Blue Jays Swept Away by Suddenly Hot Yankees
The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball.
They’re starting to look old and tired, losing 2-0 to the New York Yankees in a sluggish effort on Tuesday and being swept in the process.
It was Toronto’s third straight loss and fifth out of their last six, not exactly the look of a team ready to make some noise in the post-season, if they indeed even make it that far. And the most frustrating part of the loss for the Jays and their fans is that they were beat, by and large, by a young, inexperienced pitcher.
On paper, it appeared as though Wednesday night’s game was tailor-made for the Jays to break out of their slump. New York’s starting pitcher, 25-year-old right-hander Bryan Mitchell, did not exactly take the mound with a ton of pedigree. The game marked Mitchell’s season debut with the Yankees, after going 0-1 with a 4.29 ERA in six minor league starts this season. Mitchell was only recalled from Triple A Scranton on Tuesday.
