GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (79-77) at BALTIMORE (67-89)

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Bako catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11
BALTIMORE 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Rios (.296, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Griffin hit for F Thomas.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11
BALTIMORE 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J Griffin (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 11 17 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 10 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN WOLFE
BAL - FERNANDO CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: F BYNUM (.275, 1-FOR-3)
T REDMAN (.309, 0-FOR-3)
B FAHEY (.173, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS BALTIMORE (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .238
H Luna 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233
a-R Adams ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Rios cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296
F Thomas dh 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .276
b-J Griffin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
A Hill 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .285
G Zaun c 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 .246
C Thigpen 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .231
A Lind lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .237
J McDonald ss 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .255

Totals 37 11 17 10 5 1 15

a-grounded to shortstop for H Luna in the 6th; b-walked for F Thomas in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Zaun (24, B Burres); J McDonald 2 (20, B Burres, R Cherry); R
Johnson (13, R Bell). HR - F Thomas (26, 3rd inning off B Burres 2 on, 0 Out),
A Hill (17, 7th inning off R Cherry 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Zaun (51), C Thigpen
(10), J McDonald 2 (31), F Thomas 3 (94), R Johnson (13), A Hill 2 (76). 2-out
RBI - J McDonald 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, A
Rios 2, R Adams 1, C Thigpen 1. GIDP - C Thigpen 2, R Adams. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J McDonald (8, throw).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .294
B Fahey 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173
M Mora 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278
S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
N Markakis rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
M Tejada ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .301
L Hernandez pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253
A Huff dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .278
R Hernandez c 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .251
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
F Bynum lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .275
T Redman cf 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .309

Totals 31 4 10 3 3 7 14

BATTING: 2B - M Mora (23, A Burnett). RBI - M Mora (55), N Markakis (110), M
Tejada (78). 2-out RBI - M Mora, N Markakis. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Hernandez 2, A Huff 2. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (6, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (K Millar-R Hernandez-M Mora-K Millar, M Tejada-B Roberts-K
Millar, B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar 2).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 033 101 30 -- 11
BALTIMORE - 000 030 1 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett 6 2/3 10 4 4 3 7 0 3.49
B Wolfe 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 3 1/3 8 7 7 1 0 1 5.66
R Bell 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.20
R Cherry 1 2/3 6 3 3 2 0 1 7.71
F Cabrera 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 7.68

R Bell pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

HBP - J McDonald (by B Burres). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 119-77; B Wolfe
4-3; B Burres 66-43; R Bell 38-24; R Cherry 38-21; F Cabrera 19-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Burnett 10-3; B Wolfe 1-0; B Burres 4-5; R Bell 1-4; R
Cherry 5-0; F Cabrera 1-2. Batters faced: A Burnett 33; B Wolfe 1; B Burres 18;
R Bell 8; R Cherry 11; F Cabrera 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 11 17 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 11 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN WOLFE
BAL - FERNANDO CABRERA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A LIND (.237, 2-FOR-4)
J MCDONALD (.255, 3-FOR-3, HBP, 2 RBI)
R JOHNSON (.238, 2-FOR-4, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS BALTIMORE (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .238
H Luna 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233
a-R Adams ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Rios cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296
F Thomas dh 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .276
b-J Griffin ph-dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
A Hill 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .285
G Zaun c 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 .246
C Thigpen 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .231
A Lind lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .237
J McDonald ss 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .255

Totals 37 11 17 10 5 1 15

a-grounded to shortstop for H Luna in the 6th; b-walked for F Thomas in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Zaun (24, B Burres); J McDonald 2 (20, B Burres, R Cherry); R
Johnson (13, R Bell). HR - F Thomas (26, 3rd inning off B Burres 2 on, 0 Out),
A Hill (17, 7th inning off R Cherry 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Zaun (51), C Thigpen
(10), J McDonald 2 (31), F Thomas 3 (94), R Johnson (13), A Hill 2 (76). 2-out
RBI - J McDonald 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, A
Rios 2, R Adams 1, C Thigpen 1. GIDP - C Thigpen 2, R Adams. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J McDonald (8, throw).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .294
B Fahey 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170
M Mora 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278
S Moore 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206
N Markakis rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
M Tejada ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .301
L Hernandez pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253
A Huff dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .278
R Hernandez c 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .251
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
F Bynum lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .272
T Redman cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .315

