Blue Jays secure four-gmae sweep of Rangers 蓝鸟确保了横扫条子的四连胜 ARLINGTON -- The Blue Jays are riding high after a four-game sweep of the Rangers, and an improved performance by their pitching staff is one of the main reasons why. 阿灵顿 -- 蓝鸟队连赢四场横扫游骑兵後，目前表现极佳，其投手表现的提升是其中一 个主要原因。 Toronto has struggled to get any type of consistent production out of its starting pitchers this year, but for at least one road trip that changed. 蓝鸟队今年以来一直挣扎着要从先发投手群中得到任何形式的稳定产出，但至少有个系列 赛中，情况改观了。 Right-hander Chien-Ming Wang on Sunday afternoon became the latest contributor as he tossed seven scoreless innings to extend the Blue Jays' winning streak to five games with a 7-2 victory over the Rangers. 右投手王建民在星期天下午贡献了七局无失分的好投，以一场7-2击败游骑兵的比赛将蓝鸟 队的连胜纪录延续到五场。 "He has given us a big boost, and he's pitching great," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "This is his opportunity, and he's taking advantage of it. ... He's strong, he's very confident and he's had a lot of success in the big leagues. I tip my hat to the guy." "他给我们大大的帮助，而且投得好极啦" 蓝鸟队的经理约翰吉勃森如是说。“这是王的机 会而他把握住了...他很勇壮、非常有信心而且有很多大联盟的成功经验。我为他脱帽致意 。” The Blue Jays' bullpen has been one of the best in baseball all season, but the starters have finally begun to match its production. In the four games against the Rangers, Toronto's starting rotation combined to pitch 26 2/3 innings while allowing just two runs. 本季蓝鸟的牛棚一直是联盟最佳的牛棚之一，但先发投手群现在才终於开始配得上他们的 表现。在四场对游骑兵队的比赛中，蓝鸟队的先发轮值一共贡献了26又三分之二局的投球 ，只掉了两分。 The improved numbers can be traced back even a little bit further. In the past 12 games, the entire pitching staff has posted a 2.29 ERA, which is the primary reason Toronto has gone 9-3 over that span. 这进步的数字可追溯至稍久之前。在过去的十二场比赛中，整个先发群的自责分仅2.29， 是蓝鸟在此期间打出九胜三负的主因。 The starters entered this year with the expectation of being one of the top groups in the American League. So while it should come as no surprise the numbers are improving, the timing does come as somewhat of a shock. 蓝鸟本季的先发投手群被预期是美联最顶尖的阵容之一。因此数据进步也不意外，就这时 间点有些惊愕。 Toronto is without Brandon Morrow and J.A. Happ, while Josh Johnson has been pushed back a couple of times in the past several days because of a blister. That has not been much of an issue, though, because right-handers Wang and Esmil Rogers have stepped up to fill the void. 蓝鸟阵中缺了布兰登莫洛和J.A.哈普，贾许强森又因水泡缺赛了几场。那都不成问题了， 因为老王和罗杰已填上了空缺。 "The quality of pitching," Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia said when asked for the biggest positive of the winning streak. "In this game, if you don't have starting pitching, it's going to be tough to win. We've had a lot of quality starts with keeping the game close at least." “投球的品质”蓝鸟队捕手J.P.阿莲西比雅在被问到连胜的最大助因时如此说。"在棒球 比赛中，如果你没有好的先发，要赢就很困难。我们已有很多优质先发让比数至少咬得很 近“ Wang was stuck at the Triple-A level in the Yankees' system until the Blue Jays came calling in need for another arm. He was granted his release to sign a new deal and has been everything the Blue Jays could have hoped for during the ensuing two starts. 王在洋基系统时一直被困在三A，直到蓝鸟才因需要另一条（投球的）手臂被叫上大联盟。 他被保证释出後就会签新约，而且是蓝鸟在两先发缺阵後所有可期待的了。 On Sunday, he did not allow a run while surrendering seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts. He recorded 13 of his 21 outs on the ground and threw 60 of his 99 pitches for strikes, and he has provided the bullpen with a lot of rest while combining to throw 14 1/3 innings over his two outings. 