SEATTLE — The words Charlie Montoyo used to describe his team’s latest excruciating, incredulous loss barely scraped the surface of Sunday’s end to a…
The Jays were swept in a four-game series for the first time this season, a result made worse by the fact that it allowed the surging Mariners to catch them for the third and final wild-card spot in the American League.en masseThe Jays have now dropped nine of 10 and suddenly find themselves a mere two games up on the Baltimore Orioles, the last-place team in the AL East.Article content
“This whole road trip, it’s been a little bit like Murphy’s Law,” said reliever David Phelps, the man on the mound when the play disastrous play happened. “If something can go wrong, it has. The good thing is, we’ve got a lot of season left.Article content While none of the Jays are reaching for excuses — and there are clearly a host of fundamental issues dragging them down as well — it’s also prudent to remember the human side of the sport.Article contentled by Montoyo and including players and the coaching staff, will spend Monday’s off day on a team-arranged charter to Virginia for the funeral of Julia, whose life was lost in a boating accident.
“It’s been a grind, but at the end of the day, nobody’s going to feel sorry for us. Nobody’s going to get through it other than ourselves.” And then more sloppiness as rookie catcher Moreno failed to get his glove on what is normally a routine pop-up 10 feet from the plate.M’s shortstop J.P. Crawford to get to first and set the stage for Carlos Santana’s second homer of the game — and second game-winner in as many days — a violent blast off Jays reliever Adam Cimber that exited in right field.
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