The Blue Jays’ trip to Philadelphia this week was the 22nd and 23rd games between the two teams since the 1993 World Series.
The Jays had won 13 of 22 before losing 7-4 on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Ballpark.
So why did it feel almost as painful to Jays fans as Curt Schilling pitching a five-hit shutout in Game 5 of the ’93 World Series with the Jays on the verge of winning?
Well, because ...
Aaron Altherr, a ninth-round pick, born in the baseball hot bed of Landstuhl, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, doubled for his first major-league hit off Mark Buehrle and later his first major-league homer off reliever Bo Schultz.