If the opposing pitcher walks six in the first two innings, you'd better score more than three runs. You'd better, in fact, send him to the showers before he has a chance to regroup and start getting people out.
Ricky Romero was extremely fortunate to leave the second inning down only 3-0.
He posted zeroes in the third, fourth, and fifth. Walks got him into trouble again in the sixth, and he came out having issued eight free passes on the night. The Blue Jays through six were fortunate to be losing only 5-1.
They scored two in the eighth, off Dotel and the new Public Enemy #1 out of the pen, Phil Coke. Missed scoring chances in the early innings, and ten runners left on base, loomed larger with each Jays run.
Mr. Ripley would find it hard to believe that Ben Wah and Val Verde came in to restore order, but they did; Ben getting a hold and Val the save. The only blemish being a liner that Quentin Berry misplayed into a leadoff double in the ninth.
The Pretenders should consider themselves extremely fortunate to win this one 5-3.
But 39K sheeple left Comerica wrapped in smug assurance, that our guys really showed their guys how the game of baseball is played.
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In the wee hours of tomorrow morning back east, the Tribe lost at Seattle -- King Felix dispatching them with ease -- and are now 4-20 since the two homers off Verlander "what happened in the seventh inning?" game played July 26, when they were still in both the division and bridesmaid races.
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