Totals 35 4 11 3 3 7 16

BATTING: 2B - M Mora (23, A Burnett). RBI - M Mora (55), N Markakis (110), M
Tejada (78). 2-out RBI - M Mora, N Markakis. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Hernandez 2, A Huff 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (6, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (K Millar-R Hernandez-M Mora-K Millar, M Tejada-B Roberts-K
Millar, B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar 2).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 033 101 30 -- 11
BALTIMORE - 000 030 10 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett 6 2/3 10 4 4 3 7 0 3.49
B Wolfe 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.51

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 3 1/3 8 7 7 1 0 1 5.66
R Bell 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.20
R Cherry 1 2/3 6 3 3 2 0 1 7.71
F Cabrera 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 7.68

R Bell pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

HBP - J McDonald (by B Burres). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 119-77; B Wolfe
19-12; B Burres 66-43; R Bell 38-24; R Cherry 38-21; F Cabrera 19-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Burnett 10-3; B Wolfe 3-1; B Burres 4-5; R Bell 1-4; R
Cherry 5-0; F Cabrera 1-2. Batters faced: A Burnett 33; B Wolfe 5; B Burres 18;
R Bell 8; R Cherry 11; F Cabrera 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 11 17 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 11 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN WOLFE
BAL - FERNANDO CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.290, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
L HERNANDEZ (.298, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
K MILLAR (.253, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS BALTIMORE (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 .238
H Luna 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233
a-R Adams ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Rios cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296
F Thomas dh 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .276
b-J Griffin ph-dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
A Hill 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .285
G Zaun c 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 .246
C Thigpen 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .231
A Lind lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .236
J McDonald ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .254

Totals 40 11 17 10 5 1 15

a-grounded to shortstop for H Luna in the 6th; b-walked for F Thomas in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Zaun (24, B Burres); J McDonald 2 (20, B Burres, R Cherry); R
Johnson (13, R Bell). HR - F Thomas (26, 3rd inning off B Burres 2 on, 0 Out),
A Hill (17, 7th inning off R Cherry 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Zaun (51), C Thigpen
(10), J McDonald 2 (31), F Thomas 3 (94), R Johnson (13), A Hill 2 (76). 2-out
RBI - J McDonald 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, A
Rios 2, R Adams 1, C Thigpen 1. GIDP - C Thigpen 2, R Adams. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J McDonald (8, throw).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .294
B Fahey 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170
M Mora 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278
S Moore 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206
N Markakis rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
M Tejada ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .301
L Hernandez pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253
A Huff dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .278
R Hernandez c 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .251
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
F Bynum lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .272
T Redman cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .315

Totals 35 4 11 3 3 7 16

BATTING: 2B - M Mora (23, A Burnett). RBI - M Mora (55), N Markakis (110), M
Tejada (78). 2-out RBI - M Mora, N Markakis. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Hernandez 2, A Huff 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (6, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (K Millar-R Hernandez-M Mora-K Millar, M Tejada-B Roberts-K
Millar, B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar 2).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 033 101 300 -- 11
BALTIMORE - 000 030 10 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett 6 2/3 10 4 4 3 7 0 3.49
B Wolfe 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.51

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 3 1/3 8 7 7 1 0 1 5.66
R Bell 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.20
R Cherry 1 2/3 6 3 3 2 0 1 7.71
F Cabrera 2 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 7.50

R Bell pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

HBP - J McDonald (by B Burres). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 119-77; B Wolfe
19-12; B Burres 66-43; R Bell 38-24; R Cherry 38-21; F Cabrera 27-14. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Burnett 10-3; B Wolfe 3-1; B Burres 4-5; R Bell 1-4; R
Cherry 5-0; F Cabrera 1-5. Batters faced: A Burnett 33; B Wolfe 5; B Burres 18;
R Bell 8; R Cherry 11; F Cabrera 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: JASON FRASOR (1-5, 4.77) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 4

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.290, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Frasor relieved B Wolfe.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N Markakis (.290, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J House hit for N Markakis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J House (.194, 1 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 11 17 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - A.J. BURNETT, BRIAN WOLFE (7TH), JASON FRASOR (9TH) AND GREGG
ZAUN

