Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Blog » David Eckstein http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com A blog about Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:25:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Blue Jays score two in the ninth to beat the Orioles 6-5 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-score-two-in-the-ninth-to-beat-the-orioles-6-5/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-score-two-in-the-ninth-to-beat-the-orioles-6-5/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:06:45 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=56 The Toronto Blue Jays were down 5-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning but they scored two runs to come back and defeat the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 6-5.  The two run comeback completed a three game sweep of the Orioles and improved the Blue Jays record to 45-47.

Lyle Overbay tied the game in the ninth inning with a rbi sac fly and then Adam Lind hit the game winning run with a rbi single.  Little guy David Eckstein led the team with two rbi while Joe Inglett, Alex Rios, Overbay, and Lind all contributed with one rbi each.  Great job by the offense for coming through when they needed to!

Shawn Camp who pitched the top of the ninth inning notched the win in the game and is now 2-1 on the season.  Blue Jays starting pitcher John Parrish lasted seven innings as he gave up six hits and three runs.  It was a good quality start out of Parrish as he got the no decision.  The two relief pitchers after Parrish left the were not good however.  Brian Tallet gave up one run and then Brandon League gave up another run.  The offense really bailed out Tallet and League.

The Blue Jays will now wait for the Yankees to get into town and they will start a three game series on Friday.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-score-two-in-the-ninth-to-beat-the-orioles-6-5/feed/ 0 High scoring game as Blue Jays beating the Orioles 9-8 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/high-scoring-game-as-blue-jays-beating-the-orioles-9-8/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/high-scoring-game-as-blue-jays-beating-the-orioles-9-8/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:17:01 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/?p=55 The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a high scoring game on Wednesday night by the score of 9-8.  Both teams had high scoring innings as the Jays had a seven run inning and the Orioles had a six run inning.  It was nice to see the Blue Jays come out on top of this one.

David Eckstein and Alex Rios both had two rbi to lead the team at the plate.  Vernon Wells, Scott Rolen, Greg Zaun, and John McDonald all had one rbi as well.  It was a balanced offense as there was scoring up and down the entire lineup in the game.  Great job by the offense to score so many runs.

On to the pitcher staff where A.J. Burnett gave up seven hits and seven runs in only in only 5 1/3 innings.  It seemed either Burnett was striking out batters or giving up hits.  Burnett finished with seven strike outs as he pitched good enough to get the win and improve his record to 9-8.

B.J. Ryan gave up a solo home run in the 9th inning to Nick Markakis but held off the Orioles to notch his 17th save of the season.  Jesse Carlson tossed 1 2/3 innings and gave up three hits but zero runs.  Scott Downs tossed one inning of relief without giving up a hit or a run as well.

Good win for the Blue Jays and now they will go for the sweep on Thursday.  Blue Jays Blog

]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/high-scoring-game-as-blue-jays-beating-the-orioles-9-8/feed/ 0 Blue Jays can’t score with bases loaded in the 10th inning and lose 3-2 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-cant-score-with-bases-loaded-in-the-10th-inning-and-lose-3-2/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-cant-score-with-bases-loaded-in-the-10th-inning-and-lose-3-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:43:54 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-cant-score-with-bases-loaded-in-the-10th-inning-and-lose-3-2/ I know exactly what the Blue Jays fans are thinking right now.  How in the hell do you not score one run in the 10th inning when you have the bases loaded with zero outs.  Pretty much put the ball in play and you should score a run unless you get a hard hit ball directly to the first basemen like Lyle Overbay hit and all over a sudden you have two outs in the inning.

That wasn’t the end of it however as the next batter walked, and then David Eckstein was at the plate with the bases loaded and two outs with the Blue Jays still down one run to the Seattle Mariners.  Eckstein however flew out to center field and the Blue Jays ended up losing 3-2.

It was like the Jays just couldn’t get over the hump tonight.  If they really want to be a contender that is the type of the game have to pull out and get the win.

