A.J. Burnett and Brandon Morrow have been compared quite a few times this season, so last night's match-up was something of a dream come true for all the Comparers out there.
The comparison, of course, is based on the Stuff Factor. Burnett and Morrow each have the Stuff to dominate, but it doesn't always Click. I'm not sure the comparison really goes any farther than that - A.J. didn't spend significant time in the bullpen, and Morrow isn't one of the ugliest baseball players in the game today (as Burnett most definitely is).
The match-up didn't exactly live up to the hype, if there actually was any, as neither pitcher was all that great. Fortunately for the Jays, Morrow was less bad, and Toronto rode its bats to an 8-6 victory. As Jerry and Alan made sure to point out on numerous occasions, the 7-run fifth inning was something of a record-setting affair: the Jays tied the AL record for most doubles in an inning with six, and Travis Snider became only the third Blue Jay to hit two doubles in an inning, the previous two coming in the same game more than 30 years ago. (Couldn't find the box score in a few brief minutes of searching, maybe some intrepid Bauxite can help me out here!)
Tonight: Ricky Romero takes the hill against Dustin Moseley. Dustin Moseley? I thought the Yanks had an incredible rotation. Advantage: Toronto.
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