GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (80-77) at BALTIMORE (67-90)

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 3
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY, SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND
GREGG ZAUN

BAL - VICTOR ZAMBRANO, KURT BIRKINS (1ST), RADHAMES LIZ
(6TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: TOR - NONE

BAL - NONE</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 3
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY, SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND
GREGG ZAUN

BAL - VICTOR ZAMBRANO, KURT BIRKINS (1ST), RADHAMES LIZ
(6TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - ROY HALLADAY (16-7)
LP - VICTOR ZAMBRANO (0-3)
SAVE - JEREMY ACCARDO (29)

HOME RUNS: TOR - NONE

BAL - NONE


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 15,424

PROBABLES: TOR - JOSH BANKS (0-0, 4.50)
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (7-5, 3.65)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TORONTO (8) VS BALTIMORE (5) - FINAL

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .238
M Stairs 1b 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .292
A Rios cf 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .297
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .274
A Hill 2b 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .288
G Zaun c 4 1 0 1 1 3 6 .243
A Lind lf 4 0 1 2 1 2 6 .236
R Adams 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .245
H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
J McDonald ss 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .254

Totals 35 8 9 8 8 10 26

BATTING: SF - F Thomas. RBI - F Thomas (95), G Zaun (52), A Lind 2 (39), R
Johnson (14), M Stairs 2 (63), A Rios (85). 2-out RBI - R Johnson, M Stairs 2,
A Rios. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, R Adams 2, A Lind
1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - R Adams 2 (3, ground ball, throw); J McDonald (9, throw). DP: 1
(J McDonald-A Hill-M Stairs).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .292
M Mora dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .277
N Markakis rf 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .294
M Tejada ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .298
K Millar 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .253
R Hernandez c 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .254
S Moore 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .211
J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .251
T Redman cf 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .325

Totals 40 5 12 4 1 4 21

BATTING: 2B - S Moore (2, R Halladay). SF - T Redman. RBI - R Hernandez (57), T
Redman 2 (16), J Payton (51). 2-out RBI - T Redman. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, R Hernandez 1, K Millar 1, M Mora 2. GIDP - M
Tejada. Team LOB - 10.


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TORONTO - 800 000 000 -- 8
BALTIMORE - 000 003 020 -- 5
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay (W, 16-7) 7 11 5 3 1 4 0 3.71
S Downs (H, 26) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.24
J Accardo (S, 29) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.17

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
V Zambrano (L, 0-3) 2/3 4 8 8 3 0 0 9.74
K Birkins 4 1/3 5 0 0 1 6 0 7.41
R Liz 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 7.84

R Halladay pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

HBP - R Johnson (by V Zambrano). Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 115-80; S Downs
7-5; J Accardo 15-9; V Zambrano 36-19; K Birkins 74-44; R Liz 71-43. Ground
balls-fly balls: R Halladay 7-11; S Downs 0-3; J Accardo 0-3; V Zambrano 1-1; K
Birkins 5-2; R Liz 3-5. Batters faced: R Halladay 35; S Downs 3; J Accardo 4; V
Zambrano 10; K Birkins 19; R Liz 16.

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

T--2:54. Att--15,424.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TORONTO 8
BALTIMORE 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

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TORONTO (8) AT BALTIMORE (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson hit by pitch. M Stairs walked, R Johnson to second.
A Rios singled to left, R Johnson to third, M Stairs to second. F Thomas hit
sacrifice fly to left, R Johnson scored. A Hill singled to center, M Stairs to
third, A Rios to second. G Zaun walked, M Stairs scored, A Rios to third,
A Hill to second. A Lind singled to left, A Rios and A Hill scored, G Zaun to
second. R Adams grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Lind out at
second, G Zaun to third. J McDonald walked, R Adams to second. R Johnson
reached on infield single to third, G Zaun scored, R Adams to third, J McDonald
to second. K Birkins relieved V Zambrano. M Stairs singled to center, R Adams
and J McDonald scored, R Johnson to third. A Rios singled to center, R Johnson
scored, M Stairs to second. F Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, A Rios out at second. (8 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 6TH: N Markakis singled to center. M Tejada flied out to center.
K Millar singled to center, N Markakis to second. R Hernandez singled to
left, N Markakis scored, K Millar to second. S Moore grounded out to first,
K Millar to third, R Hernandez to second. J Payton safe at first on throwing
error by third baseman R Adams, K Millar scored, R Hernandez to third.
T Redman singled to left, R Hernandez scored, J Payton to second. B Roberts
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 8TH: R Hernandez singled to left. S Moore doubled to right,
R Hernandez to third. J Payton singled to left, R Hernandez scored, S Moore
to third. S Downs relieved R Halladay. T Redman hit sacrifice fly to left,
S Moore scored. B Roberts lined out to right. M Mora flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 5.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

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TORONTO (8) AT BALTIMORE (5) - EVENT LOG
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Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson RF, M Stairs 1B, A Rios CF, F Thomas DH,
A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, A Lind LF, R Adams 3B, J McDonald SS, R Halladay RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, M Mora DH, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS,
K Millar 1B, R Hernandez C, S Moore 3B, J Payton LF, T Redman CF, V Zambrano RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 8 mph.


TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson hit by pitch. M Stairs walked, R Johnson to second.
A Rios singled to left, R Johnson to third, M Stairs to second. F Thomas hit
sacrifice fly to left, R Johnson scored. A Hill singled to center, M Stairs to
third, A Rios to second. G Zaun walked, M Stairs scored, A Rios to third,
A Hill to second. A Lind singled to left, A Rios and A Hill scored, G Zaun to
second. R Adams grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Lind out at
second, G Zaun to third. J McDonald walked, R Adams to second. R Johnson
reached on infield single to third, G Zaun scored, R Adams to third, J McDonald
to second. K Birkins relieved V Zambrano. M Stairs singled to center, R Adams
and J McDonald scored, R Johnson to third. A Rios singled to center, R Johnson
scored, M Stairs to second. F Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, A Rios out at second. (8 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts flied out to left. M Mora singled to center.
N Markakis grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Mora safe at second
on error by third baseman R Adams. M Tejada flied out to right. K Millar
popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 2ND: A Hill singled to left center. G Zaun struck out swinging.
A Lind flied out to right. R Adams grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: R Hernandez lined out to center. S Moore flied out to left.
J Payton safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J McDonald. T Redman
singled to right, J Payton to second. B Roberts walked, J Payton to third,
T Redman to second. M Mora grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Roberts
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 3RD: J McDonald struck out swinging. R Johnson grounded out to
second. M Stairs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: N Markakis reached on infield single to second. M Tejada
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, N Markakis out at
second. K Millar struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8,
BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 4TH: A Rios walked. F Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, A Rios out at second. A Hill singled to right, F Thomas to second.
G Zaun struck out swinging. A Lind struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 4TH: R Hernandez grounded out to third. S Moore struck out
swinging. J Payton popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO
8, BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 5TH: R Adams grounded out to second. J McDonald singled to right.
R Johnson lined out to left. M Stairs struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 5TH: T Redman grounded out to second. B Roberts struck out
looking. M Mora popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8,
BALTIMORE 0.

TORONTO 6TH: R Liz relieved K Birkins. A Rios walked. F Thomas walked,
A Rios to second. A Hill walked, A Rios to third, F Thomas to second. G Zaun
popped out to second. A Lind struck out swinging. R Adams flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 6TH: N Markakis singled to center. M Tejada flied out to center.
K Millar singled to center, N Markakis to second. R Hernandez singled to
left, N Markakis scored, K Millar to second. S Moore grounded out to first,
K Millar to third, R Hernandez to second. J Payton safe at first on throwing
error by third baseman R Adams, K Millar scored, R Hernandez to third.
T Redman singled to left, R Hernandez scored, J Payton to second. B Roberts
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 3.

TORONTO 7TH: J McDonald struck out swinging. R Johnson flied out to
center. M Stairs flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8,
BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 7TH: H Luna at third base. M Mora lined out to center.
N Markakis singled to right. M Tejada popped out to shortstop. K Millar
fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 3.

TORONTO 8TH: A Rios grounded out to third. F Thomas grounded out to
shortstop. A Hill grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 8TH: R Hernandez singled to left. S Moore doubled to right,
R Hernandez to third. J Payton singled to left, R Hernandez scored, S Moore
to third. S Downs relieved R Halladay. T Redman hit sacrifice fly to left,
S Moore scored. B Roberts lined out to right. M Mora flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 5.

TORONTO 9TH: G Zaun struck out swinging. A Lind walked. H Luna struck
out looking. J McDonald fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 9TH: J Accardo relieved S Downs. N Markakis singled to left.
M Tejada flied out to right. K Millar lined out to center. N Markakis to
second on fielder's indifference. R Hernandez flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 5.</div>

 

Blue Jays score eight runs in first, beat Orioles

<h3>TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 5</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Toronto Blue Jays provided the ace oftheir staff with the biggest first-inning lead in franchise.Roy Halladay made sure it held up.


Toronto scored a franchise-record eight runs in the first andHalladay pitched into the eighth inning as Toronto posted an 8-5victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.


Adam Lind and Matt Stairs each had two-run singles in the earlyoutburst for the Blue Jays, who have won seven of their lastnine.


