He has a tendency to yank it to his glove side where he gets in trouble. "He's inconsistent in the zone making his pitches. "What I've seen of Josh he's just scattering too much," Gibbons said. Gibbons said there's no plans to change the rotation, and that Johnson isn't going anywhere. "Sometimes I feel like I make a pretty good pitch - not today - but in past games I make a pretty good pitch and all of a sudden you get base hits, bloopers fall and balls get through. One day it'll be really good and then the next day it will be back to square one. "The ball is in the middle of the plate and it's pretty easy to see why they hit it all over the place. Johnson was at a loss to explain what has gone wrong for him this season as his earned-run average sits at 5.66. A wild pitch and a catcher's interference put runners at first and second with none out before left-hander Aaron Loup replaced Johnson. Ethier led off with a double and scored on a single by A.J. Carl Crawford singled in a run and Ellis took third on a throwing error by centre-fielder Colby Rasmus. Johnson hit Juan Uribe with a pitch with two out and Mark Ellis singled. Ellis hit his fifth homer of the season to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. We were sloppy defensively, it was just a crappy game, it really was."Īndre Ethier doubled with one out in the second and A.J. Even our bullpen tonight everybody gave a little up. "I probably can't say it right there," he said. "I was very appreciative of that, it was a big help for me."īlue Jays manager John Gibbons was less appreciative and more selective in his words. "That was definitely more than I expected here in Toronto," Ryu said of his cheering section. Cheered on by a large contingent of fans in the stands along the right-field line, he gave up nine hits and two walks while striking out three. South Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu (8-3) allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings to pick up his second win in his past three starts. Skip Schumaker also drove in three runs with a home run for the Dodgers (51-47) while the Blue Jays (45-53) were outhit only 16-13. He's a guy who knows what he's doing up there." It's not always hits but you're always going to get a quality at-bat from A.J. "He's been pretty good all year, really," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. Yeah, that was a pretty poor performance."Įllis had four hits including a two-run homer as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to four games. So there's nothing else I can do but take it. "Everything was in the middle of the plate. "I didn't even battle them," Johnson said. ![]() Yeah, that was a pretty poor performance.'- Blue Jays pitcher Josh Johnson Everything was in the middle of the plate. Johnson (1-6) allowed seven hits and five runs in two-plus innings to drop his fourth consecutive decision. The Blue Jays' losing skid hit five games after they made five errors in their 14-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were led by catcher A.J. "I was pitiful," said the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander. Josh Johnson didn't need to think too hard about how to describe his performance Monday.
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