Post Game Thoughts - Don't Give Patterson the Greenlight!!!

Huge win for the Jays tonight against the Red Sox. Rajai Davis absolutely dominated at the plate and on the basepaths going 4 for 4 with 2 stolen bases. John McDonald had a great night as well, hitting his second home run of the season.

Now that Davis seems to be swinging his bat well, I think it's time to move Corey Patterson out of the 2 spot. He made a couple really bad decisions on the basepath tonight. In the 3rd inning with Bautista at bat and a 2-0 count, he stole 2nd base. With first base open, that pretty much guaranteed a walk for Bautista. The bigger mistake was when he tagged up on what ended up being a single off the wall by Bautista. He badly misjudged that play and should have reached third. It could have cost the Jays a win if this game was close. So yeah, it's time to move Patterson into the 9 spot and bat Davis and Escobar 1-2.

Also, the Jays should avoid pitching to Adrian Gonzalez at all costs. He hit his 3rd opposite field home run in the past 2 games. That Red Sox lineup is pretty tough - if you walk Gonzalez, Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz are batting behind him. Good on the Jays to squeeze 2 wins against Boston, though. It seems like everyone on that team is swinging the bat well lately.

Tonight's 3 Stars:
1. Rajai Davis - 4 for 4, 2 stolen bases, 2 runs scored & 2 RBI
2. John McDonald - 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, 3 RBI
3. Adrian Gonzalez - solo homerun in the 6th - his 3rd opposite field HR 3rd of the series

Honourable mention goes to David Ortiz. He's also been teeing off against Jays pitching, hitting 2 HR's in the past 2 games. Also, David Cooper has looked really good defensively at first base.