Home sweet home, at least for 7 innings. In a game the Jays appeared to have in cruise control it all unraveled in the 8th. Marcum had shut down the Orioles through 7 on 6 hits but when Roberts hit his 100th pitch for a 2B that was the end of his night. I would have liked to have seen Marcum stay in but at the same time I understand the move given the LH Markakis due up who was already 2 for 2 against Marcum in the game. Given Downs was probably unavailable I would have went with Carlson rather than Tallet, but given the way Tallet has pitched this season it is hard to argue with either. However, it did not work out as Tallet gave up a 1B and a HR before getting 1 out. Then on came Benitez who gave up a HR to tie the game to the 1st batter he faced then after an error by Eckstein gave up another HR to Jones to put BAL on top.
The Jays did try and comeback as they got the 1st two on base in the bottom of the 8th and a PB setup 2nd and 3rd none out, but the Jays could only push one across via a ground out. That was part of the Jays going 3 for 14 w/RISP.
I don’t get why Gibbons continues to use Hit and Runs w/Barajas at the plate. Sure it worked out only b/c of a bad throw from Hernandez allowing Overbay to steal 2nd. Barajas is one of the last guys on the Jays I would be hit and running with as he swings and misses too much.
On to the stats:
Adv: Millar, Mench (2), Stairs (2)
P-Adv: Burres, Bradford, Marcum (4)
Adv+: Markakis, Barajas (4)
P-Adv+: Cormier, Tallet (1)
ME(f): Jones
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