average up to .257, while Rod Barajas was 2-4 with a double.
The Jays bullpen was also solid as Josh Roenicke, Casey Janssen, Brian Tallet, Scott Downs and Jason Frasor combined to allow one run over five and two thirds innings on five hits, while walking four and striking out six in the losing effort.
Aaron Hill, 1-3, 1HR, 1RBI, 1 run scored
Travis Snider, 1-4, 1HR, 1RBI, 1 run scored
Vernon Wells, 2-3, 1BB
Rod Barajas, 2-4, 1 double
Carlos Pena, 2-5, 2HR, 4RBI, 2 runs scored
Jason Bartlett, 3-5, 1 run scored
Pat Burrell, 2-5, 2RBI, 1 run scored
Final starting pitching lines for the game:
Brett Cecil - 3.1IP, 6H, 6R, 5ER, 3BB, 3K
James Shields - 6.2IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 5K
Other Baseball News:
As I reported yesterday, Johan Santana of the New York Mets was scheduled to miss his next start.
Well, news has gotten worse for Mets fans.
Santana will require surgery for bone chips in his left elbow and will be out of action for the remainder of the season.
This is a very big blow to a Mets team in dire need of pitching.
And if that was not enough, New York Mets reliever J.J Putz is now out for the season as well.
The Mets announced Tuesday night that Putz has been shut down after an MRI revealed damage to Putz's right forearm.
The Mets have said that Putz will not require surgery and that shutting him down for the season is merely a preventative measure.
Kansas City Royals pitching phenom Zack Greinke set a Royals pitching record last night, striking out 15 Cleveland Indian hitters in an impressive showing by the young right hander.
The soft spoken Greinke had the following to say:
"They were taking a lot early and letting me get the two strikes,"
"With two strikes, I usually try to strike guys out."
Finally, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Milwaukee Brewers are making a number of veteran players available via waivers.
The list includes: closer Trevor Hoffman, outfielder Mike Cameron, infielder Craig Counsell, catcher Jason Kendall, right-hander Braden Looper and second baseman Felipe Lopez.
Quite the crop of players to choose from for a team in need of a veteran presence for a late season playoff push, or to even help contribute in the playoffs themselves.
You can read the article here: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9985054/Sources:-Hoffman-among-Brewers-on-waivers
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