August 22 Yankees vs Blue Jays

[riverside sluggers]

4 game series, Lets go Blue Jays!!!

 

Jays meet division rivals in New York

Toronto (63-60) at New York (67-55), 7:05 p.m. ET

 

The Blue Jays will head into the Bronx on Monday to open a four-game set against the Yankees in the last leg of a grueling 14-day road trip. Toronto began the trip with a promising 4-2 start, but absorbed a disappointing sweep in Detroit. The Blue Jays struggled to score enough runs, as Shea Hillenbrand and Vernon Wells combined to go 3-for-23 in the series. Attempting to reverse the slide, the Blue Jays tap Scott Downs, who will be making his sixth start of the season. Downs had problems against the Yankees in early August and lasted only 3 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits, but he did not factor in the decision, an 8-5 Jays win. Dont easily give the Yankees win as Jaret Wright in 5 games against Toronto is winless with a high ERA of under 12.

 

 

Pitching matchup

TOR: LHP Scott Downs

• 1-2, 4.89 ERA in 2005

• 0-0, 10.80 ERA vs. NYY in 2005

 

NYY: RHP Jaret Wright

• 3-2, 7.62 ERA in 2005

• First appearance vs. TOR in 2005

[riverside sluggers]

pitcher vs batter matchups

 

Scott Downs vs: (career against Yankees in 1 game a ND with a 10.80 ERA)

Robinson Cano, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) Double

John Flaherty, 0 for 1, Walk

Jason Giambi, 0 for 2, K

Derek Jeter, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) 2 RBIs

Hideki Matsui, 0 for 2, 2 Ks

Jorge Posada, 2 for 2 (1.000 avg)

Alex Rodriguez, 0 for 1, Walk, K

Gary Sheffield, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) 3 RBIs, Walk, K

Bernie Williams, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

Tony Womack, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) Walk, K, SB

 

Jaret Wright vs: (career against Blue Jays in 5 games an 0-2 record with a 11.70 ERA)

Frank Catalanotto, 6 for 15 (.400 avg) 3 Doubles, RBI, 2 Walks, 2 Ks

Shea Hillenbrand, 3 for 5 (.600 avg) 2 RBIs, Walk

Eric Hinske, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double

Corey Koskie, 0 for 15, Walk, 4 Ks

Frank Menechino, 0 for 1, K

Greg Myers, 0 for 2, RBI

Vernon Wells, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, SB

Gregg Zaun, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

[stocker323]

Shocker, Shea has great numbers against a Yankee. Imagine if we still had him for 1st base.

[yankeessuck013]

Let's go Jays, we could gain on the yankees without even playing.

[yankeessuck013]

Toronto Blue Jays (63-60)

 

1. Adams SS

2. Catalanotto LF

3. Wells CF

4. Hillenbrand 1B

5. Koskie 3B

6. Zaun C

7. Rios RF

8. Hinske DH

9. Hudson 2B

 

NEW YORK YANKEES (67-55)

 

1. Womack CF

2. Williams DH

3. Sheffield RF

4. A. Rodriguez 3B

5. Matsui LF

6. Posada C

7. Giambi 1B

8. Escalona SS

9. Cano 2B

 

is jeter hurt or just a day off?

[riverside sluggers]

dare i say that s***** lineup yankees have for tonight be downfall for tonight's game?

[ARod2212]

I think I threw up when I read that lineup. Yep, it's all over the floor.

 

PS- day off, Jeter's fine.

[ORS]

Adams leadoff walk from Wright, steals 2nd. Good start.

[ORS]

Wright: 2 batters, 10 pitches, 2 strikes. 1st and 2nd.

[riverside sluggers]

damn 3 walks to load the bases

[riverside sluggers]

Wright just got his ass saved, Greg Zaun flied out to left field to end the inning---1st inning: 27 pitches, 1 K, 3 Walks

[ORS]

1-2-3, 13-pitch inning for Downs.

[RedSoxRooter]

PS- day off, Jeter's fine.

phew. I'll be able to sleep tonight. :sleep:

[ARod2212]

A lovely win tonight. Saved Go and Mo from throwing, and a big win overall.

 

Wright was just throwing smoke all day, biting back over the inside half to lefties. Really dominating performance. Quite encouraging.

[yankeessuck013]

still 3.5 up, 4 ini the loss column

 

ill take it, esp. with a series vs KC coming up then the longest homestand of the season

[riverside sluggers]

wow the yankee fans on the yes boards in just one game thread, several hours they had posted 745 replies, 30 pages in all!! swear like half of those replies i saw were the "expression" faces, talk about having no lives. game threads here get up to 8 pages