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NO.

Not a good day, tater. What a total debacle.

Trachsel: 2 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Aquino: 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Bierd: 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 K
Sarfate: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 K

Sarfate's ERA is now juuuust under eight, at 7.94.

Luuuuuke and Markickass had two hits apiece. Markakis and Melvin Mora had solo homers.

The other run came from Adam Jones, who crushed his first Oriole home run, right down the left field line and barely fair. But man, he smoked it off of Jesse Carlson. First of many to come. It was his mom's birthday, his t-shirt night at the park (15,000 attendance! Great success!), and Jackie Robinson Day for MLB, with Jones wearing No. 42 for the O's.

Other than that, just horrible.

"Above anything else, I hate to lose."

-- Jackie Robinson, 1919-1972

Shaun Marcum, RH (1-0, 2.57/0.79) v. Steve Trachsel, RH (1-1, 3.00/1.25)

Game time is 7:05 on MASN2.

Trachsel has pitched 12 innings this season, walking six and striking out three. He is a complete mystery to me at this point. How he skirts by with numbers like that is puzzling. It shouldn't happen. It CAN'T happen. God, is he wily.

Shaun Marcum is 26, doesn't have overpowering stuff, but has good command and could grow up to be a one of those control freaks that sticks around until he's 100 years old. He could grow up to be Steve Trachsel, I guess.

But this a very serious question. Shaun Marcum...or John Corbett in disguise?

You make the call.

FUN STATS, ETC.

• Trax has been quite successful in his career against Toronto, going 6-0 in seven starts with a 3.12 ERA.
• Adam Jones is 7-for-21 this season at Camden Yards. He's 4-for-20 on the road.
• We have eight wins. George Sherrill has six saves. Pull on the collar of your shirt and go, "Nyeee nyeee nyeee!"
• Melvin Mora has 15 career homers against the Jays. The only team he's hit more dingers against is Tampa Bay (24).

BLUE JAYS STARTING LINEUP

 

D Eckstein, SS         .250/.333    0    6

A Hill, 2B             .320/.375    1    9

A Rios, RF             .289/.421    1    7

V Wells, CF            .333/.400    3   13

F Thomas, DH           .190/.346    3   10

M Stairs, LF           .290/.333    1    1

L Overbay, 1B          .277/.346    0    5

G Zaun, C              .229/.250    0    2

M Scutaro, 3B          .156/.325    0    2

 

ORIOLES STARTING LINEUP

B Roberts, 2B          .327/.411    1    5

M Mora, 3B             .255/.314    2    5

N Markakis, RF         .310/.473    1    4

K Millar, 1B           .250/.333    2    7

L Scott, DH            .375/.444    1    6

J Payton, LF           .211/.211    1    2

R Hernandez, C         .179/.186    2    8

A Jones, CF            .268/.295    0    2

L Hernandez, SS        .261/.367    0    3 

 

 

42 

That wild-eyed boy that had been away.

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Beej was ridiculously dominant in his first season as the big-money Jays closer, then appeared in just five games last season. He was activated from the DL on Sunday and pitched the 10th inning of a Jays win at Texas, picking up the save.

Man, I still think that cat is great.