BAL - BRIAN BURRES, ROB BELL (4TH), ROCKY CHERRY (6TH),
FERNANDO CABRERA (7TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ, PAUL BAKO (8TH)

HOME RUNS: TOR - FRANK THOMAS (26) OFF BRIAN BURRES IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
AARON HILL (17) OFF ROCKY CHERRY IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

BAL - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 11 17 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - A.J. BURNETT, BRIAN WOLFE (7TH), JASON FRASOR (9TH) AND GREGG
ZAUN

BAL - BRIAN BURRES, ROB BELL (4TH), ROCKY CHERRY (6TH),
FERNANDO CABRERA (7TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ, PAUL BAKO (8TH)


WP - A.J. BURNETT (10-7)
LP - BRIAN BURRES (6-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TOR - FRANK THOMAS (26) OFF BRIAN BURRES IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
AARON HILL (17) OFF ROCKY CHERRY IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

BAL - NONE


TIME: 3:14 ATT: 15,867

PROBABLES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (15-7, 3.71)
BAL - VICTOR ZAMBRANO (0-2, 6.41)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS BALTIMORE (4) - FINAL

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 .238
H Luna 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233
a-R Adams ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Rios cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296
F Thomas dh 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .276
b-J Griffin ph-dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
A Hill 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .285
G Zaun c 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 .246
C Thigpen 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .231
A Lind lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .236
J McDonald ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .254

Totals 40 11 17 10 5 1 15

a-grounded to shortstop for H Luna in the 6th; b-walked for F Thomas in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Zaun (24, B Burres); J McDonald 2 (20, B Burres, R Cherry); R
Johnson (13, R Bell). HR - F Thomas (26, 3rd inning off B Burres 2 on, 0 Out),
A Hill (17, 7th inning off R Cherry 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Zaun (51), C Thigpen
(10), J McDonald 2 (31), F Thomas 3 (94), R Johnson (13), A Hill 2 (76). 2-out
RBI - J McDonald 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, A
Rios 2, R Adams 1, C Thigpen 1. GIDP - C Thigpen 2, R Adams. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J McDonald (8, throw).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .294
B Fahey 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170
M Mora 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278
S Moore 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206
N Markakis rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
a-J House ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
M Tejada ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .301
L Hernandez pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .253
A Huff dh 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 .277
R Hernandez c 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .251
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
F Bynum lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .272
T Redman cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .315

Totals 38 4 11 3 4 9 17

a-struck out looking for N Markakis in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Mora (23, A Burnett). RBI - M Mora (55), N Markakis (110), M
Tejada (78). 2-out RBI - M Mora, N Markakis. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Hernandez 2, A Huff 2. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (6, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (K Millar-R Hernandez-M Mora-K Millar, M Tejada-B Roberts-K
Millar, B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar 2).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 033 101 300 -- 11
BALTIMORE - 000 030 100 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett (W, 10-7) 6 2/3 10 4 4 3 7 0 3.49
B Wolfe 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.51
J Frasor 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.69

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres (L, 6-7) 3 1/3 8 7 7 1 0 1 5.66
R Bell 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.20
R Cherry 1 2/3 6 3 3 2 0 1 7.71
F Cabrera 2 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 7.50

R Bell pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

HBP - J McDonald (by B Burres). Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 119-77; B Wolfe
19-12; J Frasor 16-10; B Burres 66-43; R Bell 38-24; R Cherry 38-21; F Cabrera
27-14. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 10-3; B Wolfe 3-1; J Frasor 1-0; B
Burres 4-5; R Bell 1-4; R Cherry 5-0; F Cabrera 1-5. Batters faced: A Burnett
33; B Wolfe 5; J Frasor 4; B Burres 18; R Bell 8; R Cherry 11; F Cabrera 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

