Well, this one had all the makings of typical Mariner loss, and then some. The Jays got their runs often and early, while Felix struggled to stop them in a very un-Felix like outing. Even with Jay's starter Jesse Litsch pitching a pretty ineffective game, this one seemed to be Toronto's bag by the time the 7th rolled around.
Then, Milton Bradley slugged a homer to right and for a second people had something to cheer about. This seemed like all the offense there would be. No one could have seen what the 8th inning had in store.
A combination of ineffective relief pitching and very patient at-bats led to a 5-run 8th inning. Three consecutive walks brought in runs and then Justin Smoak squeezed a two run single. This brought the score to 7-6.
Then in the 9th, Michael Saunders stroked a double and Ichiro was walked to get to lesser batter, Luis Rodriguez. Unfortunately for the Jays and Shawn Camp, it was Luis' day as he then drove in the tying and winning runs with a long single to center. In a season that may have many more downs than ups, this was a game for the ages.
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