Jason Frasor took the loss for the Blue Jays as he gave up the suicide squeeze play in the top of the 10th inning to the Blue Jays.  Jesse Litsch had started the game and tossed six innings while giving up ten hits and two runs.

The two Blue Jays runs came on a rbi double by Overbay and then a infield rbi single by Vernon Wells.  Other then that the Blue Jays bats were pretty cold in the game.  They were not able to come up with a run or take advantage of the Mariners two errors.  That is something they have to start doing.

]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-cant-score-with-bases-loaded-in-the-10th-inning-and-lose-3-2/feed/ 0 The Blue Jays rough up the Yankees in 9-4 win http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/the-blue-jays-rough-up-the-yankees-in-9-4-win/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/the-blue-jays-rough-up-the-yankees-in-9-4-win/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:57:26 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/the-blue-jays-rough-up-the-yankees-in-9-4-win/ The Toronto Blue Jays scored six runs in the seventh inning as they beat the New York Yankees by the score of 9-4 on Tuesday night.  The win was a huge game for the Blue Jays as the beat the Yankees and are now 32-28 on the season.

The Blue Jays got a couple of runs off Yankees starting pitcher Joba Chamberlain early in the game and then exploded in the sixth inning like we previously said.  David Eckstein led the Blue Jays with three rbi, Rod Barajas had two rbi and four other players had one rbi.  Marco Scutaro, Alex Rios, Scott Rolen, and Lyle Overbay all had one rbi in the game.

Roy Halladay was the winning pitcher as he won his seventh game of the season.  Halladay threw six innings while giving up six hits and two runs.  Brian Tallet, Jesse Carlson, and Jason Frasor finished up the final three games of the game.  Tallet gave up one run, but Carlson and Frasor did a pretty good job.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/the-blue-jays-rough-up-the-yankees-in-9-4-win/feed/ 0 Blue Jays demolish the Athletics 12-0 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-demolish-the-athletics-12-0/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-demolish-the-athletics-12-0/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 22:41:48 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-demolish-the-athletics-12-0/ Now that is a old fashioned butt kicking right there as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 12-0 on Thursday afternoon.  The Blue Jays scored runs in all put three innings in the game as they kept the pressure on the A’s all afternoon long.

Even though the Blue Jays scored 12 runs and had 17 hits, only one of the hits was a home run.  The home run came in the ninth inning off the bat of Shannon Stewart.  It was a lot of singles and doubles for the Blue Jays that got the job done.

Stewart, Kevin Mench, and Rod Barajas all had three hits to lead the Blue Jays at the plate.  As far as rbi’s go, Barajas led the team with three rbi, followed by Stewart, Aaron Hill, and Brad Wilkerson who all had two runs batted in.  Mench, Marco Scutaro, and David Eckstein all had one rbi in the game as well.

Blue Jays starting pitcher Jesse Litsch pitched seven innings while giving up seven hits to get the win.  He is now 7-1 on the season and continues to throw the ball outstanding.

Jesse Carlson and Shawn Camp pitched final two scoreless innings of the game without any trouble.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-demolish-the-athletics-12-0/feed/ 0 Blue Jays lose to the Rays 5-4 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-lose-to-the-rays-5-4/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-lose-to-the-rays-5-4/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 02:10:55 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-lose-to-the-rays-5-4/ The Toronto Blue Jays lost a disappointing game to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night by the score of 5-4.

A.J. Burnett tossed six inning and allowed nine hits and five runs to pick up the losss.  Burnett is now 3-3 on the season.  Brian Tallet and Shawn Camp threw the final three innings of the game and pitched well.

