AL: BALTIMORE (62-83) at TORONTO (73-73) <h3>Blue Jays, Orioles open series after losing streaks end</h3> Baltimore (62-83) at Toronto (73-73) 7:07 pm EDT TORONTO (Ticker) -- Two struggling teams that ended losingstreaks meet on Friday when the Toronto Blue Jays take on theBaltimore Orioles in a three-game series. The Blue Jays snapped a five-game skid Thursday with a 2-1victory over the New York Yankees. Frank Thomas plated AlexRios for the game-winning run in the ninth inning as Torontosalvaged the finale of the three-game set. Also on Thursday, the Orioles ended a three-game slide with a3-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the seriesfinale. Despite the win, Baltimore has lost 18 of its last 22games, having been outscored 196-99 over that span. Rookie Jesse Litsch (5-8, 4.11) will look for a win afterback-to-back losses when he starts for the Blue Jays. Litsch struggled during his last two starts, allowing 10 runsand 14 hits over 8 1/3 innings. The 22-year-old's last win camewhen he allowed three runs - two earned - over 6 1/3 innings asToronto edged the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 5-4, on August23. For the season, Litsch is 1-1 with a 1.84 ERA in two startsagainst Baltimore. Fellow rookie Brian Burres (5-5, 5.85 ERA) will be the 10thdifferent starter used by the Orioles since August 26 when hetakes the mound on Friday. Burres will be making his first start since August 4, when hesurrendered seven runs - six earned - in just 3 1/3 innings tothe Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The 26-year-old lefthander hasn'tfared much better in the bullpen, allowing at least one run ineight of his last nine appearances.
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TORONTO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .292 10 49 Vernon Wells CF .247 16 79 Tike Redman CF .338 2 9 Reed Johnson LF .234 2 12 Nick Markakis RF .293 19 97 Alex Rios RF .303 23 77 Miguel Tejada SS .308 17 74 Frank Thomas DH .267 21 84 Kevin Millar 1B .258 16 62 Aaron Hill 2B .272 15 71 Aubrey Huff DH .276 15 66 Lyle Overbay 1B .241 10 43 Ramon Hernandez C .241 8 55 Hector Luna 3B .154 0 1 Scott Moore 3B .235 1 7 Curtis Thigpen C .224 0 5 Jay Payton LF .254 5 48 John Mcdonald SS .247 1 28 Brian Burres LHP (5-5, 5.85) Jesse Litsch RHP (5-8, 4.11)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO WARMUPS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES (5-5, 5.85) TOR - JESSE LITSCH (5-8, 4.11) UMPIRES: HP - MARVIN HUDSON 1B - ED MONTAGUE 2B - JERRY LAYNE 3B - BILL MILLER WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO STARTING BATS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TOR - JESSE LITSCH AND CURTIS THIGPEN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.292, 10 HR, 49 RBI) T REDMAN (.338, 2 HR, 9 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.293, 19 HR, 97 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE WILD PITCH BY JESSE LITSCH ALLOWED TIKE REDMAN TO SCORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEJADA ON FIRST, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.258, 0-FOR-0)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED NICK MARKAKIS. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A HUFF ON FIRST, M TEJADA ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2 TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.241, 8 HR, 55 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 2 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.247, 16 HR, 79 RBI) R JOHNSON (.234, 2 HR, 12 RBI) A RIOS (.303, 23 HR, 77 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 T Redman cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 N Markakis rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 6 2 3 1 0 3 5 BATTING: 2B - T Redman (4, J Litsch). RBI - A Huff (67). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1. Team LOB - 2. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 H Luna 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 2 -- 2 TORONTO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.85 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 1 3 2 2 0 3 0 4.26 WP - J Litsch. HBP - M Tejada (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 0-0. Batters faced: J Litsch 7. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TOR - JESSE LITSCH</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 2 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: S MOORE (.235, 1 HR, 7 RBI) J PAYTON (.254, 5 HR, 48 RBI) B ROBERTS (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS TORONTO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 T Redman cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 N Markakis rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 6 2 3 1 0 3 5 BATTING: 2B - T Redman (4, J Litsch). RBI - A Huff (67). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1. Team LOB - 2. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 H Luna 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 2 -- 2 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.79 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 1 3 2 2 0 3 0 4.26 WP - J Litsch. HBP - M Tejada (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: B Burres 7-5; J Litsch 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 0-3; J Litsch 0-0. Batters faced: B Burres 3; J Litsch 7. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN ROBERTS (11) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JESSE LITSCH. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3, TORONTO 0 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: T REDMAN (.348, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 1 3 5 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.267, 21 HR, 84 RBI) A HILL (.272, 15 HR, 71 RBI) L OVERBAY (.241, 10 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (3) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .293 T Redman cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .358 N Markakis rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 S Moore 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 11 3 5 2 0 4 6 BATTING: 2B - T Redman (4, J Litsch). HR - B Roberts (11, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Huff (67), B Roberts (50). 2-out RBI - A Huff, B Roberts. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (4, 2nd base off J Litsch/C Thigpen). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 H Luna 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 21 -- 3 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.79 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 2 5 3 3 0 4 1 4.32 WP - J Litsch. HBP - M Tejada (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: B Burres 7-5; J Litsch 47-29. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 0-3; J Litsch 0-2. Batters faced: B Burres 3; J Litsch 12. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 1 3 5 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.308, 0-FOR-0, HBP) K MILLAR (.258, 0-FOR-1) A HUFF (.278, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (3) VS TORONTO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .293 T Redman cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .358 N Markakis rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 S Moore 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 11 3 5 2 0 4 6 BATTING: 2B - T Redman (4, J Litsch). HR - B Roberts (11, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Huff (67), B Roberts (50). 2-out RBI - A Huff, B Roberts. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (4, 2nd base off J Litsch/C Thigpen). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - A Hill (40, B Burres). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Luna 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 21 -- 3 TORONTO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.74 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 2 5 3 3 0 4 1 4.32 WP - J Litsch. HBP - M Tejada (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: B Burres 23-17; J Litsch 47-29. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 1-4; J Litsch 0-2. Batters faced: B Burres 7; J Litsch 12. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY RAMON HERNANDEZ SCORED AUBREY HUFF. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4 TORONTO 0 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: S MOORE (.222, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 1 1 4 7 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: C THIGPEN (.224, 0 HR, 5 RBI) J MCDONALD (.247, 1 HR, 28 RBI) V WELLS (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (4) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .293 T Redman cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .358 N Markakis rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 K Millar 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257 A Huff dh 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .279 R Hernandez c 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .243 S Moore 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .222 J Payton lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Totals 16 4 7 3 1 5 8 BATTING: 2B - T Redman (4, J Litsch). 3B - A Huff (5, J Litsch). HR - B Roberts (11, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Huff (67), B Roberts (50), R Hernandez (56). 2-out RBI - A Huff, B Roberts, R Hernandez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (4, 2nd base off J Litsch/C Thigpen). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - A Hill (40, B Burres). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Luna 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 211 -- 4 TORONTO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.74 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 3 7 4 4 1 5 1 4.37 WP - J Litsch. HBP - M Tejada (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: B Burres 23-17; J Litsch 66-40. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 1-4; J Litsch 1-3. Batters faced: B Burres 7; J Litsch 18. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 1 1 4 7 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TOR - JESSE LITSCH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.293, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI) T REDMAN (.358, 2-FOR-2) N MARKAKIS (.293, 1-FOR-2)</div>
