AL: BALTIMORE (63-83) at TORONTO (73-74) <h3>Halladay looks for 15th win, Blue Jays face Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (63-83) at Toronto (73-74) 1:07 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) - Roy Halladay looks to break back into the wincolumn Saturday when the Toronto Blue Jays face the BaltimoreOrioles in the middle game of a three-game series. The 2003 Cy Young Award winner, Halladay (14-7, 3.91 ERA) islooking to win at least 15 games for a fourth time in hiscareer. However, the righthander is winless in his last fivestarts, going 0-2 during that span. Toronto dropped under .500 with Friday's 6-2 loss. The Blue Jayshave lost six of their last seven games. Baltimore, which has won two straight for the first time in a month,turns to Kurt Birkins (1-1, 7.27), who is starting in place ofVictory Zambrano. According to the Orioles' web site the move was made becauseZambrano hasn't pitched since August 30 and only would have beenable to throw 40-45 pitches. Birkins, who is making his second start, gave up four runs andsix hits in four innings in a 9-7 loss to Tampa Bay on September3 in his only other start this season.
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TORONTO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .293 11 50 Vernon Wells CF .249 16 79 Tike Redman CF .357 2 10 Reed Johnson LF .239 2 12 Nick Markakis RF .294 19 98 Alex Rios RF .301 23 77 Miguel Tejada SS .305 17 74 Frank Thomas DH .267 21 84 Aubrey Huff 1B .278 15 67 Aaron Hill 2B .274 16 72 Kevin Millar DH .258 16 62 Matt Stairs 1B .307 19 59 Scott Moore 3B .200 1 7 Gregg Zaun C .239 9 44 J.R. House C .150 1 1 Hector Luna 3B .235 1 2 Freddie Bynum LF .257 2 8 John Mcdonald SS .243 1 28 Kurt Birkins LHP (1-1, 7.27) Roy Halladay RHP (14-7, 3.91)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO WARMUPS: BAL - KURT BIRKINS (1-1, 7.27) TOR - ROY HALLADAY (14-7, 3.91) UMPIRES: HP - ED MONTAGUE 1B - JERRY LAYNE 2B - BILL MILLER 3B - MARVIN HUDSON WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO STARTING BATS: BAL - KURT BIRKINS AND J.R. HOUSE TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.293, 11 HR, 50 RBI) T REDMAN (.357, 2 HR, 10 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.294, 19 HR, 98 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - KURT BIRKINS TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.249, 16 HR, 79 RBI) R JOHNSON (.239, 2 HR, 12 RBI) A RIOS (.301, 23 HR, 77 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J House c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 F Bynum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 0. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 M Stairs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 H Luna 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J McDonald-M Stairs). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era K Birkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.27 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.89 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 2-1. Batters faced: R Halladay 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - KURT BIRKINS TOR - ROY HALLADAY</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED VERNON WELLS AND REED JOHNSON. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RIOS ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.267, 21 HR, 84 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY FRANK THOMAS (22) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF KURT BIRKINS SCORED ALEX RIOS. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, TORONTO 4 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.274, 16 HR, 72 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE BAL: ROB BELL (3-3, 7.38) IN THE 1ST SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M STAIRS ON SECOND, A HILL ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, TORONTO 4 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.239, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Bell relieved K Birkins. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M STAIRS ON SECOND, A HILL ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TORONTO 4 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G Zaun (.239, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY GREGG ZAUN SCORED AARON HILL AND MATT STAIRS. SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TORONTO 6 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H LUNA (.235, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 TORONTO 6 6 7 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ROB BELL TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.305, 17 HR, 74 RBI) A HUFF (.278, 15 HR, 67 RBI) K MILLAR (.258, 16 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (6) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J House c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 F Bynum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: Outfield assists - F Bynum (G Zaun at 2nd base). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 R Johnson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Rios rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .302 F Thomas dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .268 A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 G Zaun c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .242 H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 9 6 7 6 0 0 0 BATTING: 2B - A Rios (38, K Birkins); M Stairs (27, K Birkins). HR - F Thomas (22, 1st inning off K Birkins 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Rios 2 (79), F Thomas 2 (86), G Zaun 2 (46). Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J McDonald-M Stairs). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - 6 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era K Birkins 0 6 6 6 0 0 1 9.35 R Bell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.89 K Birkins pitched to 6 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: K Birkins 27-14; R Bell 7-4; R Halladay 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Birkins 0-0; R Bell 0-2; R Halladay 2-1. Batters faced: K Birkins 6; R Bell 3; R Halladay 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 0 TORONTO 6 6 7 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ROB BELL TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.250, 1-FOR-1) R JOHNSON (.242, 1-FOR-1) A RIOS (.302, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (6) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 A Huff 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 K Millar dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J House c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 F Bynum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis, K Millar. