Oct 15 2016

2016 Junior League Championship Series: Game 2, Blue Jays @ Indians

It all comes down to 1 Inning, the 6th. Estrada threw what was his worst pitch of the night an 0 – 2 changeup that hung in the zone and was properly punished for it. At that he pitched a complete game while Kluber was pulled after 6 and 1/3rd.

None of that excuses the ineffectiveness of the Blue Jays’ (92 – 74) bats. They had plenty of opportunities to score and blew every one of them. Hitting usually straightens itself out and the Blue Jays better hope for that today.

Yesterday’s Game

Bottom 6th- Walk. 2 RBI HR. Indians 2 – 0 Final.

Indians lead Series 1 – 0

That was quick.

The Indians’ (99 – 67) originally scheduled starter, Trevor Bauer, cut the pinkie finger on his right pitching hand, but is expected to be available for Game 3. Instead the Indians will send Josh Tomlin (R, 13 – 9, 4.40 ERA) to the mound. Tomiln had a win in the Division Series against the Red Sox with 4 Hits for 2 Runs in 5 Innings pitched. He had 1 Walk against 4 Strike Outs and an ERA of 3.60.

The Blue Jays will counter with J.A. Happ (L, 20 – 4, 3.18 ERA). I thought he was pretty good in the Division Championships against the Rangers, but for some reason analysts think Happ struggled in his start and Tomlin pitched great. You couldn’t prove it by the numbers. Happ won his game with 9 Hits and 1 Run in 5 Innings of work. He gave up 1 Walk against 5 Strike Outs and had an ERA of 1.80.

Did they expect he would do better than that? Maybe so as I heard one of the announcers last night say the Blue Jays “had their way” with the supposedly hapless Rangers (best record in the Junior League you know) while the Indians had to face the “powerful line up” of the Red Sox (who had a worse record and a losing streak going into the Playoffs).

I attribute this naked rooting to barely suppressed East Coast-centric Red Sox boosterism. After all, if you beat the “mighty” Sox you must have the best team in Baseball because nothing less could thwart a “team of destiny” in David Ortiz’s final year.

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  1. Vent Hole

  2. 1st pitch Ball

  3. Ground Out for 1

  4. Ground Out for 2

  5. Bottom 1st

  6. First pitch Line Out for 1

  7. Another Line Out for 2

  8. 2 Out Single

  9. KO. Top 2nd

  10. 1 Ground Out

  11. 2 Ground Out

  12. Single to Center

  13. KO. Bottom 2nd

  14. Solo Shot. Indians 1 – 0

  15. KO for 1

  16. Ground Out. 2 Done

  17. Top 3rd

  18. Ground Out. 1 Done

  19. 1 Out Single to Center

  20. Sacrifice. Runner on 2nd

  21. RBI Double. Tied at 1

  22. Full Count Walk

  23. KO. Bottom 3rd

  24. Leadoff Full Count Walk

  25. Fielder’s Choice

  26. Steal. Runner to 2nd

  27. Wild Pitch. Runner to 3rd

  28. RBI Single. Indians 2 – 1

  29. Top 4th

  30. Ground Out. 1 Done.

  31. KO. 2 Done

  32. KO. Bottom 4th

  33. KO. 1 Done

  34. Ground Out. 2 Done.

  35. Top 5th

  36. Ground Out Unassisted. 1 Done

  37. KO. 2 Done.

  38. KO. Bottom 5th

  39. Leadoff Single to Right

    1. KO. 1st Out

  40. Fielder’s Choice. 2 Out

  41. Error. Runner to 2nd

  42. Top 6th

  43. Ground Out. 1 Away

  44. Fly. 2 Out

  45. Walk on Full Count

  46. Bottom 6th

  47. Leadoff KO. 1 Gone

  48. Ground Out. 2 Away

  49. 2 Out Walk

  50. Top 7th

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