Not sure if it was Purcey pitching well, at least out of jams, or it was the Tigers bats continuing to struggle but the results turned out ok for the kid. Obviously the walks are a concern as you are not often going to get away with 7 walks in 4.1 IP and only give up 1 run, but I have to figure the nerves played a part. When he comes back up the next time it should give a better indication. I don’t see Purcey developing into an ace but he certainly could mature into a #3 type starter.
On the opposite end it was the 40-something Kenny Rogers going for the Tigers. Another chance for the Jays to smack around a LH, only this time it is someone they have seen before so maybe that will work to their advantage. Apparently not so, although they did push across 4 runs against him and on most nights I think the Jays pitching staff is able to make that stand up. Who would have thought the Jays would be 0 and 4 in games started by a LH.
Accardo’s struggles are becoming a little worrisome. A lot of his struggles seem to stem from the loss of his splitter. When he was successful closing last season it was his splitter as his out pitch. Now he has mainly been resigned to using his fastball and slider. The other thing I wonder about is whether he has lost some velocity. I seem to recall him hitting 95 and 96 in prior years, but this year he has only been getting it up to 92-93.
Matt Stairs was noticeably absent from today’s game. He could have pinch hit for Stewart in the 9th, not sure about Gibbons’ decision process there. There wasn’t going to be another opportunity to use him w/the 2-3-4-5 hitters afterwards.
Now for the stats:
Adv: Renteria
P-Adv: Frasor (1)
Adv+: Ordonez
P-Adv+: Accardo (1)
NAdv: Sheffield, Cabrera
P-NAdv: Purcey (1), Accardo (2)
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