Jays Get Their Revenge, Crushing Dodgers
Posted June 20, 2007 12:00 pm.
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On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers made short work of the Toronto Blue Jays after running up a 6-0 lead after two innings. A night later, it was Toronto’s turn to ride an early lead to victory. The Jays stormed their way to an 8-0 lead after just two innings, and never looked back, beating the Dodgers 12-1 at Rogers Centre.
Frank Thomas blasted his 497th career homer to cap an eight-run second. Thomas’ grandslam deflated the already-sagging Dodgers and cleared an easy path to victory for the blue birds. It was sweet revenge after Tuesday night’s embarassing 10-1 home loss.
“Last night was rock bottom,” Thomas said. “To get booed by the home crowd like that last night, I took that personally. But I’m in a new place and I haven’t played the way I’m capable so far.”
“We all took it personally,” Thomas added. “We deserved it, we got killed, we weren’t swinging the bats well and as a pro athlete you’ve got to take that personally when you get that type of greeting.”
The steady stream of offence allowed Roy Halladay to cruise to his eighth victory.
Gregg Zaun and Fredericton’s Matt Stairs also homered for the Jays (34-36), who rebounded from their most lopsided loss of the year.
