Blue Jays Drop Second Straight To Red Sox

After having pitched a near perfect game in his last start and a near no-hitter in the start before that, it was Marco Estrada’s turn again tonight. A third straight flirtation with a no hitter was not in the stars. Marco only lasted 2.1 innings. He threw 73 pitches, allowed 3 hits, 4 walks, 2 earned runs (4 runs in total) and had a strikeout. Fatigue from his previous two starts could certainly have played a part. He threw more than 118 pitches in both of those outings. After a loud home run from David Ortiz, Todd Redmond warmed up quickly and Marco was pulled later that inning. 

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Eduardo Rodriguez, on the other hand, breezed through the Jays’ lineup. The Jays managed just a single run via an Encarnacion double and a Colabello RBI single. Eduardo lasted 6 innings and allowed just 6 baserunners.

Todd Redmond prevented further damage with 3.1 scoreless innings of relief. Bo Schultz continued the scoreless relief and carried the Jays through the 9th. Steve Delabar allowed a runner to reach third but stranded him there.

The Jays bats showed signs of life in the seventh as Jose Reyes hit a 2 run, 2 out home run off of Tommy Layne. That put the Blue Jays back within one. The Jays couldn’t complete the rally getting shutdown in the 8th and 9th.

Game Notes:

– The Red Sox had a stolen base overturned after the Jays challenged

– Jose Bautista extended his recent slump to 0-24. He’s still all-star worthy but his bat has been mightily missed of late

– The Rays and Orioles both lost tonight which helps keep the Jays close in the AL east.