This could be a rough week

There are several places that usually spell disaster for the Sox. Minnesota (especially the old garbage dome), Oakland, Kansas City, and more of a recent phenomenon Toronto.

Since 2007 the Sox are 4-16 in the Rogers Center and generally play uninspired baseball.

Tonight was no exception as the Sox struck out 15 times at the plate and aside from Adam Dunn and Jake Peavy, the rest of the team was swinging and missing at everything a Blue Jay pitcher was tossing. 

Dunn hit is 397th and 398th career home runs tonight. His first came in the 4th inning to give the Sox a 1-0 lead. The second of the night came in the 9th to tie the game 2-2.

Peavy pitched well enough to win. He went eight innings only giving up two runs. One of those runs came off the bat of Moises Sierra (I don't know who he is either.). Sierra hit is first career home run that gave the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead in the 7th.

This is one of those games you'd wish they just had lost in nine innings because you knew at some point they would fall.

Thankfully, the game didn't go on too much later. The bottom of the 11th inning saw Leyson Septimo come on with one out and nobody on to relieve Jesse Crain. Septimo wasted no time in starting the process in getting his team back on the bus. He walked Kelly Johnson to make way for Nate Jones who gave up a single to Edwin Encarnacion to put runners on 1st and 3rd. David Cooper drove in Johnson with a single to end the game in a 3-2 Blue Jays win.

A disapointing but expected start to the road trip which will have the Sox playing in Toronto three more times this week then visit Kansas City for a three game weekend series. 
 
Before the game Robin Ventura gave some encouraging news about the status of Paul Konerko. Robin said Konerko checked out fine today with doctors and will be ready to begin light exercises on Tuesday.

It's unlikely Konerko will return on Friday when he is eligible to come off the seven-day D.L. as Ventura said that "everything would have to be perfect for that to happen."

Still, the news is promising as losing Paulie would be a big blow to the playoff push.

With the loss the Sox fall to 62-52.We'll see how the A.L. Central standings shape up after the Tigers/Twins game ends tonight. A Tigers loss will keep the Sox in first place by two games.

Tomorrow Jose Quintana will start for our Sox against Henderson Alvarez (7-9, 4.58ERA). Game time is the usual 6:07pm Canadian first pitch.