T--3:14. Att--15,867.
Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TORONTO 11
BALTIMORE 4 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (11) AT BALTIMORE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas singled to center. A Hill singled to right, F Thomas
to second. G Zaun doubled to left, F Thomas scored, A Hill to third.
C Thigpen singled to left center, A Hill scored, G Zaun to third. A Lind
grounded into double play, first to catcher to third to first, G Zaun out at
home, C Thigpen to second. J McDonald doubled to deep right center, C Thigpen
scored. R Johnson lined out to right. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 3RD: H Luna singled to center. A Rios singled to right, H Luna to
second. F Thomas homered to left center, H Luna and A Rios scored. A Hill
flied out to right. G Zaun walked. C Thigpen grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, G Zaun out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 6, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 4TH: A Lind flied out to center. J McDonald hit by pitch. R Bell
relieved B Burres. R Johnson doubled to deep center, J McDonald scored. H Luna
flied out to left. A Rios grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 7, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 5TH: R Hernandez reached on infield single to second. F Bynum
singled to left center, R Hernandez to second. T Redman grounded into
fielder's choice to first, F Bynum out at second, R Hernandez to third,
R Hernandez scored on throwing error by shortstop J McDonald. T Redman stole
second. B Roberts struck out swinging. M Mora doubled to right center,
T Redman scored. N Markakis singled to left, M Mora scored. M Tejada singled to
right, N Markakis to third. K Millar walked, M Tejada to second. A Huff
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 7, BALTIMORE 3.

TORONTO 6TH: A Lind singled to left. R Cherry relieved R Bell. J McDonald
singled to shallow left, A Lind to third. R Johnson walked, J McDonald to
second. R Adams hit for H Luna. R Adams grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, A Lind scored, R Johnson out at second. A Rios grounded out
to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 3.

TORONTO 7TH: F Thomas singled to left. A Hill homered to left, F Thomas
scored. G Zaun walked. C Thigpen grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, G Zaun out at second. A Lind singled to center. J McDonald
doubled to deep left center, A Lind scored. R Johnson singled to left,
J McDonald to third. F Cabrera relieved R Cherry. R Adams grounded out to first.
(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 7TH: B Roberts singled to left. M Mora reached on infield single
to third, B Roberts to second. N Markakis grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, M Mora out at second, B Roberts to third. M Tejada singled to left,
B Roberts scored, N Markakis to second. L Hernandez ran for M Tejada. K Millar
grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Hernandez out at second, N Markakis
to third. A Huff walked, K Millar to second. B Wolfe relieved A Burnett.
R Hernandez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Huff out at second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (11) AT BALTIMORE (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson RF, H Luna 3B, A Rios CF, F Thomas DH,
A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, C Thigpen 1B, A Lind LF, J McDonald SS, A Burnett RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, M Mora 3B, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS,
K Millar 1B, A Huff DH, R Hernandez C, F Bynum LF, T Redman CF, B Burres LHP.

Umpires -- Adam Dowdy (HP), Jim Reynolds (1B), Gary Cederstrom (2B),
Lance Barksdale (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 9 mph.


TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson grounded out to shortstop. H Luna flied out to
left. A Rios lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts grounded out to shortstop. M Mora struck out
looking. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 0, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas singled to center. A Hill singled to right, F Thomas
to second. G Zaun doubled to left, F Thomas scored, A Hill to third.
C Thigpen singled to left center, A Hill scored, G Zaun to third. A Lind
grounded into double play, first to catcher to third to first, G Zaun out at
home, C Thigpen to second. J McDonald doubled to deep right center, C Thigpen
scored. R Johnson lined out to right. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: M Tejada grounded out to third. K Millar flied out to
right. A Huff walked. R Hernandez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 3, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 3RD: H Luna singled to center. A Rios singled to right, H Luna to
second. F Thomas homered to left center, H Luna and A Rios scored. A Hill
flied out to right. G Zaun walked. C Thigpen grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, G Zaun out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 6, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: F Bynum struck out swinging. T Redman struck out swinging.
B Roberts reached on infield single to third. M Mora grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 6, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 4TH: A Lind flied out to center. J McDonald hit by pitch. R Bell
relieved B Burres. R Johnson doubled to deep center, J McDonald scored. H Luna
flied out to left. A Rios grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 7, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 4TH: N Markakis flied out to left. M Tejada singled to center.
K Millar popped out to shortstop. A Huff grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 7, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 5TH: F Thomas singled to right. A Hill flied out to right. G Zaun
lined out to center. C Thigpen flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 7, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 5TH: R Hernandez reached on infield single to second. F Bynum
singled to left center, R Hernandez to second. T Redman grounded into
fielder's choice to first, F Bynum out at second, R Hernandez to third,
R Hernandez scored on throwing error by shortstop J McDonald. T Redman stole
second. B Roberts struck out swinging. M Mora doubled to right center,
T Redman scored. N Markakis singled to left, M Mora scored. M Tejada singled to
right, N Markakis to third. K Millar walked, M Tejada to second. A Huff
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 7, BALTIMORE 3.

