Toronto Blue Jays humiliated by Philadelphia Phillies 0-7 – MLB Spring Training Update
Toronto Blue Jays were comprehensively beaten by Philadelphia Phillies 0-7 at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, Dunedin, Florida on Tuesday, March 6 in their Grapefruit encounter of the 2012 Major League Baseball Spring Training Session.
The Phillies made the most of available opportunities in a complete one sided contest. The pitchers showed great control and accuracy as they did not allow a single run to the Jays’ batters. The Jays, on the other hand, made a large number of unforced errors,
which played a key role in deciding the outcome of the game.
Phillies’ starter, Cliff Lee had an absolutely great time on the field as he made the best possible start to his 2012 Spring Training campaign. Allowing only two hits in two innings, he made significant contributions to help the Phillies secure a comfortable
7-0 win over the Blue Jays. The starter had concerns about an abdominal strain before the start of Spring Training but he certainly put them to rest by producing a wonderful performance.
"I was just looking to get out of there healthy and feeling good," he said after facing eight batters. "I would have liked to locate better but it was definitely a positive, a step in the right direction."
"He was all right," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He got `em out, didn't he?"
The Phillies scored four runs in second inning to take complete control over the contest. Shane Victorino, Carlos Ruiz, Jimmy Rollins and Juan Pierre made useful contributions in hitting department of the game.
Toronto’s number 1 starter Ricky Romero also displayed some high quality pitching skills as he gave up only one hit over two shutout innings.
"I made some good pitches," Romero said. "I was a little off at the beginning but I felt great. I was working on my fastball, working to keep it down. The changeup is a little off but other than that, the cutters in the second inning were good pitches."
Jays were unable to live up to the expectations last season. They will be hoping to rectify the problems in their game plan before the start of 2012 regular season. It will be interesting to see if they learn their lessons in their next Spring Training fixture.
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