May 6th 2008 11:00AM by Josh Alper
Toronto didn’t play a major league baseball game until 1977, which means they missed the Dead Ball Era by about a half-century. They’ve done their best to make up for lost time over the last nine games, though. After last night’s 1-0 win against the White Sox, the Jays have thrown nine straight quality starts.

In that stretch, they’ve allowed just 12 runs and held the White Sox to five runs and 15 hits during a four-game sweep. It’s not just the pitchers who are turning back the clock, though. Blue Jay bats have provided only 22 runs in support of their excellent pitching in the span, which is why the Jays have won six of the nine instead of all of them. And it’s why the Blue Jays will need to keep up this otherworldly work on the mound if they hope to climb back into the AL East race.

Even though they’ve scored the second-fewest runs per game in the American League, Toronto has outscored their opposition by 14 runs thus far. Based on those figures, figures they should be 18-15 not 16-17 to this point which you could take two ways.

If you’re a glass is half-full type, it would mean that a boost to the offense could spur better things ahead. The rotation is strong from one to five, so good pitching should remain a common occurrence in Toronto.Continue Reading