I enjoyed last night’s win so much, I’d like to try and do it again today. Sure it’s Roy Halladay on the mound, but we can handle him, right? Okay, so maybe it’ll take a great effort from Matt Garza to get it done. Maybe it’s too much to expect back-to-back wins against Burnett and Halladay, but a dude can dream, can’t he?
What to watch for: ANYTHING from B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena. Those guys really need to start hitting like a 3- and a 4-hitter soon.
Scouting Report on today’s starters from MLB.com:
Matt Garza - Garza will be making his 18th start of the season after taking his fifth loss July 12 against the Indians when he allowed seven runs on 11 hits and two walks while striking out five in five innings. Garza has a mid-90s fastball that sinks, a curve, a slider and a changeup. He is 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in two career starts against the Blue Jays.
Roy Halladay - The undisputed ace of the Blue Jays staff, Halladay has enjoyed another stellar season thus far, earning his fifth career All-Star selection in the process. His 11 wins lead the team. As well, his seven complete-games and 146 1/3 innings pitched, lead the Majors. In his last start, Halladay dominated the Yankees, allowing just two hits in a shutout. He walked just one, while striking out eight New York hitters. In his career against the Rays, the right-hander is 9-5 with a 3.76 ERA.
Check out the Rays’ career numbers against Roy Halladay.
View the game preview from Baseball Reference.
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July 19th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Pena looked like an idiot in the 4th inning…he hit one down the line and instead of running to first he stood in the box like a spectator and watched it. Halladay, smartly, ran off the mound and covered first for the out…as it was a FAIR BALL CARLOS. Sounds like a fine needed to be levied on this one.
Pena, like several others, is increasingly swinging on the first pitch…Crawford did it in the third and got a weak, short fly out with two on and two out….
July 19th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Longo- Game MVP!
Good win, though the bullpen was shaky…score enough runs though *thanks Cliff for the extra cushion* and it make up for it….
July 20th, 2008 at 12:32 am
I was at the game. Granted, I may have been drunk, it was great to see a 6 spot put on the score board tonight. Longoria had an outstanding at bat when he hit the grand slam. I think it was 10 pitches, two of them off of his foot/ankle. We could have let J.P. pitch more than he did, but in the end, we got another “W”. Let’s keep this winning up, and hope the Red Sox keep losing.