Last night's big story was supposed to be the first major league start for Justus Sheffield, but some potent and relentless hitting and all around good play, much of it from the newer Ms, stole the headlines.
Sheffield didn't look great, but more importantly, he didn't look bad. He gave up two runs on four hits in the first inning, but he wasn't hit hard. Two line drives and two ground ball singles, but nothing to the fence. It took nearly 40 pitches, but he worked through it and stopped the bleeding with a strike out. There's no give in this kid. He kept his composure and got through it. He gave up one more run over the next three innings and bounced back to show command of his pitches.
Meanwhile, the team just picked up hits and, thanks to Toronto's own feeble bullpen, eight walks. And they scored runs, despite batting a frustrating 1 for 18 with runners in scoring position, leaving 13 on base. But they were getting on base and six different Ms scored the winning 7 runs. Again, relative unknowns like Crawford, Nola, Lopes and, in his second game, Fraley, added to the offensive attack led by the veterans Seager, Narvaez and Gordon.
Five innings of one-run relief by a swarm of relievers surely helped, too.
The crowd, full of visiting Blue Jay fans was disappointed, but the small cluster of local Ms loyalists were happy to see this team come home.
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