Comments on: A.J. Griffin exits start against Blue Jays with tight shoulder, MRI shows no damage

By: jaysjunkie

jaysjunkie — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:29:06 +0000

Seems like there’s been more pitchers leaving games early with injuries than I can remember in recent history and not just Jays pitchers either.

When I saw Jesse Chavez with his 8.85 ERA coming in when the game was tied (9th or 10th inning, can’t remember) I nearly shat myself. The fact this stiff was even recalled is a sign of how dire things have become. And yeah, Sierra was a little adventurous out there on the bases.

By: APBA Guy

APBA Guy — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:21:05 +0000

Scary. Mix-a-Lot’s velocity was down to 84 on his FB in the 2nd. The Blue Jays were way out in front, but would only have been a matter of a hitter or two before they would have realized those weren’t change-ups he was throwing. Let’s hope rest is all he needs.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:54:25 +0000

Griffin’s injury did not lose the game for Oakland. Their pen pitched well until the 9th when Cook gave up Toronto’s first run of the game. Blevins then gave up 2 runs in the top of the 11th. For Toronto, Cooper tied the game with a homer and Encarnacion won the game with his base running. Rookie Moises Sierra went 3 for 5 for Toronto, but made a base running blunder in the second inning that cost Toronto an early run.

By: missthemexpos

missthemexpos — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:14:23 +0000

With the number of times Blue Jay pitchers this year have had to exit games early with injuries, I certainly hope this phenomenon of pitchers going down is not contagious and starting to effect the teams opposing Toronto.