TORONTO 6TH: A Lind singled to left. R Cherry relieved R Bell. J McDonald
singled to shallow left, A Lind to third. R Johnson walked, J McDonald to
second. R Adams hit for H Luna. R Adams grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, A Lind scored, R Johnson out at second. A Rios grounded out
to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 6TH: R Adams at third base. R Hernandez struck out swinging.
F Bynum struck out swinging. T Redman struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 3.

TORONTO 7TH: F Thomas singled to left. A Hill homered to left, F Thomas
scored. G Zaun walked. C Thigpen grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, G Zaun out at second. A Lind singled to center. J McDonald
doubled to deep left center, A Lind scored. R Johnson singled to left,
J McDonald to third. F Cabrera relieved R Cherry. R Adams grounded out to first.
(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 7TH: B Roberts singled to left. M Mora reached on infield single
to third, B Roberts to second. N Markakis grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, M Mora out at second, B Roberts to third. M Tejada singled to left,
B Roberts scored, N Markakis to second. L Hernandez ran for M Tejada. K Millar
grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Hernandez out at second, N Markakis
to third. A Huff walked, K Millar to second. B Wolfe relieved A Burnett.
R Hernandez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Huff out at second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 8TH: B Fahey at second base. S Moore at third base. L Hernandez at
shortstop. P Bako catching. A Rios flied out to left. J Griffin hit for
F Thomas. J Griffin walked. A Hill fouled out to left. G Zaun walked, J Griffin
to second. C Thigpen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11,
BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 8TH: F Bynum grounded out to second. T Redman singled to right.
B Fahey grounded into fielder's choice to first, T Redman out at second.
S Moore popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11,
BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 9TH: A Lind flied out to center. J McDonald flied out to center.
R Johnson fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11,
BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 9TH: J Frasor relieved B Wolfe. J House hit for N Markakis.
J House struck out looking. L Hernandez struck out swinging. K Millar walked.
A Huff grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Millar out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

Burnett pitches effectively, Blue Jays cruise by Orioles

<h3>TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 4</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- After a minor delay, A.J. Burnettcontinued his recent dominance.


Burnett pitched 6 2/3 effective innings as the Toronto Blue Jaysposted an 11-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.

Frank Thomas clubbed his 513th career homer and all nine battershad at least hit for Toronto, which has won six of eight.

The Blue Jays (80-77) have won nine of 13 vs. the Orioles andare two wins away from reaching their second straight winningseason.


Baltimore (67-90), which has alternated wins and losses in itslast seven games, lost for the 90th time this season - the fifthtime in the last seven the Orioles have dropped that many in aseason.


Burnett (10-7), who missed his regular turn in the rotation onMonday due to personal business, continued to exhibit masteryover Baltimore.


The big righthander yielded four runs, 10 hits and three walksto run his career record to a perfect 5-0 vs. the Orioles. Healso resumed his excellent pitching of late - improving to 5-1since coming off the disabled list on August 12.


Thomas helped end the competitive phase of this contest in thethird inning.


With Toronto leading, 3-0, Hector Luna and Alex Rios led offwith consecutive base hits before Thomas, who went 4-for-4, sentthe first pitch he saw from Orioles starter Brian Burres intothe seats in left to increase the lead to six.


It was 18-year veteran's 26th blast of the season, moving himinto 18th place all-time on the homer list ahead of Hall ofFamers Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews. The four hits also tied aseason high for Thomas


The Toronto batters, who pounded out 17 hits, scored three runsin the second on RBI doubles by Gregg Zaun and John McDonaldwrapped around a run-scoring base hit by rookie Curtis Thigpen.

The Blue Jays upped their lead to, 7-0, on a RBI double by ReedJohnson in the fourth that knocked Burres (6-7) out of the game.The lefthander surrendered seven runs, eight hits and a walkin 3 1/3 innings. It was the third time this season Burres hasgiven up seven-plus runs in a game.


