Close Victory

What a game! After the Royals scored 4 runs in the 3rd innings, the Jays answered right back and scored 3 in the 4th and another 4 in the 6th. The Royals were starting to make a come back, but the Jays defense pulled through to win the game 9-8. After Jose Bautista was intentionally walked, Adam Lind hit a grand slam shortly after scoring the 4 runs in the 6th for the Jays. With the Jays recorded now 32-30 record with game 4 tonight, they have a chance to win the series and be 3 games above .500. The Jays are sitting in 4th spot in the Eastern division in the American league, and only 3 games behind the 1st place team, the Boston Red Socks.

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Metal Vs. Wood Bats
The baseball bat is a fundamental piece of equipment required to play the game of baseball. Every player must choose the bat that is right for them, but depending on what league they play in, they will be swinging either a wood or metal bat.

Material-Wood bats can be made from several different types of wood, though oak or maple are most common. Metal bats are made primarily of aluminum (and are usually just called aluminum bats). A wood bat is heavier than a metal bat because wood is a heavier, more dense material.Structure-While all bats are created in the same shape, the actual structure of a wood bat is different than a metal bat. Wood bats are constructed of one solid piece of wood, while metal bats are hollow. The structure difference also comes out in the sound the bat makes when it contacts a ball. The metal bats make a distinctive "ping" that some baseball purists find hard to deal with.

Performance-The baseball community started debating the performance capabilities of metal versus wood bats from the time metal bats were first used in the 1970s. The wood bats are always favored by traditionalists. The metal or aluminum bats are preferred by non-professional level leagues because their lighter, can be swung faster, and that leads to better hitting power according to a survey conducted by ESPN Sports.

Safety-It was once believed that aluminum bats were safer to use than wood bats since wood bats can and frequently do break. However some leagues have questioned the safety of aluminum bats, as a result of the very thing that used to make them more popular. Because players can often hit the ball harder and faster off of aluminum bats, the risk of injury, primarily to pitchers, is perceived to be greater. The issue began drawing national attention in 2003 when a player was killed in a game that used aluminium bats.

Typical use-As of 2010, aluminum bats are used by NCAA Division I teams exclusively, mainly because they're not as expensive as wood bats. Some college players, especially those with professional dreams, will spend part of their summer playing in a wood bat league just to show scouts they can handle that bat as well. That's because major and minor league baseball leagues have always used wood bats and, as of 2010, had no plans to stop. Pro scouts and baseball purists believe the aluminium bat artificially adds points to a batter's average and power stats.