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Blue Jays make it three of four versus Yankees by pounding out 13-5 win
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/sports/060723/s0723136.html
18:48:58 EDT Jul 23, 2006
SHI DAVIDI
TORONTO (CP) - No euphemisms, no sugar-coating. Johnny Damon went straight to
the point on what the Toronto Blue Jays did to his New York Yankees over the
weekend.
強尼戴蒙不諱言說藍鳥徹底擊垮洋基。
"We got out brains beat in here," the centre-fielder said in a sullen clubhouse
after a 13-5 thrashing Sunday afternoon gave the Blue Jays three out of four in
the series. "Some controversy over there - dissension breeds winners.
他在氣氛凝重的球隊休息室裡說。
"It seemed like they pulled together and came out playing with a lot of
confidence."
That the Blue Jays did, ending a tumultuous week in which they bitterly parted
ways with DH-infielder Shea Hillenbrand, blew two-late inning leads in dis-
heartening losses to the Texas Rangers and then rallied to slap around a
Yankees club that had won five of six coming in.
The exclamation point came Sunday when Troy Glaus, Eric Hinske and Reed Johnson
each homered in an eight-run third inning that quickly decided things.
Vernon Wells added two homers and four RBIs as the Blue Jays (55-43) moved
within two games of the Yankees (56-40) for second in AL East before 42,337 at
the Rogers Centre.
"We had to play a good series with where we were sitting in the standings,"
said manager John Gibbons. "August is just around the corner and things can
still go one way or another. Playing a team ahead of us in our division you've
got to play well or you disappear and we did just that.
"It was a long, hard week, the big controversy, but the guys stayed focused."
The Blue Jays also improved to 5-4 against the Yankees this year and won a
series from them in Toronto for the first time since October 2004. They were 6-
12 versus the eight-time AL East champions last year.
"It's great for this team's attitude just because of the way the Yankees have
handled us in the past," Johnson said. "It feels good to come out with a series
victory."
Added Wells: "We could have easily taken all four. But you've got to be happy
with three."
The finale lacked the tension and drama of the previous three days but the Jays
weren't complaining after gaining two games on New York in the standings during
the series ahead of a 10-game road trip that ends with three dates at Yankee
Stadium.
Shaun Marcum (1-0) earned his first major-league win in his second start,
allowing a three-run homer to Jorge Posada in five otherwise solid innings. He
had his problems with a tough lineup, allowing seven hits and a walk, but was
able to avoid serious trouble.
"It's nice but more importantly we won," said Marcum. "I've always thought
since I was brought up last year that I had the stuff to be here. It was just a
matter of going out and getting the job done."
That wasn't the case for Sidney Ponson (0-1), who was pounded in his first
start for the Yankees. The rotund right-hander allowed a two-run shot to Wells
in the first and completely fell apart in the third, after Posada's homer had
put the Yankees up 3-2 in the top of the inning.
Frank Catalanotto opened the frame with a single and after Wells flew out to
the wall in left, Glaus smashed his 26th of the season to put the Blue Jays
back up. After Lyle Overbay singled and Gregg Zaun walked, manager Joe Torre
came out to get Ponson.
Reliever Kris Wilson didn't fare much better as Hinske greeted him with a
three-run shot, his 10th, that extended the lead to 7-3. Singles by Aaron Hill
and John McDonald then set the stage for Johnson, who slammed his sixth of the
season.
Wells' 26th of the season, a solo shot in the fifth, made it 11-3 before the
Yankees picked up a pair against reliever Jeremy Accardo, making his Jays debut
after being acquired early Saturday morning from San Francisco for Hillenbrand
and reliever Vinnie Chulk.
"You know that by no means is it over with that club," said Johnson. "They can
put some runs on you in a hurry, so we did a good job of keep tacking on runs
on the board and pitchers did a good job of putting up zeroes."
Accardo gave up an RBI double to Nick Green and a run-scoring single to Bubba
Crosby.
The Blue Jays got that back in the seventh when Johnson doubled home McDonald,
who had tripled for his third hit of the night, and scored on Wells' sacrifice
fly.
Not a bad ending for a team that entered the series with questions on whether
they'd be able to put aside the Hillenbrand controversy and focus on the
Yankees.
"Regardless of what's going on outside of the field, it's our job to win
ballgames," said Glaus. "The guys weren't intimidated, they went out and played
well, played hard and we had a good series all the way around."
Notes: All-star right-fielder Alex Rios looked strong while doing some fielding
and running drills before the game and will start a rehabilitation assignment
with triple-A Syracuse on Monday. The Blue Jays hope he'll be ready to rejoin
them Thursday when they open a four-game series in Oakland. Rios has been out
since June 28 when he fouled a ball off his leg, leading to a staph infection.
.?? .?? Zaun twice had the bat fly out of his hands swinging at Ponson pitches
. .?? Ponson needs a special work permit to pitch in Canada because of his
prior arrests. He signed with the Yankees on July 14, a day after he was
released by St. Louis. The Cardinals team store started selling shirts with his
name on them the day he was cut. .?? Wells had his sixth multihomer game of the
season. .?? The eight-run third was the most productive third inning in
franchise history.
c The Canadian Press, 2006
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