Lyle Overbay led the Blue Jays at the plate with two RBI.  Scott Rolen and David Eckstein had the other two RBI for the Blue Jays.  They just didn’t come up with that big hit to tie or take the lead in the game when they needed it.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-lose-to-the-rays-5-4/feed/ 0 Without Frank Thomas the Blue Jays Win 5-3 Over The Tigers http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/without-frank-thomas-the-blue-jays-win-5-3-over-the-tigers/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/without-frank-thomas-the-blue-jays-win-5-3-over-the-tigers/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:50:41 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/without-frank-thomas-the-blue-jays-win-5-3-over-the-tigers/ Even without the presence of Frank Thomas the Toronto Blue Jays were able to defeat the Detroit Tigers in Toronto on Sunday by the score of 5-3.  With Frank Thomas getting angry for being taken out of the lineup a day early, Toronto released him leaving them short one big hitter for the game against the Tigers.  But even without Frank, the Blue Jays were able to hold their own and come out on top. 

David Eckstein had 3 RBIs with one being from his home run in the fourth inning and Alex Rios got on the board with an RBI as well giving him 12 for the year.

A.J. Burnett came out and opened for the Blue Jays pitching five innings and giving up four hits.  Jeremy Accardo was brought it to close out the game and got his fourth save of the season. 

The Blue Jays and Tigers will play once again on Monday as the Tigers try to even the series.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/without-frank-thomas-the-blue-jays-win-5-3-over-the-tigers/feed/ 0 Halladay throws complete game but Blue Jays lose 4-1 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/halladay-throws-complete-game-but-blue-jays-lose-4-1/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/halladay-throws-complete-game-but-blue-jays-lose-4-1/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:45:31 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/halladay-throws-complete-game-but-blue-jays-lose-4-1/ Roy Halladay threw a complete game on Thursday night but the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Texas Rangers by the score of 4-1. Halladay wasn’t his normal self as he allowed eleven hits and four earned runs.  Usally when Halladay throws a complete game, the Blue Jays win the ballgame, but that wasn’t the case against the Rangers.

The lone run for the Blue Jays came off the bat of David Eckstein who had a RBI infield single in the seventh inning.  It was bad that the Blue Jays offense couldn’t score enough runs to pick up the win for Halladay, but sometimes that is just the case.

Hopefully the Blue Jays will play better in their next game and pick up a win.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/halladay-throws-complete-game-but-blue-jays-lose-4-1/feed/ 0 Blue Jays hammer the Orioles 11-3 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-orioles-11-3/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-orioles-11-3/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:52:08 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-orioles-11-3/ The Toronto Blue Jays brought out the whooping sticks on Tuesday night as they beat up on the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 11-3.  Sixteen hits and eleven runs is a old fashion butt kicking lol.  Great win for the Blue Jays as they improved their record to 8-6 on the year.

Aaron Hill led the Blue Jays with a three-run home run.  Alex Rios and Matt Stairs contibuted with two RBI while David Eckstein, Vernon Wells, Frank Thomas, and Greg Zaun all had one RBI in the game.

Shaun Marcum improved to 2-0 on the season with the victory.  He pitched 6.2 innings and gave up four hits and two earned runs.  Jesse Carlson gave up one run in one inning of relief.  Brian Wolfe pitched the final 1.1 innings and did not allow a hit or run.

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]]> http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-hammer-the-orioles-11-3/feed/ 0 Blue Jays fall to the Athletics 9-8 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-to-the-athletics-9-8/ http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-to-the-athletics-9-8/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:46:25 +0000 JaysFan74 http://www.bluejayshomeplate.com/blue-jays-fall-to-the-athletics-9-8/ The Toronto Blue Jays came back and tied the game in the 8th inning but were not able to come back all the way as they fell to the Oakland Athletics by the score of 9-8.  Jeremy Accardo picked up the loss after he gave up a two out single to Kurt Suzuki and then a triple to Ryan Sweeney that scored the winning run for the Athletics.

Vernon Wells led the Blue Jays with three RBI, Frank Thomas and Aaron Hill chipped in with two RBI, and David Eckstein batted one run in.  Thomas also hit his third homerun and his third in the last three games.

A.J. Burnett got whooped up on by the Athletics hitters.  He only lasted 4.2 innings and gave up ten hits and six earned runs.  The Blue Jays were battling back from that deficit the entire game and could’t quite get over the hump.

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