After Baltimore cut its deficit to four by sending nine men tothe plate vs. Burnett in the fifth, Toronto made it 8-3 in thesixth when Adam Lind scored on double-play groundout by RussAdams.


Aaron Hill hit his 17th homer with a man on in the seven vs.Orioles reliever Rocky Cherry before a run-scoring double byMcDonald made it 11-3. The blast by Hill tied the club recordfor homers by second baseman, matching the total by RobertoAlomar in 1993.


Miguel Tejada, who singled in a run in the bottom of theseventh, had three hits for Baltimore, which fell to aseason-high 23 games under .500 for the fourth time in 2007.

 

Burnett pitches effectively, Blue Jays cruise by Orioles

<h3>TORONTO 11, BALTIMORE 4</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- After a minor delay, A.J. Burnettcontinued his recent dominance.


Burnett pitched 6 2/3 effective innings as the Toronto Blue Jaysposted an 11-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.

Frank Thomas clubbed his 513th career homer and all nine battershad at least hit for Toronto, which has won six of eight.

The Blue Jays (80-77) have won nine of 13 vs. the Orioles andare two wins away from reaching their second straight winningseason.


"We've been playing good baseball," Blue Jays manager JohnGibbons said. "We had a good weekend (against New York) but ourdefense has been a little shaky, which is unusual for us. Butthe pitching and offense were very very good."


Baltimore (67-90), which has alternated wins and losses in itslast seven games, lost for the 90th time this season - the fifthtime in the last seven years the Orioles have dropped that manyin a season.


"It's about starting pitching and our starting pitching has beenspotty," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. "It's been realhard to be out there when the runs come as quickly as they do."

Burnett (10-7), who missed his regular turn in the rotation onMonday due to personal business, continued to exhibit masteryover Baltimore.


The big righthander yielded four runs, 10 hits and three walksto run his career record to a perfect 5-0 vs. the Orioles.

"I was using all three of my pitches tonight," Burnett said. "Iwas mixing things up well."


Burnett also resumed his excellent pitching of late, improvingto 5-1 since coming off the disabled list on August 12.

"I would like to see what happens if I stayed healthy allseason," Burnett said. "I really look forward to next season.It seems like every time I get going, something comes up andbites me. I always hear what a great talent I am, it's time forme to harness that talent."


Thomas helped end the competitive phase of this contest in thethird inning.


With Toronto leading, 3-0, Hector Luna and Alex Rios led offwith consecutive base hits before Thomas, who went 4-for-4, sentthe first pitch he saw from Orioles starter Brian Burres intothe seats in left to increase the lead to six.


It was the 18-year veteran's 26th blast of the season, movinghim into 18th place all-time on the homer list ahead of Hall ofFamers Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews. The four hits also tied aseason high for Thomas.


"It's been a decent season," Thomas said. "I started slow but Ican accept it. It's not as good as I wanted or expected it tobe."


Toronto, which pounded out 17 hits, scored three runs in thesecond on RBI doubles by Gregg Zaun and John McDonald wrappedaround a run-scoring base hit by rookie Curtis Thigpen.

"It was a great hitting performance by the offense tonight,"Thomas added. "The season is almost over, we might as wellfinish strong."


The Blue Jays upped their lead to 7-0 on an RBI double by ReedJohnson in the fourth that knocked Burres (6-7) out of the game.

The lefthander surrendered seven runs, eight hits and a walk in3 1/3 innings. It was the third time this season Burres hasgiven up seven-plus runs in a game.


"You are not going to have your best stuff all the time," Burressaid. "It was just one of those days that (my stuff) justwasn't there."


After Baltimore cut its deficit to four by sending nine men tothe plate vs. Burnett in the fifth, Toronto made it 8-3 in thesixth when Adam Lind scored on double-play groundout by RussAdams.


Aaron Hill hit his 17th homer with a man on in the seven vs.Orioles reliever Rocky Cherry before a run-scoring double byMcDonald made it 11-3. The blast by Hill tied the club recordfor homers by a second baseman, matching the total by RobertoAlomar in 1993.


Miguel Tejada, who singled in a run in the bottom of theseventh, had three hits for Baltimore, which fell to aseason-high 23 games under .500 for the fourth time in 2007.