GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (72-70) at DETROIT (77-66)

AL: TORONTO (72-70) at DETROIT (77-66)

<h3>Rogers, Halladay battle as Tigers meet Blue Jays</h3>

<div class="pre">Toronto (72-70) at Detroit (77-66) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) - Kenny Rogers and the Detroit Tigers willcontinue their late season postseason push when they face theToronto Blue Jays in a makeup game on Monday.


The clubs are making up an April 4 contest that featured snowand temperatures which dipped into the mid 20's.


Rogers (3-2, 4.78 ERA) dazzled in his first game since comingthe disabled list, yielding one run and two hits over fiveinnings. However, he did not figure into Wednesday's 2-1 winover the Chicago White Sox.


The 42-year-old lefthander has not faced the Blue Jays thisseason. Rogers was hammered for seven runs in just 3 2/3innings in a setback to Toronto here on September 28, 2006.

On Sunday, the Seattle Mariners pounded out 19 hits and drovestarter Jeremy Bonderman from of the game in the second inningen route to a 14-7 victory over Detroit, which dropped fourgames behind the New York Yankees (81-62) in the American Leaguewild card.


Toronto's Roy Halladay (14-7, 3.94) registered in his majorleague-leading seventh complete game in his last start vs. theBoston Red Sox on Tuesday. Yet, the righthander dropped thatcontest, 5-3, and has not won over his last four outings.

Halladay hopes to continue his dominance over the Tigers, going11-2 with an impressive 1.83 ERA in 14 career starts. On April13, he was outstanding here, holding Detroit to one run in 10frames for the win.


The Blue Jays are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay DevilRays on Sunday, and have dropped four of their last six games.

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TORONTO AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

TORONTO DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Vernon Wells CF .251 16 79 Curtis Granderson CF .304 21 69
Reed Johnson LF .239 2 12 Placido Polanco 2B .344 8 63
Alex Rios RF .306 23 76 Gary Sheffield DH .270 24 71
Frank Thomas DH .268 21 82 Magglio Ordonez RF .355 26 126
Troy Glaus 3B .260 20 62 Carlos Guillen SS .296 19 94
Aaron Hill 2B .273 15 71 Ivan Rodriguez C .283 11 56
Gregg Zaun C .239 9 42 Timo Perez LF .409 0 6
Lyle Overbay 1B .239 10 42 Sean Casey 1B .284 3 48
John Mcdonald SS .252 1 28 Brandon Inge 3B .244 14 65

Roy Halladay RHP (14-7, 3.94) Kenny Rogers LHP (3-2, 4.78)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (14-7, 3.94)
DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-2, 4.78)

UMPIRES: HP - MARVIN HUDSON
1B - ED MONTAGUE
2B - JERRY LAYNE
3B - BILL MILLER

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN
DET - KENNY ROGERS AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.251, 16 HR, 79 RBI)
R JOHNSON (.239, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
A RIOS (.306, 23 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ALEX RIOS SCORED REED JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.268, 21 HR, 82 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 1 1 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.304, 21 HR, 69 RBI)
P POLANCO (.344, 8 HR, 63 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.270, 24 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Johnson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243
A Rios rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - R Johnson (2, K Rogers). SF - A Rios. RBI - A Rios (77). Team LOB
- 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 1 -- 1
DETROIT - -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.94

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.89

Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Rogers 0-2.
Batters faced: K Rogers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DET - KENNY ROGERS</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 1 1 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.260, 20 HR, 62 RBI)
A HILL (.273, 15 HR, 71 RBI)
G ZAUN (.239, 9 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Johnson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243
A Rios rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - R Johnson (2, K Rogers). SF - A Rios. RBI - A Rios (77). Team LOB
- 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 1 -- 1
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.89

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 13-8; K Rogers 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Halladay 2-1; K Rogers 0-2. Batters faced: R Halladay 3; K Rogers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Luna ran for T Glaus.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G ZAUN ON SECOND, H LUNA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L Overbay (.239, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 1 0 1 3 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.355, 26 HR, 126 RBI)
C GUILLEN (.296, 19 HR, 94 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.283, 11 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Johnson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243
A Rios rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
H Luna pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
G Zaun c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - G Zaun (22, K Rogers). 3B - R Johnson (2, K Rogers). SF - A Rios.
RBI - A Rios (77). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team
LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 10 -- 1
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 13-8; K Rogers 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Halladay 2-1; K Rogers 1-3. Batters faced: R Halladay 3; K Rogers 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Luna at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
DETROIT 0 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M Ordonez (.355, 26 HR, 126 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 1 0 1 3 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.251, 0-FOR-1)
R JOHNSON (.243, 1-FOR-1)
A RIOS (.306, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS DETROIT (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Johnson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243
A Rios rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
H Luna pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
G Zaun c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - G Zaun (22, K Rogers). 3B - R Johnson (2, K Rogers). SF - A Rios.
RBI - A Rios (77). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J McDonald-L Overbay).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - T Perez. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 10 -- 1
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.90

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 25-15; K Rogers 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Halladay 5-1; K Rogers 1-3. Batters faced: R Halladay 7; K Rogers 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rabelo catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V Wells (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 1 0 0 1 4 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.284, 3 HR, 48 RBI)
B INGE (.244, 14 HR, 65 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
R Johnson lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242
A Rios rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
H Luna pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
G Zaun c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251

Totals 11 1 4 1 0 2 6

BATTING: 2B - G Zaun (22, K Rogers). 3B - R Johnson (2, K Rogers). SF - A Rios.
RBI - A Rios (77). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. GIDP
- R Johnson. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J McDonald-L Overbay).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - T Perez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey).


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TORONTO - 100 -- 1
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.90

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 4.65

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 25-15; K Rogers 52-33. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Halladay 5-1; K Rogers 3-4. Batters faced: R Halladay 7; K Rogers 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 1 0 0 1 4 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.268, 0-FOR-1)
H LUNA (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A HILL (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>