The Indians got a runner to third in the seventh, but Jason Frasor, on in relief of Romero, got Asdrubal Cabrera to pop out after an eight-pitch at-bat for the third out. But again Masterson had an answer, getting Colby Rasmus to ground out. Arencibia singled and advanced on a fielder's choice. Toronto put just its second runner at second in the bottom of the inning when J.P. Romero was in more trouble in the sixth, putting runners on first and second, but he fielded a soft Marson ground in front of home himself and threw to first to escape unscathed.
He would get no further, though, as Masterson (6-8) induced a weak grounder to second off the bat of Kelly Johnson. The Blue Jays finally got a runner into scoring position when Yunel Escobar got to first on an infield single and moved to second on a wild pitch. But Romero struck out Lou Marson swinging and got Johnny Damon to ground out to short. Romero got out of more trouble in the fourth when Carlos Santana walked with one out and Michael Brantley doubled to put runners at second and third. Cleveland then put two runners on later in the inning, but the Toronto left-hander got Jack Hannahan swinging to end the threat. Romero came in with a 0-3 and a 10.80 earned-run average in his last three starts, but gave up just two runs in six innings of a 2-0 loss at Chicago on Saturday and was effective against Cleveland.Īfter a spotless first inning where he looked in complete control, Romero surrendered Hafner's moon shot home run to right field to lead off the second.
Toronto (43-44) last scored a run while Romero was pitching in the fifth inning of a 11-3 loss to Kansas City on July 2. Romero, who came in with the third most run support among American League starters, has now gone 13 innings without the Blue Jays' bats providing any offence. The Cleveland closer got Edwin Encarnacion to strike out swinging for the final out, a day after the Toronto first baseman signed a three-year, US$27-million contract extension. Vinnie Pestano pitched a perfect eighth for Cleveland, while Chris Perez did the same in the ninth to pick up his 25th save. Hafner's solo shot in the second inning was all Cleveland (45-41) needed behind a strong outing from Masterson, who gave up just five singles while striking out five and surrendering one walk for the Indians.īlue Jays starter Ricky Romero (8-5) battled for six innings, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out six. The most runs scored against them (14) was played on Jversus the Seattle Mariners.TORONTO - Travis Hafner provided all the offence with a towering solo home run early and Justin Masterson pitched seven strong innings Friday night as the Cleveland Indians shut out the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 in the first game for both clubs after the all-star break. Scored the most runs (17) on Jversus the Cleveland Indians. The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays home / road splits for the 2016 regular season were 47-35 (0.573 winning percentage) at home and 43-38 (0.531 winning percentage) on the road.ĭid you know that the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays were 15-12 during the month of June? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar 2016 Toronto Blue Jays schedule splits:ĭuring the regular season the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays 2016 Toronto Blue Jays Schedule | Research by Baseball Almanac
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