Jays Roundup - But it's on the Table

Thursday, August 26 2004 @ 09:12 AM EDT

The fire is cooking
And they're starving babies
While the slaves are working

1. Short recap: Red Sox 11 - Jays 5. Josh Towers gives up 3 home runs in the 4th inning. Maurer struggled as well, but Frederick had a good inning. Rios and Zaun both collected three hit with Alex's double being the only extra base hit for the Jays. The Jays struck out 12 times including two each for Delgado, Rios, and Gross.
   
   Longer recaps:
   
   • Jays drop Sox finale to Schilling - Fordin
     
   • Boston takes series over Blue Jays - Geosits
     
   • Bosox bust out bats - Rutsey
     
   • Bosox batter Jays - CP
     
   • Embarrassed Blue Jays must be glad to see last of Red Sox - Millson
     
   • Bosox go to town on Towers - Baker
     
   
   
   
2. Fordin Notes on Vernon's injury and some possible minor league moves. It sounds like Wells may be out longer than expected:
   
   
   Some time has passed, but not enough. Vernon Wells is still on the sideline with a tight right calf, and he warned that it may not heal overnight.
   
   "It's only been two days," he said at one point, expecting some patience. "I'm going to come back when I can help us win games. I'm not going to come back when I can't run down everything in center field. I'd rather have a guy out there at 100 percent than another guy at 50."
   
   
   In other news expect to see Russ Adams, Guillermo Quiroz and Eric Crozier get called up when rosters expand in September. The Jays will all be sending hitters Vito Chiaravalloti, Aaron Hill, John Hattig, pitchers Jason Arnold, Francisco Rosario and Adam Peterson and manager Marty Pevey to the Arizona Fall League later this year.
   
   
3. Today's Rutsey Notes also has information on the potential September callups:
   
   
   "I don't want to announce who the players will be at this time, but we want to make sure that when they get here they'll get some playing time," Ricciardi said.
   
   Among the leading candidates to be promoted are first baseman Eric Crozier, shortstop Russ Adams and catcher Guillermo Quiroz. All three are at triple-A Syracuse.
   
   
   In other news Frankie Cat will be having surgery on his "abdomen/groin" today in Philadelphia. Best of luck Frank!
   
   
4. If facing the Red Sox wasn't enough now the Jays get to face the Yankees. In tonight's 7:05PM EST start at the Dome the hard luck 2-3 Dave "Don't Call Me David" Bush faces the 9-8 Jon "Don't Call Me Tiffany" Lieber. Spencer Fordin has a game preview on this battle of righties.
   

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