Game 88 Recap-
Rookie SS Freddie Bynum allowed a ball to go thru his legs & the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles,7-6 at Rogers Center in Canada. The misplay capped a tough night for the Os as they blew a 4 run lead over the final 3 innings, “These are the kind of games you can’t lose,” C Ramon Hernandez said. “It’s really hard to lose a game when you’re winning going into the seventh by four or five runs.”
RH SP Daniel Cabera(6-4,4.40) pitched a strong game and went 6+ innings( 6 1/3, 6 hits,4 runs, 4 walks and 3 Ks). DH Aubrey Huff homered in the 1st but Jays CF Vernon Wells answered with an rbi single. The Os scored 2 more in the 3rd with a Huff sacrifice fly & run scoring wild pitch. Jays RH Dustin McGowan(6-7,4.37) was lifted with shoulder pain after 4 innings, he allowed 4 hits & 4 runs(2 earned) with 1 walk and 2 Ks.
The teams exchanged runs in the 4th and the Os maintained a 4-2 lead. Os RF Nick Markakis added 2 more runs with an rbi single and it was 6-2. However, Jays RF Alexis Rios tripled in 3 runs off of new 7th inning man RH Dennis Sarfate(3.60). Wells then plated Rios with an infield hit. Rios walked to lead off the 9th and stole 2nd. After a walk, 3b Scott Rolen hit a ball at Bynum and the youngster misplayed the drive for the winning run.
Star of the Game-
Rios- HUGE triple and winning run
Orioles Notes-
LHP Adam Loewen was placed on the DL with a reinjured left elbow, 33 yr old rookie LH Alberto Castillo was recalled. Loewen’s surgically repaired elbow has cracked and he will consult doctors before his next move….Bynum entered the game as a defensive replacement for Brendan Fahey, who was pinch hit for in the 9th… Markakis paced the team with 2 hits, he also extended his hitting streak to 15 games
Store this away….
Bynum is a tough kid and will be a good player, this is part of the process! Derek Jeter lost a game his rookie season in NYY with an error and it was all over the tabloids -front and back! Tough loss but this play was one of many that lost it. If the 2008 Os lose games because we depend on a kid SS, then others are not getting it done!
Next Game-
Wednesday-7:07 Camden Yards
Orioles LH Garrett Olson(6-3,5.04) vs Blue Jays RH AJ Burnett(8-8,4.92)
