Jays Labour In Beantown Blast Off
Posted September 3, 2007 12:00 pm.
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It was a long night for the Toronto Blue Jays, especially since the typically run-starved team put up 10 runs and 16 hits and still fell short in their series opener against the Boston Red Sox in a 13-10 final.
Down 10-1 early after rookie starter Jesse Litsch had several offering knocked around and out of Fenway Park, the Jays rallied in a spirited top half of the sixth inning, putting eight runs on the board and moving within one of their divisional rival.
But even with another shaky outing from Japanese import Daisuke Matsuzaka wasn’t enough to carry Toronto to a win, and the Blue Jays pitching staff – which on this night featured appearances by Joe Kennedy, Jason Frasor and Josh Towers to name a few – had even more trouble keeping Boston bats quiet.
Mike Lowell did a lot of damage at the dish with a three run home run and four RBI total and the Jays countered with a long ball from Troy Glaus and Matt Stairs continued a hot stretch going 4-for-4.
But Litsch was atrocious, allowing seven runs in just over three innings. In total, the American League’s two best pitching staffs allowed 32 hits and 23 runs in the see-saw contest.
