Aug 16, 2011
Tuesday, 10:10 pm EDT
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista’s lone hit in seven at-bats against Vargas was a homer. He’s also walked three times. Toronto Blue Jays' Brett Lawrie is hitting .343 since arriving in the majors Aug. 5, and his .743 slugging percentage during those 10 games ranks among the league leaders. Toronto Blue Jays lineup, meanwhile, has taken advantage of some opposing pitchers’ issues with location in its past three games, hitting eight homers and totaling 21 runs. Toronto Blue Jays' Brad Mills hasn’t quite excelled since arriving from the minors in late July.
Seattle Mariners' Jason Vargas gave up six hits, five runs and five walks over three innings in an 11-6 loss. He posted a 2.70 ERA in his first two career starts versus Toronto - lasting 6 2-3 innings both times - but he didn’t make it half that deep July 20 at Rogers Centre. Seattle Mariners had lost six straight times when the left-hander had taken the hill heading into his Wednesday outing against Texas, but Vargas - who had thrown six scoreless innings in his first August start - again stepped up. He held the high-powered Rangers to three runs over seven innings, shaking off a pair of homers in a 4-3 victory.