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TORONTO -- Jose Bautista gave the Toronto Blue Jays a glimpse of a big victory before shoddy defence took it away. Patriots Dominique Easley Alternate Jersey . The Philadelphia Phillies used a two-run single by Ryan Howard in the ninth inning to edge Toronto 7-6 on Friday. It spoiled Canada Day for a big crowd poised for victory after Bautistas 25th homer of the season scored two runs in the seventh to give the Blue Jays a 6-5 lead. The result was not the only pain suffered by Toronto. Shortstop Yunel Escobar left the game in the first inning after being hit on the left hand by a pitch from Kyle Kendrick. X-rays and a scan revealed no fracture, but a swollen hand means Escobar is day-to-day. Later in the day the Blue Jays continued to make mistakes on all levels in the field. There are the more subtle mistakes, the instances of a lack of execution on certain plays that are far too common. Then there are the full-blown blunders like the one committed by left-fielder Juan Rivera in the ninth. He misplayed Chase Utleys fly ball to the warning track into a double that compounded the leadoff walk allowed by closer Frank Francisco (1-4) to Placido Polanco. It set the stage for Howards game-winning hit when the Blue Jays pitched to him with first base open. It was Franciscos fourth blown save in 13 chances. "Against a team as good as Philly is, or really any other team at this level, when you give them extra outs in an inning youre kind of asking for trouble," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. "To their credit they took advantage of the opportunities that we brought them." Poor outfield defence contributed to both losses against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the previous series, and moving Bautista, the teams best player, from right field to third base has not helped the problem in the outfield. This time it was the Phillies who benefited. "This year we havent been used to scoring six or seven runs, every now and again we do," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. It does not get easier for the Blue Jays. They face their former ace Roy Halladay on Saturday followed by Cliff Lee on Sunday. "Weve got to regroup," Farrell said. "Weve got to play more consistent defence, weve got to execute better and more consistently from the mound regardless of whos pitching against us." Danys Baez (2-3) pitched the eighth to earn the victory. Eric Thames also homered against Kendrick, who gave up eight hits and six runs in seven innings. Bautistas homer with two out in the bottom of the seventh gave the Blue Jays (40-43) the lead after the Phillies (52-31) had gone ahead 5-4 in the top of the inning. Blue Jays starter Ricky Romeros string of going at least seven innings in nine consecutive starts ended when he was lifted after a one-out single in the seventh. Romero allowed seven hits, four walks and four runs (three earned). "We did everything offensively to win the game," Romero said. "It falls on me. Those innings where we scored runs and I didnt come up with the shut down inning. It was just an uphill battle for me all day. I couldnt really get into a rhythm all day, but I battled through and got into the seventh inning." Escobar started Torontos two-run rally in the first when he was hit by a pitch on the left hand. Aaron Hill, who was not in the starting lineup, ran for Escobar. Bautista hit a one-out, ground-rule double to move Hill to third. After Adam Lind popped out, Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run double. The Phillies got one back in the second on Shane Victorinos single and Franciscos double. Romero hit Utley with a pitch with one out in the third to set up the tying run. Hill booted Howards potential double-play grounder, and Victorino singled to score Utley. The Blue Jays took a 4-2 lead in the fifth on Thames second career major-league home run, a drive off the facing of the third deck in right that followed Hills one-out single. The rookie outfielder hit his first homer on Tuesday against Pittsburgh. The Phillies cut the lead to one in the sixth when Carlos Ruiz singled after Domonic Browns leadoff double. They took the lead in the seventh, started by Howards single that could have been scored an error on McDonald. As shortstop he had moved to the right side of the infield as part of the shift on the left-handed hitting Howard. Jason Frasor replaced Romero and gave up Victorinos game-tying triple before Ben Franciscos sacrifice fly to left put Philadelphia ahead 5-4. The Blue Jays regained the lead on Bautistas homer on a first-pitch two-seam fastball at 91 m.p.h. that came one out after Hill singled off the glove of second baseman Utley with one out. "Stupid pitch, too aggressive," Kendrick said. "I wanted to be aggressive. I dont know why, hes the only guy in the lineup that can probably beat me like that. It was stupid, stupid pitch, if Im going to miss Ive got to miss, you know, off the plate. That was right down the middle." Notes: Attendance at Rogers Centre was 45,512. ... Halladay (10-3, 2.40 earned-run average), who will start Saturday against Carlos Villanueva (5-1, 3.15 ERA), was given a loud ovation when he took the Phillies lineup to home plate before the game. ... The Blue Jays wore red uniform tops with Canada on the back for Canada Day. ... McDonald started the game at second base but with Escobars injury moved to shortstop in the second with Hill taking over at second. ... The Blue Jays were 12-15 in June compared with 9-17 last June. Patriots Dominique Easley Lights Out Jersey . Kerr said he had dinner with Jackson, his former coach with Chicago and the new Knicks team president, on Friday night and they talked again Saturday. Kerr is in New York to work the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors for TNT. http://www.authenticpatriotsshop.com/Limited-Dominique-Easley-New-England-Patriots-Jersey-Mens-Nike-Nfl-74-Lights-Out-Grey-70 . Surely they couldnt be any worse than what they are now: a winless team running out of ways to express its humiliation. Rubio and Kevin Love controlled the game in the 93-72 win for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday as the Wizards were showered with boos during a 12-point fourth quarter as they dropped to 0-8.SARASOTA, Fla. -- Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez and the Baltimore Orioles have finalized a $50 million, four-year contract. The 30-year-old gets salaries of $11.25 million this year, $12.25 million in 2015, $13 million in 2016 and $13.5 million in 2017 under Wednesdays agreement. Each seasons salary includes $2.25 million deferred without interest, payable in four equal installments on each July 1 starting in 2018. He can earn a pair of $400,000 performance bonuses each year, for 32 starts and 200 innings. If he wins a Cy Young Award or is MVP, his salary in each remaining year of the contract would escalate by $500,000. The salaries would go up by $250,000 if he fiinishes second in either vote and by $150,000 if he is third. Patriots Dominique Easley Womens Jersey. Jimenez, who is to be introduced at a Thursday news conference, is 82-75 with a 3.92 ERA in eight seasons with Colorado and Cleveland, including 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA for the Indians. He was the NL All-Star game starter in 2010, when he was 19-8 with a 2.88 ERA for Colorado. Baltimore forfeits its first-round selection in Junes amateur draft, the 17th pick overall. Jimenez joins a rotation expected to include Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Miguel Gonzalez and Bud Norris. To clear a roster spot, Baltimore designated right-hander Liam Hendriks for assignment. ' ' ' |
