After the scarcity of scoring last night I was surprised to see the combined 16 run outburst by Cleveland and the Jays tonight. Romero was lucky to take the win, giving up six hits and five walks in his 5.1 innings. Not exactly what we've been coming to expect from the kid. Maybe this is a sign of the rookie wall? I hope not.
The game tonight was notable for the sudden outburst of home runs, with even Vernon Wells and Alex Rios managing to get in on the action (on the same night no less!). And Scutaro hit two! I'm hoping this performance will boost the confidence a bit, maybe spark a run for the Jays. It can be pretty depressing this time of year, having fallen to 10+ games behind the leader and unable to even attempt to play catch up. Luckily tonight both Boston and Tampa Bay lost, so even though we don't gain any ground on the Yankees (they won) at least the win was productive.
Another plus was Brandon League. The good version showed up tonight. After he hit Ryan Garko with his first pitch, that is. Once he settled in he looked solid, using his almost unhittable splitter effectively. It's gonna be interesting to watch him the rest of this year and see how frequently he's able to put these performances together.
On the Roy Halladay front things seem to be cooling off a bit. ESPN.com reports that Ricciardi is setting a deadline of July 28 to have a deal done, but the sense I get from around the net is that this trade is becoming more unlikely. Good news for Jays fans, at least in the short term.
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Scutaro is criticzl to that team. He's got the attitude in the dugout that brings the looseness that a team needs. he's also a lot more solid at shortstop than people thought. A great find for the Jays.
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