The Jays put the boots to the Tigers last night, and with the exception of some drunk fans and a 7th inning where the wheels fell off for Roy Halladay, the Jays' couldn't have hoped for a better start to their '09 season. The Doc appeared fatigued as he struggled to finish the 7th inning. It makes you wonder why Cito wouldn't just go to the bullpen with a 9-1 lead and his ace struggling on the hill, but instead Roy took another 4 ER, which squashed his quality start.
He finished with the following line:
7.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K and 2 Gopher balls (served up to Curtis Granderson and Brandon Inge)
The real story on this night however, amidst the wild and apparently drunk jays fans, was the play of the Jays two young hitting prospects Adam Lind and Travis Snider.
Lind got the party started in the first inning with a clutch, 2-out 2-run single to right after Vernon Wells had doubled. Scott Rolen was then plunked and chased around the bases with Lind on Lyle Overbay's double to the left-centre field gap. 4-0 Jays!
Snider led off the bottom of the second with a double, only to be stranded on second base. After Granderson's solo homer in the top of the 4th, Snider responded with a solo shot of his own to get the ball rolling again in the 4th. Later in the inning, Lind cashed Rios and Wells yet again, this time with a 3-run bomb (again with 2 outs).
Lind provided Jays' fans with a nice glimpse of their team's potential this year. The knock on the '07 and '08 Jays was their lack of clutch hitting and their impotent batting average with runners in scoring position. Lind provided just that on Opening Day, finishing 4-5 with 6 RBI!!
Now, David Purcey.. what can we do for an encore??
He finished with the following line:
7.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K and 2 Gopher balls (served up to Curtis Granderson and Brandon Inge)
The real story on this night however, amidst the wild and apparently drunk jays fans, was the play of the Jays two young hitting prospects Adam Lind and Travis Snider.
Lind got the party started in the first inning with a clutch, 2-out 2-run single to right after Vernon Wells had doubled. Scott Rolen was then plunked and chased around the bases with Lind on Lyle Overbay's double to the left-centre field gap. 4-0 Jays!
Snider led off the bottom of the second with a double, only to be stranded on second base. After Granderson's solo homer in the top of the 4th, Snider responded with a solo shot of his own to get the ball rolling again in the 4th. Later in the inning, Lind cashed Rios and Wells yet again, this time with a 3-run bomb (again with 2 outs).
Lind provided Jays' fans with a nice glimpse of their team's potential this year. The knock on the '07 and '08 Jays was their lack of clutch hitting and their impotent batting average with runners in scoring position. Lind provided just that on Opening Day, finishing 4-5 with 6 RBI!!
Now, David Purcey.. what can we do for an encore??
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