Toronto Blue Jays defeat Texas Rangers
The American League East division is a busy region to be in these days. With Major League Baseball’s best teams in the mix, there is little room for compromise.
The Toronto Blue Jays, who are searching for a playoff spot, have been doing their best under new manager, John Farrell. They recently beat the Texas rangers, 5–2 to lead the series 3–1.
Much to the appreciation of the fans, the team is converting wins for good leads. The team is currently two wins away from the top spot and they are ranked third in the region. The club picked up its recent victory when Corey Patterson placed an eagle eye
bunt to drive in a run from John McDonald. The Rangers were tied with the Blue Jays, 2–2 when the ninth inning came up.
With Darren Oliver closing for the Rangers, no mistakes were made by the Blue Jays as they teed three runs to get an important, series winning, decision.
"Corey's an excellent bunter", McDonald said. "We put ourselves in an excellent situation for something like that to happen".
It was Patterson, who got things running and that may be one of the reasons why he, McDonald and Yunel Escobar ended up scoring for the Jays in the end.
"It definitely worked out for us", Patterson said. "Really, I just wanted to put the bunt in the right location. I happened to end up getting a hit out of it, too. If they had picked it up and thrown it to first base that would have been fine, because the
main objective was to score the run and go ahead".
One of the highlights of the game was seeing former Rangers man Frank Francisco, pitch against his former team. He closed the game well and cited no ill feelings towards the club that traded him for Mike Napoli.
"I don't look at who the other team is", Francisco said. "I just have to face who I have to face".
With a good series over, the team can look to take its good form to the Yankees stadium as they will take on the New York Yankees, next.
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