Juan Pierre shines as Chicago White Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1 – MLB Update
Chicago White Sox out-fielder, Juan Pierre was impressive with the bat as he hit two RBIs and went 2-for-4 in the White Sox 3-1 win against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, Toronto on May 26.
The pitchers played a crucial role in the first four innings of the game as he did not allow a single run to any batter. Chicago’s starter, Phil Humber pitched seven solid innings with an ERA of 2.85 and permitted just one run on six hits with one earned
run. He was able to strike-out only three batters and gave away a single walk on 110 pitches.
Pierre was satisfied with his performance and said, “Tonight it just felt good to drive in some runs. I've been leaving them out there a lot the last week, so it's good to drive in some runs. I swung through a couple and I think my butt was all the way in
our dugout.”
During press conference, Humber commented on Yunel Escobar’s homer and said, “That (pitch) was kind of sitting there for him. I was trying to get ahead there, kind of lay one in there. He put a good swing on it and it got out of here.”
Chicago got off the mark in the fifth inning when Pierre singled to right field and A.J. Pierzynski posted a single run to give his team a 1-0 lead. On the other side, Escobar hit a home run (421 feet) to left-centre field and the game was tied 1-all. The
seventh and eighth inning went score-less for both sides.
In the ninth inning, the White Sox went ahead 3-1 when Alex Rios hit a tie-breaking run on the drive of Pierre towards the infield position. Gordon Beckham put second run on the score-board when the Jays’ first baseman Juan Rivera committed a throwing error.
The Jays’ Manager John Farrell praised the abilities of Pierre and said, “That's what speed can do. Speed can put pressure on the defence.”
Brandon Morrow was economical for the Jays as he gave away one run on four hits in seven inning pitches. He permitted two walks on his 102 pitches and struck out five batters. However, the Jays’ reliever Marc Rzepczynski was expensive and allowed two runs
on two hits in just one inning pitched.
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