Star of the Game: Reed Johnson has re-discovered his man-strength, he whacked a couple of hard hit doubles last night to go with two singles and three runs.
Unsung Hero: Francisco Rosario looked very good again. He pitched two innings for the win, striking out three and walking not a soul.
Defensive Play of the Game: Alex Rios made a lovely sliding catch into the boards in foul territory in the second, but it wasn't as good as Sparky's full length dive on a ball in front and to the side of him to rob Dan Johnson of some RBI's after Rosario and Speier had pitched themselves into a bit of a jam.
Mis-Play: There were a couple of defensive moments the Jays would like to forget. Molina failed to handle a McGowan pitch that crossed him up. He was set-up inside and the pitch tailed away outside his far leg, he again tried to backhand it rather than getting his body across to block the ball and cost the Jays a run as Ellis was able to scamper home from third. The Minister of Defence was even fallible last night, he completely whiffed on an awkward delayed throw to second by Rosario attempting to get the force on Kielty.
Boxscore: here
Oh Dear: Chacin has a bad elbow. He's going to have an MRI today, he came out of the game last night after three saying "I feel sore. I got a little bit scared to throw the ball". This one can definitely be filed under News::Bad. Gibby was looking on the bright side of life though "They did some tests and they thought those came out pretty good." Chacin has little or no history with injuries apparently and said last night that this is the first time he can remember having elbow pain.
I'm not sure it's a good colour for him: Vernon, Hillenbrand, Rios and Zaun will be using pink bats on Sunday to raise money for Breast Cancer research.
One thing I know: Dave Studeman's 'Ten Things I Didn't Know Last Week' is the best regular baseball column going. All sort of good stuff in there again today. Including a reference to a post at Primer from someone who might have been, wisely, paying attention to Leigh.
David Wright: Made a doozy of a play last night on a grounder that took a wicked hop off the bag. See the video here.