Jays Escape L.A. With Series Win
Posted June 10, 2007 12:00 pm.
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On the road, against a National League ball club, the injury-riddled Blue Jays didn’t appear the least bit phased by the bright lights of Los Angeles. Despite a late Dodgers rally that put a pair of runs on the board in the bottom of the ninth, Toronto wrapped up their three-game set in the City of Angels Sunday, taking the rubber match 11-5 at Dodger Stadium.
The early and explosive offensive output was a welcome change for ace Roy Halladay, who had struggled significantly in three of his previous four starts. This time though he had everything he needed and more, keeping the early damage to a minimum and going seven strong innings to pick up his sixth win of the year against a pair of losses.
Jason Schmidt took the loss for the Dodgers, and fell to 1-3 in the process.
Canadian Matt Stairs, fresh of his game-winning home run Saturday night, was a big part of the action for the Blue Birds, as was third baseman Troy Glaus, who homered twice, sending his ninth and 10th blasts of the year into the crowd atop Chavez Ravine.
Up next for the Jays is a trip north along the California coastline where they’ll pay a visit to Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants for three.
