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Jays win as Seattle concede 12th straight
Blue Jays have extended their winning streak to three successes when they beat Seattle 7-5 yesterday at the Rogers Centre where the visitors conceded their 12th straight loss.
The first four innings went scoreless for both sides in what seemed to be a tight game, while Seattle took the first lead in the next one through Figgins. But Toronto broke back immediately through Encarnacion who evened the situation after McCoy doubled to left, in what was the trigger of a five-point midway rally. Bautista doubled to left, allowing Thames to bring the first advantage for the hosts in the sixth round. Things got much worse for the Mariners who would concede three more points without scoring any.
Escpbar singled to center as Patterson made it 3-1 in the seventh inning. Thames then walked as the scoreboard showed 4-1 after Arencibia’s first point of the night. finally, the inning ended with another precious point scored by McCoy from Bautista’s sacrifice fly. Even so, Seattle managed to power through to a four-point trot set in the eighth term. Olivo fired a 419-foot homerun, while Suzuki, Ryan and Kennedy threatened with a late comeback.
Unfortunately, Seattle were unable to score one more point in what could have brought them the first win in 13 games, allowing Toronto to score one more time through McCoy and Escobar who gave their side a late victory in Toronto, their 24th at home where they have gone .500 this season.
Said an exasperated Ryan who has already started to feel embarrassed by his side’s poor run. “I don’t want to say it’s embarrassing, but I don’t even know how many in a row it is now. This is ridiculous.” Wedge, too, looked upset after the game who calls for more solidarity: “We’ve got to get tougher. This game will eat you up if you don’t get tougher. They fought back today, but we’ve got to do a better job from inning to inning,” he said.
Toronto remain second from the bottom in the East, having gone .505 this season, including 50 wins and 49 losses, the win over Seattle being the eighth in the past ten games. As for Mariners, they remain third in the West with the same record as bottom Oakland, .439, which features 43 victories and 55 defeats.
New York Mets 2 – 6 St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis remain 1 gameback behind leaders Pirates in the Central despite yesterday’s clear win over Mets at the Citi Field where the hosts were given to chance to break through or even the situation. Pujols brought the first lead for the Cardinals early in the first inning after hitting a 406-foot homerun, while Jay doubled the minimal advantage right afterwards.
Mers’ first reply came in the fourth term through Reyes who cut the deficit to one point after Turner grounded out to shortstop, but the point could only trigger Louis’s three-point run set in the fifth inning. Punto grounded into fiedler’s choice to first as Descalso made it 3-1 also thanks to a throwing error from baseman Duda. Things got much worse for the Mets when Westbrook and Punto put their side four points ahead just minutes later to suggest a clear win.
The next two innings went scoreless for both sides, while the eighth one brought the Mets a last consolation point brought by Duda who made it 2-5 after Pridie singled to center. Finally, the last word belonged to the same unstoppable Cardinals who made it 6-2 through Molina in the ninth for a 26th away win. St. Louis are third in the Central Conference with a .520 percentage which features 51 wins and 47 losses, the victory over Mets being their fourth in the past ten games. As for New York they are third in the East with a .500 record, including 49 wins and 49 losses, the defeat to Cardinals being their sixth in the past ten games.
Los Angeles Angels 1 – 0 Texas Rangers
Angeles have gone 3 gamesback behind leaders Texas in the West after edging them yesterday at the Angels Stadium of Anaheim where the hosts managed to keep the sheet clean throughout the entire meeting. the only point of the clash came in the second term through Kedrick who scored the winner after an error committed by fielder Chavez who gifted the opponents a big though hard fought win.
Los Angeles have gone .535 so far this season with 53 wins and 46 losses, the win over Texas being their second in a row and sixth in the past ten games. On the other side Rangers remain top with a .629 percentage, including 56 victories and 43 defeats, the loss to Angels being their second in a row as well as in their past ten games.
Tampa Bay Rays 2 – 1 New York Yankees
Rays edged Yankees last night at the Tropicana Field after managing to keep the sheet clean for seven innings. Longoria brought the first lead in the first inning after hitting a 397-foot homerun. The next three terms went scoreless for both sides, while the fifth one saw Johnson double the lead after Fuld tripled to right. Finally, Yankees’ first and only answer came in the eighth round through Jeter who tried to resuscitate his side, but that would be their last shining moment.
New York lost to go two gamesback behind leaders Boston Red Sox in the East with a .594 record which incorporates 57 victories and 39 losses, the defeat to Tampa Bay being their fourth in the past ten games. As for Rays, they are third, 5.5 behind Yanks, with a .536 percentage featuring 52 wins and 45 defeats, the victory over the former leaders being their fourth in the past ten games.
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 – 0 Milwaukee Brewers
Diamonds kept the Brewers at the distance last night at the Chase Field, not allowing them to score any point throughout the entire meeting the hosts dominated at all facets. It took Arizona four innings to break through and score the first point as Upton fired a 439 footer for a 1-0 lead, being followed by Montero who also hit a 397 foot homerun to double the advantage and draw the victory. Finally, Johnson thundered a 369-foot homerun in the eighth round, while Parra closed the game right afterwards.
Diamondbacks are second in the West, four gamesback behind leaders Giants, with a .535 record which includes 53 wins and 46 losses, the victory over Milwaukee being their fifth in the past ten games and 30th at home. Brewers are second in the Central, just behind .531 Pittsburgh, with a .530 percentage including 53 wins and 47 defeats, the loss to Arizona being their fifth in the past ten games.
MLB Thursday results:
New York Mets 2 – 6 St. Louis Cardinals
Florida Marlins 3 – 5 San Diego Padres
Seattle Mariners 5 – 7 Toronto Blue Jays
Los Angeles Angels 1 – 0 Texas Rangers
Tampa Bay Rays 2 – 1 New York Yankees
Colorado Rockies 6 – 9 Atlanta Braves
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 – 0 Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins 2 – 6 Detroit Tigers
Next fixtures:
Cincinnati Reds – Atlanta Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates – St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies – San Diego Padres
Chicago Cubs – Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox – Seattle Mariners
New York Yankees – Oakland Athletics
Cleveland Indians – Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles – Los Angeles Angels
San Francisco Giants – Milwaukee Brewers
Los Angeles Dodgers – Washington Nationals
Arizona Diamondbacks – Colorado Rockies
Florida Marlins – New York Mets
Minnesota Twins – Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals – Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers – Toronto Blue Jays
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