Found July 29, 2011 on Batter's Box:
No news? I guess that's good news. For those who missed last night's game, the Jays predictably beat up Brad Bergesen and Mark Hendrickson for an 8-5 win. Eric Thames and Edwin Encarnacion homered, Yunel Escobar and J.P. Arencibia added a couple of hits each, and Carlos Villanueva survived five shaky innings to earn a negative-WPA Pitcher Win. On the flipside, Jose Bautista looked a bit out of whack for the second straight night, and Colby Rasmus took a nice 0-5 in his debut. J.J. Hardy hit his third and fourth homers of the series - I've been mocking Baltimore for signing him to a 3-year extension, but maybe they do have something there. In St. Louis, Marc Rzepczynski pitched two shutout, one-hit innings with four strikeouts and no walks for the Cardinals.Stat of the day:Infield Fly Percentage by season:Yunel Escobar '07-'11 3.2, 3.6, 3.6, 10.6, 1.2Colby Rasmus '09-'11 5.2, 5.2, 13.3I wonder if whipping boys tend to swing more in what Joe Maddon calls &...
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