AL: BALTIMORE (63-84) at TORONTO (74-74) <h3>Marcum, Blue Jays aim to take series from Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore at Toronto (74-74) 1:07 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) -- Shaun Marcum looks to get back to hisearlier excellent effort. Marcum and the Toronto Blue Jays look to take the rubber matchof their three-game set against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Roy Halladay gained his 15th win and Frank Thomas hit his 22ndhomer in a six-run first as Toronto cruised past Baltimore, 8-3,on Saturday. After losing five straight, the Blue Jays havewon two of three. Toronto which reached the .500 mark with the win, hands the ballto Marcum (12-6, 4.11 ERA), who seeks to regain his earlyseason sizzle. The righthander started 2007 with a 9-2 record in his first 18starts, but is just 2-2 with a 8.49 ERA in his last fiveoutings. He is averaging just 4 2/3 innings per start in thatspan. Tthe Orioles, losers of 19 of 24 games, turn to Victor Santos(1-5, 5.75), who hopes his second start of the season is betterthan his first. The 30-year-old righthander had his initial rotation start lastTuesday, and was shelled for five runs and seven hits in 2 2/3innings in a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
AL: BALTIMORE (63-84) at TORONTO (74-74) <h3>Marcum, Blue Jays aim to take series from Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (63-84) at Toronto (74-74) 1:07 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) -- Shaun Marcum looks to get back to hisearlier excellent effort. Marcum and the Toronto Blue Jays look to take the rubber matchof their three-game set against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Roy Halladay gained his 15th win and Frank Thomas hit his 22ndhomer in a six-run first as Toronto cruised past Baltimore, 8-3,on Saturday. After losing five straight, the Blue Jays havewon two of three. Toronto which reached the .500 mark with the win, hands the ballto Marcum (12-6, 4.11 ERA), who seeks to regain his earlyseason sizzle. The righthander started 2007 with a 9-2 record in his first 18starts, but is just 2-2 with a 8.49 ERA in his last fiveoutings. He is averaging just 4 2/3 innings per start in thatspan. Tthe Orioles, losers of 19 of 24 games, turn to Victor Santos(1-5, 5.75), who hopes his second start of the season is betterthan his first. The 30-year-old righthander had his initial rotation start lastTuesday, and was shelled for five runs and seven hits in 2 2/3innings in a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TORONTO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .292 11 50 Reed Johnson RF .247 2 12 Tike Redman CF .338 2 10 Matt Stairs 1B .306 19 59 Nick Markakis RF .292 19 99 Alex Rios CF .302 23 79 Miguel Tejada SS .302 17 74 Frank Thomas DH .266 22 86 Kevin Millar 1B .255 16 62 Aaron Hill 2B .275 16 72 Aubrey Huff DH .284 15 68 Adam Lind LF .230 8 31 Melvin Mora 3B .269 14 51 Russ Adams 3B .292 0 1 Ramon Hernandez C .241 8 56 Curtis Thigpen C .211 0 5 Jay Payton LF .254 5 48 John Mcdonald SS .240 1 28 Victor Santos RHP (0-1, 16.87) Shaun Marcum RHP (12-6, 4.11)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO WARMUPS: BAL - VICTOR SANTOS (0-1, 16.87) TOR - SHAUN MARCUM (12-6, 4.11) UMPIRES: HP - JERRY LAYNE 1B - BILL MILLER 2B - MARVIN HUDSON 3B - ED MONTAGUE WEATHER: 59 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO STARTING BATS: BAL - VICTOR SANTOS AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TOR - SHAUN MARCUM AND CURTIS THIGPEN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.292, 11 HR, 50 RBI) T REDMAN (.338, 2 HR, 10 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.292, 19 HR, 99 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 - VICTOR SANTOS TOR - SHAUN MARCUM DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.247, 2 HR, 12 RBI) M STAIRS (.306, 19 HR, 59 RBI) A RIOS (.302, 23 HR, 79 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 M Stairs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 A Rios cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Adams 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era V Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.87 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.09 Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marcum 0-2. Batters faced: S Marcum 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 59 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - VICTOR SANTOS TOR - SHAUN MARCUM</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 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - VICTOR SANTOS TOR - SHAUN MARCUM DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.255, 16 HR, 62 RBI) A HUFF (.284, 15 HR, 68 RBI) M MORA (.269, 14 HR, 51 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 M Stairs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 A Rios cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Adams 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era V Santos 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.27 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.09 Pitches-strikes: V Santos 14-9; S Marcum 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: V Santos 1-2; S Marcum 0-2. Batters faced: V Santos 4; S Marcum 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JAY PAYTON SCORED AUBREY HUFF. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON SECOND, R HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 TORONTO 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.291, 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 0 1 1 2 0 TORONTO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - VICTOR SANTOS TOR - SHAUN MARCUM DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.275, 16 HR, 72 RBI) A LIND (.230, 8 HR, 31 RBI) R ADAMS (.292, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Huff dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 5 BATTING: 2B - J Payton (20, S Marcum). RBI - J Payton (49). 2-out RBI - J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 2. Team LOB - 3. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 M Stairs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 A Rios cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Adams 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era V Santos 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.27 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 4.12 HBP - A Huff (by S Marcum). Pitches-strikes: V Santos 14-9; S Marcum 36-22. Ground balls-fly balls: V Santos 1-2; S Marcum 0-3. Batters faced: V Santos 4; S Marcum 10. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADAM LIND (9) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF VICTOR SANTOS SCORED AARON HILL. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, TORONTO 2 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R ADAMS (.292, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY RUSS ADAMS (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF VICTOR SANTOS. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, TORONTO 3 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: C THIGPEN (.211, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL BALTIMORE AT TORONTO NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY TORONTO'S ADAM LIND AND RUSS ADAMS IN THE SECOND INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 1 2 0 TORONTO 0 3 3 5 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - VICTOR SANTOS TOR - SHAUN MARCUM DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: T REDMAN (.338, 0-FOR-0, BB) N MARKAKIS (.292, 0-FOR-1) M TEJADA (.302, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TORONTO (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Huff dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 5 BATTING: 2B - J Payton (20, S Marcum). RBI - J Payton (49). 2-out RBI - J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 2. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-B Roberts-K Millar). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 M Stairs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 A Rios cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 A Lind lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .233 R Adams 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .320 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 J McDonald ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 10 3 5 3 0 0 3 BATTING: HR - A Lind (9, 2nd inning off V Santos 1 on, 0 Out), R Adams (1, 2nd inning off V Santos 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Lind 2 (33), R Adams (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. GIDP - R Johnson. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 TORONTO - 03 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era V Santos 2 5 3 3 0 0 2 15.43 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 4.12 HBP - A Huff (by S Marcum). Pitches-strikes: V Santos 36-20; S Marcum 36-22. Ground balls-fly balls: V Santos 3-3; S Marcum 0-3. Batters faced: V Santos 10; S Marcum 10. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 1 3 0 TORONTO 0 3 3 5 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - VICTOR SANTOS TOR - SHAUN MARCUM DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.305, 0-FOR-1) A RIOS (.302, 0-FOR-1) F THOMAS (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TORONTO (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 T Redman cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .347 N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 M Tejada ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 K Millar 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 A Huff dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Totals 12 1 3 1 1 3 7 BATTING: 2B - J Payton (20, S Marcum); T Redman (6, S Marcum). RBI - J Payton (49). 2-out RBI - J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 2, K Millar 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-B Roberts-K Millar). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 M Stairs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 A Rios cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 A Lind lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .233 R Adams 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .320 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 J McDonald ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 10 3 5 3 0 0 3 BATTING: HR - A Lind (9, 2nd inning off V Santos 1 on, 0 Out), R Adams (1, 2nd inning off V Santos 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Lind 2 (33), R Adams (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. GIDP - R Johnson. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 010 -- 1 TORONTO - 03 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era V Santos 2 5 3 3 0 0 2 15.43 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 4.09 HBP - A Huff (by S Marcum). Pitches-strikes: V Santos 36-20; S Marcum 46-30. Ground balls-fly balls: V Santos 3-3; S Marcum 2-4. Batters faced: V Santos 10; S Marcum 14. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