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: Outfield assists - F Bynum (G Zaun at 2nd base). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 R Johnson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Rios rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .302 F Thomas dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .268 A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 G Zaun c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .242 H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 9 6 7 6 0 0 0 BATTING: 2B - A Rios (38, K Birkins); M Stairs (27, K Birkins). HR - F Thomas (22, 1st inning off K Birkins 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Rios 2 (79), F Thomas 2 (86), G Zaun 2 (46). Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 2 (J McDonald-M Stairs, J McDonald-A Hill-M Stairs). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TORONTO - 6 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era K Birkins 0 6 6 6 0 0 1 9.35 R Bell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.87 K Birkins pitched to 6 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: K Birkins 27-14; R Bell 7-4; R Halladay 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Birkins 0-0; R Bell 0-2; R Halladay 4-1. Batters faced: K Birkins 6; R Bell 3; R Halladay 6. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 0 TORONTO 6 0 6 8 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ROB BELL TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: S MOORE (.200, 1 HR, 7 RBI) J HOUSE (.150, 1 HR, 1 RBI) F BYNUM (.257, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (6) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 A Huff 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 K Millar dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J House c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 F Bynum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis, K Millar. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: Outfield assists - F Bynum (G Zaun at 2nd base). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 R Johnson lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 A Rios rf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .303 F Thomas dh 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .268 A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 G Zaun c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .242 H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 13 6 8 6 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - A Rios 2 (39, R Bell, K Birkins); M Stairs (27, K Birkins). HR - F Thomas (22, 1st inning off K Birkins 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Rios 2 (79), F Thomas 2 (86), G Zaun 2 (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 2 (J McDonald-M Stairs, J McDonald-A Hill-M Stairs). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TORONTO - 60 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era K Birkins 0 6 6 6 0 0 1 9.35 R Bell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.02 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.87 K Birkins pitched to 6 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: K Birkins 27-14; R Bell 26-14; R Halladay 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Birkins 0-0; R Bell 0-5; R Halladay 4-1. Batters faced: K Birkins 6; R Bell 7; R Halladay 6. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 TORONTO 6 0 6 8 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ROB BELL TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.275, 1-FOR-1) M STAIRS (.309, 1-FOR-1) G ZAUN (.242, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (6) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 T Redman cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .347 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 A Huff 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 K Millar dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 S Moore 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 J House c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 F Bynum lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Totals 10 0 3 0 1 1 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Redman 2. GIDP - N Markakis, K Millar. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - F Bynum (G Zaun at 2nd base). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 R Johnson lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 A Rios rf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .303 F Thomas dh 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .268 A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Stairs 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 G Zaun c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .242 H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 13 6 8 6 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - A Rios 2 (39, R Bell, K Birkins); M Stairs (27, K Birkins). HR - F Thomas (22, 1st inning off K Birkins 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Rios 2 (79), F Thomas 2 (86), G Zaun 2 (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 2 (J McDonald-M Stairs, J McDonald-A Hill-M Stairs). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0 TORONTO - 60 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era K Birkins 0 6 6 6 0 0 1 9.35 R Bell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.02 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 3.85 K Birkins pitched to 6 batters in the 1st. Pitches-strikes: K Birkins 27-14; R Bell 26-14; R Halladay 46-30. Ground balls-fly balls: K Birkins 0-0; R Bell 0-5; R Halladay 7-1. Batters faced: K Birkins 6; R Bell 7; R Halladay 11. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
