Seattle Mariners (15-17) at Toronto Blue Jays (10-21)
Starting Pitchers:
Seattle: Joe Saunders (2-3, 5.25 ERA)
Toronto: Brandon Morrow (0-2, 5.29 ERA)
From Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sunday, May 5, 2013
First Pitch: 1:07 pm est
Series Game 3 of 3
Season Game 32 of 162
Umpires:
Home Plate - Lance Barksdale
First Base - Cory Blaser
Second Base - Jim Joyce
Third Base - Ed Hickox
Game Notes
Final in 9
Seattle Mariners: 2
Toronto Blue Jays: 10
Munenori Kawasaki, through the Looking Glass
I missed today's game; this scorecard was produced after the game from the MLB, 'Gameday', Play-by-Play page (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_05_seamlb_tormlb_1&mode=wrap#gid=2013_05_05_seamlb_tormlb_1&mode=plays).
As I was filling in the line-ups I said to myself, 'Holy cow what is Gibbons doing now - batting Bonifacio 8th? Doesn't he read my blogs? Doesn't he understand that Bonifacio is a top-of-the-order kind of player?'
But was I wrong, this line-up - with the turn-the-line-up-over 8 and 9 hitters (Bonifacio and Kawasaki) - really worked against Seattle pitcher Joe Saunders today (although with the exception of St Louis Cardinals' manager, Tony La Russa - where pitchers hit eighth - I've never seen this done before).
Admittedly, Bonifacio went 0 for 4 in the 8 spot - but his presence down there seemed to bring out the best in Kawasaki - who had a great game at the bottom of the order.
In 4 plate appearances Kawasaki sacrificed, which drove a run in; walked; then singled, driving in another run, and in turning the line-up over, allowed Encarnacion to plate Kawasaki himself; singled again to turn over the line-up again, which resulted in another run scored later that inning. Over-all Kawasaki went 2 for 2, 2 RBI, and a run scored.
I still believe that batting Cabrera 3, Bautista 4, and Encarnacion 5 is the better order - but if you want to start with the 8 hitter as your - of several lead off batter - well then, OK. There is after all - once through the batting order (through the looking glass, if you wish) - no 1 or 9 hitter, but simply a cycle of hitters.
Put 'em anywhere you wish Mr. Gibbons, as long as there's more guys who are capable of getting on in front of the nuclear-ball aided, dynamic duo.
All Scorecard Game Notes are cross-posted at Michael Holloway's Baseball Blogs: Kawasaki, through the Looking Glass - http://baseball---blog.blogspot.ca/2013/05/munenori-kawasaki-through-looking-glass.html
mh
Seattle Mariners
1. M Saunders CF
2. K Seager 3B
3. K Morales DH
4. M Morse RF
5. J Bay LF
6. J Smoak 1B
7. D Ackley 2B
8. J Montero C
9. R Andino SS
Per-Inning Totals
Runs
Hits
Errors
LOB
Seattle
Catchers
1.
2.
3.
2.
3.
Infielders
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.
3.
4.
Outfielders
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.
3.
4.
Toronto Blue Jays
1. R Davis LF
2. M Cabrera DH
3. J Bautista RF
4. E Encarnacion 1B
5. J Arencibia C
6. M DeRosa 3B
7. M Izturis 2B
8. E Bonifacio CF
9. M Kawasaki SS
Per-Inning Totals
Runs
Hits
Errors
LOB
Toronto
Catchers
1.
2.
3.
2.
3.
Infielders
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.
3.
4.
Outfielders
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.
3.
4.
1st
WP
1st
0
1
0
2
Bench
Relievers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Starters
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1st
1st
1
1
0
0
Bench
Relievers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Starters
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2nd
2nd
0
0
0
0
Pitcher
Joe Saunders
Hector Noesi
Lucas Luetge
2nd
2nd
2
3
0
1
Home
Brandon Morrow
Steve Delabar
3rd
3rd
0
0
0
0
Pitching
IP
5.0
2.0
1.0
H
9
6
0
R
7
3
0
3rd
3rd
0
1
0
1
Pitching
IP
8.0
1.0
H
3
0
R
2
0
4th
4th
0
0
0
0
Totals
ER
7
3
0
BB
2
1
1
K
0
1
0
4th
4th
0
1
0
2
Totals
ER
2
0
BB
5
0
K
8
2
5th
5th
2
1
0
3
HR
2
0
0
P/S
82/44
42/24
7/3
ERA
6.15
3.86
6.75
5th
5th
4
3
0
0
HR
0
0
P/S
115/67
14/10
ERA
4.69
2.00
6th
6th
0
0
0
0
6th
PB
6th
1
2
0
2
7th
7th
0
0
0
0
7th
7th
2
4
0
2
8th
8th
0
1
0
1
8th
8th
0
0
0
0
9th
9th
0
0
0
0
9th
9th
0
0
0
0
10th
10th
0
0
0
0
10th
10th
0
0
0
0
11th
11th
0
0
0
0
11th
11th
0
0
0
0
Batting Totals
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
Batting Totals
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
4
AB
2
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
0
R
1
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
0
H
2
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
RBI
0
RBI
2
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
0
BB
0
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
1
SO
0
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
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