Jays win 7 Straight

The Blue Jays entered play against the Rays yesterday with a 6 game win streak. Shaun Marcum made his first start back with the team after being sent down to AAA Syracuse. Marcum did not allow the Rays a single run. In the 9th inning with the Jays leading 3-0, BJ Ryan came in with a save situation and a chance to get a victory for Marcum. Instead, Ryan served a 2 run home run to Rocco Baldelli, and later on an error by Joe Inglett, blew a save and the Game headed to extra innings. After the Rays took a 1 run lead in the top of the 13th, they Jays found themselves in danger of snapping that 6 game win streak. Instead, after 2 consecutive singles by Wells and Wilkerson, Scott Rolen was walked to load the bases to bring up Gregg Zaun who had 2 hits in the ball game. The First pitch by Percival was blasted to right field and out of the park for the Blue Jays first Walk Off Home Run of the season and their season high 7th straight victory.

Now that it's unlikely the Jays will play October Baseball, they have done an excellent job in playing spoiler. They started it by ruining the Yankees playoff chances taking 2 of 3 in the Bronx, then headed back home to face the desperate Twins who are fighting to win their Division. The Blue Jays absolutely dominated the series sweeping the Twins  and putting them behind the Division lead by one game. The Jays then faced a team they have struggled to beat all season long, the Rays, and took the first 2 games, bringing the 2nd place Red Sox within just 2 and a half games behind. The Jays will finish the rest of their season playing teams ahead of them in the standings except for Baltimore, and will play a huge role in determining who makes the playoffs and who doesn't.