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Jays 10 Reds 3
Hey, Luke Maile tossed two scoreless innings!
Unfortunately, the Blue Jays played HR Derby vs starter Carson Spiers, hammering him for 13 hits, 5 homers and 10 runs over 4.1 innings.
Things shaped up as a ‘take one for the team’ night once the Jays pounded on Spiers early.
The Jays launched three homers and scored six times over the first 42 pitches and three innings from Spiers. The Jays entered the night 26th in HR in MLB.
Bullpen had to cover 15 outs Monday night, 12 Sunday and 20 Saturday. Add 11 more Tuesday night.
Last four games: 19.1 bullpen innings vs 15.2 by starters. (Lodolo 2.1, Abbott 5.0, Aguiar 4.0, Spiers 4.1).
Spiers: 4.1 IN, 13 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 5 HR, 85 pitches. That’s 14 HR in 69.2 innings this year. Ambushed w/ a 2B, 3B, HR, 3 run 2nd. Then B-B HR in 3rd. Runs by inning: 1-3-2-1-3.
Maile came on to pitch in the 7th and 8th, his second appearance in the last four games. He retired all six batters in the longest outing of his career. 28 pitches/20 strikes.
Brace yourself: With Hunter on the IL, Lodolo struggling, Abbott hit and miss, Spiers likely out of the rotation, and Aguiar being a rookie, this could get really, really....really ugly the final 36 games.
Offense: H, BB, K.
Jonathan India: 2 H
Noelvi Marte: 2 H, RBI. Entered 2 for 20. 8th error.
Elly: 3B, 2 for 23, 5 for 39
Santiago Espinal: Started at 2B Heck of a stop/jump/throw. 3rd straight start.
Spencer Steer: RBI 1B. Cut down a runner at 3rd from LF.
Down 10-2 in the 6th, Bell went to the bench with Benson and Fairchild replacing Elly and Friedl.
How they scored:
2nd Marte RBI 1B, 1-1
6th Stephenson RBI groundout, 10-2 Jays
8th Steer RBI 1B, 10-3 Jays
Consider this last week a market correction for the Reds run differential.