Downhill

Casey Janssen-3 runs in 6 innings.

Roy Halladay-0 runs in 7 innings.

Jays offense=first in the league.

Jays are in a 5 game losing streak.

You didn't expect to see those four lines mixed together, did you?

Well, it's happening right now and it's a bit painful to watch. We have led the high-octane AL East since day 1 and that lead is in serious jeopardy now. Both the Red Sox and the Yankees are just 0.5 back of the Jays. Fortunately, the Red Sox lost their second straight as well today.

The offense has been pathetic in the last 5 games. They were shutout yesterday, for what I presume to be the first time this season. They scored 3 runs today. They scored just 5 runs in three games in Boston. What happened to Aaron Hill's clutch hitting? What happened to Adam Lind's RBI machine?

Brett Cecil was shook up big time with 5 homers on Wednesday. He was sent down to AAA along with Robert Ray and Travis Snider. Overall, the rookies held the fort well and if Janssen and Romero return to form soon, we could still be playing .600 play through the summer, provided the hitting climbs out of this funk.

A losing streak was inevitable. It was a matter of time before the Jays slipped downhill for a while. Now, if they want to truly show baseball that the 09 Jays are contenders, they must get up fast. We can still win the next 3 of 4 games on this road trip and go home with a 30-20 record.

French Open's back!! Nadal's reign on clay has been challenged by Federer and Djokovic last week. Should be an exciting one. I'm rooting for Federer to make a breakthrough in this one, but Nadal's the prohibited favourite going into Roland Garros.

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