Purcey had a rough start today giving up 5 runs on 7 hits in 4 innings. It started bad right from the get go as he gave up 3 straight 1B’s to start the game, 2 of which eventually scored. The bullpen came in and did what they usually do, shut the opposition down, but there was no offence to speak of. Tallet, Carlson, and Frasor combined for 5 shutout innings giving up just 3 hits.
It was the LH Pettitte on the mound and he had no problem dispatching the Jays. He went 7 innings giving up just 1 run on 5 hits before giving way to Bruney for the final 2 innings. The Jays lone threat was in the 6th inning when they got 3 straight 1-out 1B’s from the top of the order to score their only run. They only had one other runner reach second base in the other 8 innings.
I was surprised to see Pettitte not come out for the 8th inning. He had thrown just 83 pitches to that point and he certainly didn’t look like he was struggling. I know Pettitte is getting towards the end of his career, but he should be able to last longer than that.
Something I noticed was Robinson Cano was continually backing up on ground balls hit to him. Now there is the occasion where it is useful to back up on a ball to catch a better hop, but more often than not you will get burnt doing so. By backing up you put yourself on your heels and often the ball will play you rather than you play the ball. If you just stay forward and in a good fielding position more often than not you will come up w/the ball. Even when you don’t, the ball will likely hit your body somewhere and fall right in front of you. One of the advantages of second base is the short throw and you can afford to just knock a ball down and still have time to throw out the runner.
On to the stats:
Adv+: Abreu
P-Adv+: Purcey (3)
NAdv: A. Rodriguez
P-NAdv: Purcey (3)
ME(r): Matsui
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