Month: June 2017

  • Boston Red Sox 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 4

    Boston Red Sox 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 4

    Game Recap | Box Score While it was nice to see Toronto score a few runs and head into the 9th tied, they were outplayed by Boston and dropped 3 runs in the 11th to lose the game. Boston recently picked up Doug Fister as he was released by the Angels after being stuck in AAA, so I…

  • Baltimore Orioles 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 0

    Baltimore Orioles 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 0

    Game Recap | Box Score Rather than spent the Canada Day long weekend at home, I decided to squeeze in 4 ball games in four days at the most convenient MLB city to get to, Toronto. Rather than travel to somewhere new or more exotic, I decided to go with what was most familiar. Game Highlights: Kevin Pillar’s…

  • Washington Nationals 7 – New York Mets 2

    Washington Nationals 7 – New York Mets 2

    So far, my favourite thing about the 2017 season is Max Scherzer. While Clayton Kershaw has clearly been the best pitcher of the past decade, for the past few years Max is currently in the same league. Having five consecutive games in a row with 10+ strikeouts is not a common occurrence. If he stays healthy and on…

  • Arizona Diamondbacks 0 – Miami Marlins 3

    Arizona Diamondbacks 0 – Miami Marlins 3

    Edinson Volquez pitches the first no-hitter of 2017 Fun fact #23, Edinson pitched the 13th ever Maddux no-hitter, throwing only 98 pitches. Fun fact #689.5, Mister Volquez injured his foot pretty badly in the first inning and was hobbling around on an injured foot the whole game. Final fact, he seemed to be getting stronger as the…