Ty Taubenheim struggled last night. The resurgent Royals' bats boomed, while Jays fans performed unspeakable rituals in the hopes of resurrecting the bats of their heroes. But, there is good news...
First and foremost, it's the 100th anniversary of Satchel Paige's birth. In his honour, may I suggest keeping your juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. It is a Friday after all.
Star of the Game: Shaun Marcum threw 3 innings of 1 hit ball with 4 punchouts. He's done this before, so this may be the beginning of a beautiful thing.
Unsung Hero: Vernon Wells 9th inning homer did not change the Win Probability significantly, but was nice to see anyway.
For the Royals: Mark Redman's 8 innings of 5 hit ball did the trick.
Boxscore: No charge!
Elsewhere: David Ortiz was up to his old tricks, clubbing 2 longballs in a Red Sox win over the D-Rays, while Randy Johnson gave the Bronx Bombers 7 good innings in another thrashing of Cleveland. Pedro Martinez was put on the DL by the Mets, and phenom Mike Pelfrey got the call to the Show.
Today: A.J. Burnett gets the start for the Jays against the Royals tonight.
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