Toronto’s answer to Zack Greinke is Roy Halladay. Their ace starter moved to 10-1 on the season as a rare feat took place in the series finale…both starting pitchers went the distance in a 4-0 Blue Jays win on Sunday as the Royals were unable to build a winning streak.
Halladay threw his second complete game in a row pitching the shutout on seven hits, no walks and six strikeouts. Kyle Davies settled down after the first three innings to go the distance, but by then the damage was done both figuratively and literally.
The Blue Jays got a run on a sac fly in the first inning from Vernon Wells. Then Lyle Overbay led off the second with a deep home run that smashed a window in one of the restaurants in center field. Then Aaron Hill blasted a two run shot to left in the third.
The damage first came on a first-inning sacrifice fly by Vernon Wells. Then, a mammoth, glass-crashing home run high atop the restaurant in center field on a fastball to Lyle Overbay led off the second. Lastly came a hanging curveball that Aaron Hill did what hitters do with that pitch, redirecting it over the wall in left field for a two-run homer in the third.
The Royals have an off day Monday, then travel to Cleveland where the Indians are just a half game behind the Royals for fourth place.