Game 61 – Yankee Hit Streak

I would have to say this was just one of those games the Jays were never in. Mussina and the pen basically shut them down. Although the Jays did have a runner at 2nd w/nobody out twice and could not score either as they went 0 for 8 w/RISP.

Interestingly enough it was not the Jays hitting into all the DP’s for once (they did hit into 1 though). The Yankees hit into 3 DP’s but it didn’t stop them from putting 5 runs on the board.

Tough start for Litsch giving up 12 baserunners in just 5.1 IP. Somehow he managed to only give up 4 runs though. This is exactly the type of start that scares me with Litsch. You can’t keep giving up all these baserunners and get out of it relatively unscathed. Eventually the runs are going to catch up to you.

Wilkerson really has to be more careful with his throws to the plate. He has done it a couple times now where he just sails it to home plate. You have to make the throw at a height where an infielder can cut the throw off otherwise the trail runner is going to continue taking the extra base. Alex Rios is very good at throwing at just the right height and distance where the infielder has the option to cut it off and if the throw goes through it still ends up being easy for the catcher to handle on a nice 1 bounce.

Speaking of Rios, what is it with him facing the Yankees? No matter how he is hitting coming into the series he just keeps finding hits against them.

Now for the stats:
NAdv: Rolen (3), Thigpen (1)
P-NAdv: Mussina, Ohlendorf
ME(f): Wilkerson (1)