Blue Jays take another tumble against Yankees

John Gibbons described the Blue Jays’ state of play with all the tact he could muster.

His pitching staff had just issued 11 walks in a 6-4 loss Wholesale NHL Jerseys china to the Yankees. One run against them had scored on a wild pitch, another on a passed ball. With runners in scoring position against Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, Munenori Kawasaki and Colby Rasmus struck out. Shoddy infield play, a theme repeated on a near-daily basis this season, had contributed to another run.

Left-hander Aaron Laffey, acquired off waivers earlier in the week and deployed on an emergency basis to replace the scratched starting pitcher Josh Johnson (triceps strain), had to be pulled after 2-2/3 innings after walking five Yankees. After the game, he was designated for assignment.

“We’re playing good enough to lose,” Gibbons said. “We’ Jerseys Cheapre not playing good enough to win.”

With a record of 9-15, they reside in last place in the Wholesale Boston Celtics Jersey American League East. They’ve lost eight of the last 11 overall, and six of the last seven on the road, facing a matchup against Yankees ace CC Sabathia on Saturday afternoon. To reach 90 wins, likely the minimum required to qualify for the playoffs, they’ll need to go 81-57 the rest of the way.

The infield’s been out of sorts since the start of the season, when Brett Lawrie missed 14 games nursing an abdominal strain back to health in Florida. Maicer Izturis moved from second to third as his replacement, got over-matched at the position and now struggles at second, his natural position.