Sep 16, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher David Price (14) delivers a pitch to an Atlanta Braves batter in the third inning of their game at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
It would have been a tough contest under the best of circumstances, but unfortunately, most of the drama was drained from Turner Field early on when the Blue Jays put a 4-spot up on the board in the first inning.
In fact, though, two crazy things happened last night: (1) Shelby Miller couldn’t get out of the 4th inning – charged with 4 of 5 runs scored by then; and (2) Andrelton Simmons was charged with two errors.
That’s hardly a recipe for success.
Meanwhile, Toronto did what Toronto does: hit the ball early, often, and hard: 5 doubles and a homer for a final tally of 9-1.
The Braves mustered just 7 hits (though took 4 walks), but only 2 doubles among them. Thus not enough to consistently move enough runners around against starter David Price, who’s really having a nice season.
Shelby Miller, meanwhile, just needs to catch a break… and he can’t even get it with the team matchups, much less with anything resembling “run support.”
Well, one more with Toronto tonight, and then we’ll play with the NL East for a while.
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