“Hey, some guys do things with style, y’know?” said manager John Gibbons on Tulowitzki’s debut.
So the Jays win this trade, am I right?
The 32-year-old four-time All-Star was acquired along with a package of prospects from Toronto on Tuesday in a trade that sent shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and right-handed reliever LaTroy Hawkins to the Blue Jays. Kevin Pillar’s sacrifice fly to deep right gave Carrera enough time to score.
“I didn’t expect Jerome to be real sharp”, Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin said. “What a great first impression”.
TORONTO’S NEW LEADOFF HITTER: Troy Tulowitzki came into his first game with Toronto Wednesday with five big league at-bats as a leadoff hitter. Young muscles like Travis Snider, J.P. Arencibia, and Brett Lawrie were thrown out with Adam Lind and others, while R.A. Dickey, Jose Reyes, and Mark Buerhle immigrated to Ontario in 2012, overlapping with the since-departed. 300 with 12 homers and 53 RBIs in 87 games this season.
Asked about replacing a player that was popular with his teammates, he said that all he can do is be himself and that his teammates will learn to like him. “Tonight he had a good one”.
“The ovation from the crowd that first at-bat was obviously special”, Tulowitzki said.
Mejia was suspended April 11 following a positive test for Stanozolol and said in a statement then “I can honestly say I have no idea how a banned substance ended up in my system”. After working the count to 2-2, he struck out swinging on a breaking ball. He was accustomed to batting third, but for the first time in his career, he was leading off. The country and the city were foreign. Tulowitzki homered to left on a 0-2 count, Goins scored. “Even the home run I hit, I don’t think it was a mistake”.
The talented but oft-injured Tulowitzki is a five-time All-Star who is hitting.
Tulowitzki hit his second double of the night and his third RBI in the sixth, driving in Ryan Goins for a 6-0 Blue Jays lead.
Long term the turf at Rogers might not suit Tulowitzki, but he shouldn’t mind hitting there 81 times a year over the next five seasons. Following an injury in late June, Tulo played just two games in the second half of the season before undergoing season-ending surgery in August to fix a torn labrum in his left hip. “He was really that good”.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester throws against the… “He was OK, he just wasn’t sharp”.
Toronto designated left-hander Felix Doubront for assignment to clear a roster spot for Tulowitzki. One of the impediments for the Blue Jays in their pursuit of a frontline starter has been their apparent inability to add much more payroll. X-rays were negative. … The rookie infielder was to be evaluated again Thursday. Unfortunately, the Rockies lost the series to the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in the NLDS, though they wouldn’t have made the playoffs without Tulo’s scorching September. He came in 0-7 with a 4.97 ERA and was making his first start since September 24. The lefty unloaded his arsenal for eight innings – cutter, curveball, sinker, changeup – and gave up only two runs.
