"I guess that's where he was looking, middle in.
Not really knowing what he was looking for and trying not to throw it in that spot, unfortunately I threw the wrong pitch. Trying to understand his game plan, he had quite a few walks in this series. "I definitely missed my spot,'' Hamels said. The Blue Jays' DH had walked five times in the series, including his first two plate appearances Wednesday, but jumped on the first pitch he saw from Cole Hamels in the sixth. The prologue: The Jays, who had lost the first two games at home and had held a lead for a total of only three innings in the three games on this side of the border, had just tied the score in the bottom of the sixth on a monster home run by Edwin Encarnacion. Top of the seventh: Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2. Let's take you step by step through an inning that you may have watched in real time, will watch again in highlights, and will almost certainly, if you are a fan of the Blue Jays or Rangers, replay over and over again in your head, but will still need a translation of what you witnessed. That simple act gone haywire - Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin attempting to throw the ball back to his pitcher, Aaron Sanchez, only to strike the hand of Rangers batter Shin-Soo Choo - produced instant chaos and controversy, while a citizenry that universally scores high marks for civility nearly lost its collective mind.īut we're getting ahead of ourselves here. We very nearly had the first elimination game ever decided by an action that takes place hundreds of time every night and almost always goes unrecorded - except when the baseball gods decide to stretch the bounds of believability beyond the shared experience of folks who collectively have spent decades in this game and have never seen anything like it. Other than discerning the bare-bone facts - the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Bautista's game-winning, three-run home run - this box score only scratches the surface of what took place in a 53-minute seventh inning that will take its place among the oddest exercises ever witnessed, especially during the postseason, replete with blown umpiring calls, bench-clearing scrums, errors occurring on three successive plays followed by a misjudged flare, and a home run and bat flip that produced spasms of joy on one side and undisguised contempt on the other. There is an exception to every rule - and you'll soon be hearing a lot about Major League Baseball Rule 6.03 (a) (3) - and this is it. "Maybe in winter ball.''īaseball purists will tell you that you can reconstruct any game just by looking at the box score. "Not in the big league level, not in the U.S.,'' said Bautista, who in the excitement of the moment forgot to mention the maple-leafed country that Wednesday night hosted this unforgettable mix of horsehide epic and bizarro theater. TORONTO - Jose Bautista, who hit the home run that would have landed in Hudson Bay if the roof of the Buck Rogers Centre had been open, then flipped his bat in celebration somewhere between Yellowknife and Whitehorse, said he has never been part of a game like this one.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser 252 with 41 home runs.Īlso, Toronto outfielder Kenny Wilson was claimed off waivers by Oakland.
Over parts of five seasons with the Orioles, he hit. He had back surgery last July and played 17 games for Double-A Bowie this year while on a rehabilitation assignment, hitting. The Blue Jays claimed Reimold off waivers from Baltimore over the weekend. 274 average, 13 homers, 59 RBIs and 21 doubles.Įncarnacion was hurt while running out a double-play relay Saturday in Oakland. The 26-year-old Seager, a first-time All-Star, entered Monday with a. Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager was named to the All-Star ream as a replacement. He was picked Sunday for the American League All-Star team but won't be able to play in the game July 15 at Minnesota. The Blue Jays made the move before Monday night's game at the Los Angeles Angels and activated outfielder Nolan Reimold.Įncarnacion ranks among the major league leaders with 26 home runs and 70 RBIs. The Blue Jays have put All-Star first baseman Edwin Encarnacion on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right quadriceps.
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