Blue Jays Blow A Pair Of Leads En Route To Extra-Innings Loss To Rays

To say that the Blue Jays bullpen hasn’t had the best of season would be a tremendous understatement. Having gone just 23-for-42 in save opportunities, it might even be an understatement to say that the Blue Jays relief corp have been downright terrible this season. They’ve given up leads like Jo-Jo Reyes likes to give up hits, and essentially everyone in the ‘pen has been to blame for some late-game loss at some point. Yet, the embattled group of pitchers managed to sink to a new low today, recording not one, but two blown saves during this afternoon’s series closer against the Tampa Bay Rays. Brett Cecil and Wade Davis were the starters on the mound today, but it scarcely matters at this point, because we can probably just fast-forward to the end of the game. Tied at 3 in the 10th inning, the Blue Jays got a clutch RBI hit from Colby Rasmus (2-for-5) to go ahead 4-3, only to have our “closer” Jon Rauch come in for the bottom half, and give it ri...