星期天，老王并未丢掉任何一分，被打出七支安打、送出两次保送还有五次三振。他在21 个出局数中制造了13个滚地球出局，并在99个投球数中取得了60个好球，而且提供了牛棚 充分的休息，在他两次出赛合计14又三分之一局中。 Wang has always been known as a sinker-ball pitcher, but the effectiveness of his splitter and changeup have been just as important to his initial success. "He's come in and done a great job mixing pitches," Arencibia said. "Our first game, I didn't really have a great feel for him because that's what I thought, too: 90 percent heaters. After that inning [in Chicago] where he gave up a few runs, I started really mixing up the pitches, and then he shut them down the next couple of outings and continued it today." 王一直以来都以深卡球投手闻名於世，但他指叉和变速的有效果已对本季一开始的成功来 说相当重要了。“他混搭球种的成效很好”阿莲西比雅说。“我们搭的第一场比赛，我对 老王不是很了，因为我以为他是个只会丢快速球的家伙。在对白袜他掉了几分後，我开使 混搭球种，然後他开始封锁打线并且一直持续到今天。” Wang enjoyed a lot of run support during his season debut against the White Sox, and his outing against Texas was no different. Colby Rasmus, Adam Lind and Arencibia all homered, while Jose Bautista added an RBI single. The series in Texas was an impressive one for Arencibia and Lind, who both had two homers, while Rasmus has now gone deep in three consecutive games. 王得到很多火力支援，无论是对白袜或者游骑兵。Colby Rasmus, Adam Lind和阿莲西比雅 都猫出全垒打，包爷则添了一支带一分打点的安打。在德州的系列赛中阿莲西比雅和Lind 令人印象深刻，都打了两发全垒打，而Rasmus则连三场比赛全垒打了。 That has continued a recent trend for a batting order that has begun to surge just like its pitching staff. Toronto has at least 10 hits in five of its past eight games and has scored at least six runs in five of its past six. On Sunday, left-hander Derek Holland was the first victim as he was charged with four of the runs on 10 hits over six innings of work. 打线和先发一样开始发威了。蓝鸟队在近八场比赛中有五场至少十支安打，在近六场比赛 有五场得至少六分。星期天，左投Derek Holland是第一号受害者，在六局中被打了十安 掉四分。 Overall, the Blue Jays outscored the Rangers during the four-game series by 24-4. Veteran Mark DeRosa said a lot of the recent success could be tied to the fact that everyone had solidified a role and realized what is expected on a daily basis. 整体来说，这系列赛中蓝鸟得分远超过游骑兵。老将Mark DeRosa说近期诸多成功可归因於 每个人都将自己的位置打得很好而且了解日常被冀望的成果为何。 "I think guys are just starting to know their place," DeRosa said. "Gibby's able to run out a consistent lineup. If we're facing a righty, you know who's going to be in there; if we're facing a lefty, same thing. We're really just playing good baseball together and gelling at the right time." “我想大伙儿正开始知道自己的本分“DeRosa说。“吉比开始能将打序固定。如果要对右 投，你知道谁要上场，对左投也一样。我们真的开始一夥打好球了，并在正确的时间凝聚 在一起。 The club now heads back to Toronto for the start of a series against the Rockies on Monday night. The Blue Jays completed their trip through Chicago and Texas with a 5-1 (.833) record, which is tied for the fifth-best road series in club history (minimum six games). 蓝鸟们正飞回多伦多为星期一晚上对洛矶的下个系列赛准备。他们完成了芝加哥与德州之 旅，带着五胜一负，是队史第十五佳的客场纪录（最少六场比赛）。 It was also the first time the Blue Jays had won five games in a row since July of 2011. If the club wants to keep gaining ground in the American League East, there will have to be a few more of those to come. 这也是第一次蓝鸟在2011年七月後五连胜。如果他们想要继续在美东抬头，他们需要多来 几次这样的连胜。 原文 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_06_16_tormlb_texmlb_1&mode= recap_away&c_id=tor 由我的Kindle --

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