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08-03-2010, 10:09 PM
c/p from tsn by the sports network
(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays will send Ricky Romero to the mound on Tuesday night as the team chases a second straight win against the New York Yankees. Romero inherits the task of trying to keep Alex Rodriguez from hitting his 600th career home run.
The Blue Jays scored seven runs in the fifth inning off Yankees starter A.J. Burnett (9-9) before New York chipped away at its deficit. The Yankees had chances to potentially draw even, but the Toronto bullpen held on, making a winner of Brandon Morrow (8-6). The Blue Jays starter allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings, and struck out nine.
"I wasn't in trouble too much, just a couple pitches I left up and out, and they put them over the fence," said Morrow, who gave up two home runs among his seven hits allowed.
Edwin Encarnacion also homered for Toronto, which snapped a two-game slide.
Nick Swisher homered twice and Mark Teixeira added a two-run shot, but the Yankees lost their second in a row and fell into a tie with Tampa Bay for first place in the division. The Rays beat Minnesota on Monday.
Heading to the hill for the Jays this evening will be lefty Ricky Romero, who is 8-7 with a 3.46 ERA. Romero beat the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, as he allowed two runs and nine hits in 7 2/3 innings.
Romero has faced the Yankees five times in his young career and is 1-2 against them with a 6.91 ERA.
(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays will send Ricky Romero to the mound on Tuesday night as the team chases a second straight win against the New York Yankees. Romero inherits the task of trying to keep Alex Rodriguez from hitting his 600th career home run.
The Blue Jays scored seven runs in the fifth inning off Yankees starter A.J. Burnett (9-9) before New York chipped away at its deficit. The Yankees had chances to potentially draw even, but the Toronto bullpen held on, making a winner of Brandon Morrow (8-6). The Blue Jays starter allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings, and struck out nine.
"I wasn't in trouble too much, just a couple pitches I left up and out, and they put them over the fence," said Morrow, who gave up two home runs among his seven hits allowed.
Edwin Encarnacion also homered for Toronto, which snapped a two-game slide.
Nick Swisher homered twice and Mark Teixeira added a two-run shot, but the Yankees lost their second in a row and fell into a tie with Tampa Bay for first place in the division. The Rays beat Minnesota on Monday.
Heading to the hill for the Jays this evening will be lefty Ricky Romero, who is 8-7 with a 3.46 ERA. Romero beat the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, as he allowed two runs and nine hits in 7 2/3 innings.
Romero has faced the Yankees five times in his young career and is 1-2 against them with a 6.91 ERA.