After their thrilling last inning win over Cincinnati, the Jays looked to keep the ball rolling against the Cubs.  And boy, did the ball roll – all the way to field 3, in fact, as the Jays pitching, defense, and bats were more than alive in their crushing 21-4 victory over the Cubs.

As the visiting team, the Jays were able to plate 4 runs in the top of the first.  The Jays loaded the bases thanks to a walk by Tommy, a single by Colin and a hit by pitch by Boki.  At that point, Brooks laced a bases-clearing double to right.  Walks by grant and Robbie re loaded the bases, ad then Zach drove in the 4^th and final run of the inning with a walk of his own.

Jack got the nod on the hill for his first start on the season.  Jack picked up right where he left off last season and the Jays left off last week by striking out the side in order. 

The Jays plated 5 more runs in the top of the second to take a commanding 9-0 lead.  CJ got the ball rolling by drawing a walk.  After Ryan got plunked, Oliver drew another walk to load the bases.  Consecutive RBI walks by Jack and Tommy left the bases loaded while also pushing in two runs.  Colin then hit a single to left to plate two more runs and consecutive walks by Boki and Books closed out the scoring on the inning. 

Brooks took over on the mound in the bottom of the second.  Brooks showed his inexperience on the mound by walking the bases loaded, but then quickly settled down to strike out 3 of the next 5 batters he faced while only giving up 2 runs. Thanks to his blistering double in the first, his pitching in the second and, as you will see, his homes in the 5^th, Brooks took home a player of the game award. 

Entering their first coach-pitch inning of the game, the Jays bats decided to go a little cold.  In fact, despite singles by Robbie and Mary in the top of the third, and a double by Ryan in the top of the 4^th, the Jays were not able to get much going offensively in their first two coach pitch inning.

The Cubs’ bats, however, we just as cold in their coach pitch innings, thanks to the Jays outstanding defensive efforts, that included a double play by Bailey on a ground ball to second.   

In the top of the 5^th, the Jays went back to kid-pitch, and their bats came alive again.  Tommy started with a walk and Colin followed with a single.  Boki then crushed a 3-run homer to right and Brooks followed suit with another homer run to right.  The back-to-back homers gave the Jays a commanding 13-2 lead.  A single by Bailey and a walk by Robbie made sure that Mary’s single would produce 2 more runs for the Jays in the inning. 

Bailey took over on the hill in the top of the 5^th and, after a quick walk in which Bailey was trying out new pitching mechanics that drew a quick visit from coach Mike, Bailey settled down and struck out the next three batters on 9 pitches.  Thanks to his outstanding pitching, his “unassisted” double play and a blazing single in the top of the 5^th, player took home a player of the game award. 

In the top of the 6^th, the Jays decided to hit coach pitch as well as they had hit kid-pitch, and plated another 6 runs to bring their total to 21 on the day.  Sean, CJ and Oliver got things started by back-to-back-to-back singles.  Tommy and Colin followed with RBU singles of their own and Boki lasered another home run to right.  Thanks to his 2 home run performance, Boki took home the third player of the game award.