Last week it looked like the Jays could give as good as they got against the big boys of the AL East. The same cannot be said so far this week after another one-sided defeat to the Rays, this time 10-1.
Marcum started, but only lasted four Innings. The Rays racked up seven runs off Marcum and then proceeded to give Camp and Frasor the same treatment, only David Purcey escaped the punishment as he wound things up with a couple of scoreless frames. David Price started for the Rays, and while he had some trouble with walks, he kept the Jays to just the one run in his six Innings. The Jays will need Cecil to keep the potent Rays bats under control tonight if they're going to avoid a sweep.
The Jays made a roster move yesterday. Rommie Lewis is going back to Vegas, to make room for Jesse Litsch to return from the DL. Litsch will start on Sunday and Brian Tallett will head back to the 'pen. I like the relief situation a lot more with Tallett out there.
Apart from that it seems to be a pretty quiet night around baseball after last night's excitement with the incredible Mr Strasburg. The Red Sox lost 11 zip to Cleveland with a presumably very motivated Justin Masterson in dominant form, throwing a complete game shutout against his old team. In Baltimore the Yankees are on the verge of snapping the Orioles winning streak at one - they're up 4-2 in the ninth as I write. The Orioles did at least have the lead at one point, which is something.
Anything else going on?
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