Thursday, May 16, 2013

Vogelsong Struggles Again in Loss to Blue Jays


            Ryan Vogelsong made his 100th start of his career Wednesday night, and that may have been his last for a few weeks.
            The Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of the struggling Vogelsong, as they hit two home runs off of him in an 11-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
            When Giants Manager Bruce Bochy was asked about whether or not Vogelsong would miss his next start, he said, “I’m not going to guarantee anything right now.”
            The bats in the middle of the Blue Jay lineup, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion combined for three RBI’s and three hits.
            Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning to score Angel Pagan, and not another man in orange and black would touch home until a Buster Posey double in the eighth.
            The Blue Jays came out swinging as they scored three runs in the first inning and followed that performance up with five more runs in the second, ending Vogelsong’s night.
            Reliever Chad Gaudin came in for some long relief, and he gave up three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings.
            Despite giving up double digit run totals in consecutive games for the first time all season, the Giants still sit atop the NL West. The Giants and its struggling pitching staff head to Colorado for four games to face off with Rockies.
            After Sunday’s game in Denver, the Giants have a decision to make regarding Ryan Voegelsong. Last year he had one of his worst outings against the Washington Nationals, and the way he is pitching right now, history is doomed to repeat itself. 

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