With the run support, Halladay (16-7) struggled late but earnedhis second win against Baltimore this month. The former CyYoung award winner allowed five runs - three earned - over seveninnings on 11 hits with one walk. Halladay struck out four andhis outing marked the 10th straight start that he went at leastseven innings.


Scott Downs relieved Halladay in the eighth, retiring all threemen he faced, and Jeremy Accardo worked the ninth for his 29thsave.


It was another record-setting night for the much-malignedBaltimore pitching staff, which gave up an AmericanLeague-record 30 runs to Texas on August 22. The Orioles alsosurrendered 11 runs in the eighth inning to the Tampa Bay DevilRays on August 28, which tied a Tampa team record for runs in aninning.


Orioles starter Victor Zambrano (0-3), who was released byToronto in July, gave up all eight runs on four hits, threewalks and a hit batsman. The righthander saw his ERA rise from6.41 to 9.74 in just two-thirds of an inning.


Toronto wasted no time jumping all over Zambrano in the top ofthe first.


Reed Johnson was hit with the first pitch of the game and, aftera walk and a single, Toronto had the bases loaded with nobodyout. Following a Frank Thomas sacrifice fly, Aaron Hill singledand Gregg Zaun walked to force in another run and give Torontoa 2-0 lead.


Lind hit a two-run single and three batters later Johnson addedan RBI single as the Blue Jays batted around for a 5-0 lead.Kurt Birkins relieved Zambrano and Stairs greeted him with atwo-run single of his own. Alex Rios drove home another run ona single to center before Thomas grounded out to mercifully endthe inning.


Nick Markakis had four hits and Tike Redman had two hits and twoRBI for Baltimore, which has lost 10 of their last 14 againstToronto this season.


The Orioles scored three runs in the sixth and two runs in theeighth, but never had the tying run at the plate during thegame.

 

Blue Jays score eight runs in first, beat Orioles

<h3>TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 5</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Toronto Blue Jays provided the ace oftheir staff with the biggest first-inning lead in franchise. RoyHalladay made sure it held up.


Toronto scored a franchise-record eight runs in the first andHalladay pitched into the eighth inning as Toronto posted an 8-5victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.


Adam Lind and Matt Stairs each had two-run singles in the earlyoutburst for the Blue Jays, who have won seven of their lastnine.


"It was a great way to start the game," Stairs said. "I'm gladthe lead held up."


With the run support, Halladay (16-7) struggled late but earnedhis second win against Baltimore this month. The former CyYoung award winner allowed five runs - three earned - over seveninnings on 11 hits with one walk. Halladay struck out four andhis outing marked the 10th straight start that he went at leastseven innings.


"It's nice to pitch with that kind of lead," Halladay said."It's never a bad thing to able to work with that."

"He gives us a chance to win every time he goes out there," BlueJays manager John Gibbons said.


Scott Downs relieved Halladay in the eighth, retiring all threemen he faced, and Jeremy Accardo worked the ninth for his 29thsave.


It was another record-setting night for the much-malignedBaltimore pitching staff, which gave up an AmericanLeague-record 30 runs to Texas on August 22. The Orioles alsosurrendered 11 runs in the eighth inning to the Tampa Bay DevilRays on August 28, which tied a Tampa team record for runs in aninning.


Orioles starter Victor Zambrano (0-3), who was released byToronto in July, gave up all eight runs on four hits, threewalks and a hit batsman. The righthander saw his ERA rise from6.41 to 9.74 in just two-thirds of an inning.


"The location wasn't there and when you miss the location, youget in trouble," Zambrano said. "It's pretty tough, I threw mybest and didn't do my job."


Toronto wasted no time jumping all over Zambrano in the top ofthe first.


Reed Johnson was hit with the first pitch of the game and, aftera walk and a single, Toronto had the bases loaded with nobodyout. Following a Frank Thomas sacrifice fly, Aaron Hill singledand Gregg Zaun walked to force in another run and give Torontoa 2-0 lead.


"The first pitch of the game, he hit the guy and it wasn't muchbetter after that," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. "Iexpected something similar to what we saw the last time hepitched. Didn't happen, and wasn't even close."


Lind hit a two-run single and Johnson added an RBI single as theBlue Jays batted around for a 5-0 lead. Kurt Birkins relievedZambrano and Stairs greeted him with a two-run single of hisown. Alex Rios drove home another run on a single to centerbefore Thomas grounded out to mercifully end the inning.

Nick Markakis had four hits and Tike Redman had two hits and twoRBI for Baltimore, which has lost 10 of their last 14 againstToronto this season.


The Orioles scored three runs in the sixth and two runs in theeighth, but never had the tying run at the plate during thegame.


"Tonight was an example of playing the game with pride and forpride because the first inning everybody could have cashed it inand we didn't do that," Trembley said. "We hung together as ateam and had some quality at-bats. I thought it was a greateffort out of the guys tonight."