Mike McCoy pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning against the Boston Red sox. If you're not familiar with McCoy then you might be asking why this is such a big deal since plenty of pitchers throw 1-2-3 innings. Well, it just so happens that Mike McCoy is not a pitcher and rather a position player who is used in various spots in the infield or occasionally the outfield. After the Red Sox routed the Jays starting pitcher Brandon Morrow for nine runs and then had their way with Frasor, Dotel and Janssen the Jays turned to McCoy to play the role of the mop up pitcher to end a lost game. Turns out he's not a bad pitcher and did what few Jays pitchers could do on the day by shutting out the Red Sox in the ninth. Word is the Jays are now scouting Air Canada for pitching talent since they'll probably be throwing more strikes than anyone on the Jays roster this summer (with the exception of Romero and Rzypcenski).
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