Everything was in place for a Toronto win, which would give the Jays the series win in their first matchup with the Boston Red Sox this season. Roy Halladay was on the mound, the Jays had a 3-1 lead in the 8th, and the Jays ace showed no signs of slowing down.
Then manager John Gibbons hallucinated a sign of slowing down, and replaced Halladay with one out in the inning. Final score Boston 5, Toronto 3.
Scott Downs, who replaced Halladay, did his job and got David Ortiz out, then Shawn Marcum came in, and gave up 2 runs in the eighth. Boston added 2 more in the 9th to get the win.
Much will be made of Gibbons' decision to pull Halladay, and likely more would be made of it if this were September, or hopefully, October. But Gibbons felt it was time, and that's his decision to make. Unfortunately for the Jays, it was the wrong one.
Jays at Orioles this weekend.
WP: Timlin (1-0)
LP: Marcum (1-1)
SV: Papelbon (4)
Toronto (8-7) Boston (9-5)
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