TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters) - Toronto pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes(notes) celebrated his first win in nearly three years on Monday and avoided setting a Major League Baseball record for consecutive starts without a victory.
Reyes had gone 28 starts since he last won on June 13, 2008 pitching for Atlanta, but he ended his drought in style, the Blue Jays beating Cleveland 11-1 in Reyes’ first complete game.
The home fans chanted Reyes’ name while jubilant team mates rushed the 26-year-old pitcher in celebration.
“It was exciting. Couldn’t be a better game to do it,” Reyes told reporters. “This team is awesome. They wanted to see me break the streak as much as everyone else.”
The long-awaited win for the left-hander allowed him to escape being the first pitcher to go 29 starts without a win. He had tied Matt Keough (1978-1979) and Cliff Curtis (1910-1911) for the mark of 28 in a row.
Reyes allowed the one run and eight hits over the nine innings on Monday.
Reyes had gone 28 starts since he last won on June 13, 2008 pitching for Atlanta, but he ended his drought in style, the Blue Jays beating Cleveland 11-1 in Reyes’ first complete game.
The home fans chanted Reyes’ name while jubilant team mates rushed the 26-year-old pitcher in celebration.
“It was exciting. Couldn’t be a better game to do it,” Reyes told reporters. “This team is awesome. They wanted to see me break the streak as much as everyone else.”
The long-awaited win for the left-hander allowed him to escape being the first pitcher to go 29 starts without a win. He had tied Matt Keough (1978-1979) and Cliff Curtis (1910-1911) for the mark of 28 in a row.
Reyes allowed the one run and eight hits over the nine innings on Monday.
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