Once again the Blue Jays are able to get to an ERA leader. They didn’t pound Duchscherer but they certainly put a dent in his ERA. The Jays scored 4 runs in 5 innings (that is a 7.20 ERA) off Duchscherer, forcing him to throw 101 pitches. Duchscherer gave up 7 hits and 2 walks.
The Jays then jumped on a left, Jerry Blevins, for 2 more runs in the 6th to regain the lead for good. The funny thing is the Jays didn’t really hit the lefty, in fact they had zero hits off him, they didn’t even put a ball in play. Blevins hit the 1st batter, struck out Mench, walked the next 2, and then the Jays pulled out their secret weapon the RBI HBP. That was it for Blevins and in came Devine who gave up a SF to score the Jays 2nd run of the inning w/o the benefit of a hit.
Burnett was ok in this start and he certainly got help from his offence in this start. It is funny how fans opinions of him have changed recently as he racks up the wins. The thing is if you look at his other #’s they are actually a little worse than the past 2 yrs w/the Jays and even his career. The only difference is the offensive support he is receiving and the fact he has been healthy the whole yr.
The Jays bullpen continues to be great throwing 3 more shutout innings. That is another reason for the higher win total for Burnett, the bullpen isn’t blowing any of his leads. Today it was the LH trio of Carlson, Downs, and Ryan each going 1 inning. I actually thought Cito might go to the bullpen an inning earlier. I didn’t think A.J. should be coming out for the 6th. He had thrown 98 pitches (45 balls) to that point and he gave up 3 hits in the 5th incl. a HR. Through 5 innings he had thrown 1st pitch balls to 15 of 24 hitters.
The Jays had a nice 2-out rally in the 4th w/nobody on as they got 5 straight hits capped by McDonald’s 2-run 2B. All 3 of the Jays hits w/RISP came in that inning. They ended the game w/a total of 7 AB’s.
The game Stats are:
ME(f): Ellis
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