Today, the Blue Jays had just one player (Edwin Encarnación) in their lineup who had also been in their Opening Day lineup.
– Still, by the end of the fifth inning, the Jays had a 10-1 lead on the Yankees.
— That lead involved five RBI from Rajai Davis (who also made a one of the top catches of the season).
—- Even with that, the Yankees managed to close to within three runs of Toronto, before losing.
Chris Capuano took a no-hitter into the eighth inning.
– He was facing the Marlins, so had he finished the no-hitter it may not have been inherently unpredictable.
The Pirates scored nine runs in an inning.
– Clint Barmes hit a grand slam.
— Erik Bedard scored two runs.
Joe Mauer stole a base…
– And Miguel Cairo stole third.
— Yep, Miguel Cairo is still playing baseball.
A.J. Pierzynski did this.
Clayton Mortensen, a relief pitcher for an American League team, had a plate appearance today.
– Should we note that the Red Sox scored 14 runs today?
— Well, in any case, we should certainly mention that it’s Jon Lester’s first win in six weeks.
Chone Figgins hit an RBI triple off of super relief pitcher Ernesto Frieri.
How do you not include A.J. Pierzynski (A.J. Pierzysnski?!) scoring from first on a groundout: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23847315&topic_id=34874412
Pierzynski’s instincts have been well-documented before. Remember Game 2 of the 2005 ALCS?