Tonight’s the rubber match of the first series between Toronto and the Evil Empire.

Doc Halladay convincingly won the first matchup over A.J. Burnett and the Yanks. When Burnett got pulled, he enjoyed a nice, loud standing ovation boo from the crowd, which was pretty big on this night. That’s what you get, A.J. I was not a fan of his when he was in Toronto. The money J.P. Ricciardi shelled out for a career .500 pitcher who’s been on the DL in double digits still baffles me. Burnett had a good 2008, but did nothing else in his tenure in Toronto. I was glad to see him go and there’s no better place for him than New York. Enjoy another .500 season and don’t worry about postseason ball; there won’t be any played at Yankee Stadium.

The Jays weren’t much of anything last night. An agonizing second inning spelled their demise, and showed that Scott Richmond can struggle. That’s all right though; the Canadian rookie has been impressive early on and is definitely exceeding expectations.

Tonight’s matchup will be key. On the bump for Toronto is the moustached Brian Tallet who goes against C.C. the Hutt Sabathia. Toronto’s bats were silent last night. Will they be silenced again? I don’t think so. Toronto’s offence hasn’t sputtered in two straight games yet this season, and Sabathia has been on and off all season. I call a 7-4 win for Toronto.