by brinstar » Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:20 pm
Blue Jays power past
New York, snap streak
TORONTO -- Carlos Delgado
homered in Toronto's five-run
seventh inning and the Blue
Jays ended a five-game losing
skid with a 6-4 victory over the
New York Yankees on Sunday
after a power outage delayed
the start for about an hour.
Miguel Batista (10-10) won for
the first time since July 23 and
allowed two runs and seven hits
in seven innings.
Jason Frasor gave up a solo
homer to pinch-hitter Jorge
Posada in the ninth before
finishing for his 17th save in
18 chances.
Alex Rodriguez went 4-for-4 with
a homer and a walk for the
Yankees, whose lead over second-
place Boston in the AL East dropped
to 4 1/2 games -- their smallest
margin since June 23.
With approximately 11,000 fans in
the stands 60 minutes before the
game, SkyDome went black for a
few moments before the emergency
lights came on.
Thousands of fans were stuck waiting
outside the ballpark while the lights
inside were out. Attendance was
44,072, Toronto's largest home crowd
since opening day.
compost the rich