Donaldson and Smoak solve Rays’ Archer, lead Blue Jays to a win
Toronto manager John Gibbons was musing before the game about Chris Archer and how the fine Tampa Bay Rays pitcher had been tough on the Blue Jays over the years.
“What’s he done against us?” Gibbons wondered aloud, which caused one of the club’s media-relations representatives to start tapping away on his smartphone within the manager’s office, usually verboten for those not holding a Blue Jays employment card.
Within seconds Gibbons had his answer: Archer had compiled a 6-4 win-loss record against Toronto, with a 3.13 earned-run average in 22 career starts.
“Thought it would have been better than that,” was Gibbons’s response. Two reasons it did not get better at Rogers Centre on Thursday: Josh Donaldson and Justin Smoak.
