GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (20-25) at BALTIMORE (21-25)

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: DANYS BAEZ (0-3, 6.10) STARTING THE 10TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, BALTIMORE 4

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J MCDONALD (.273, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Baez relieved C Ray.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
BALTIMORE 4 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J McDonald (.273, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALEX RIOS (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
10TH OFF DANYS BAEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5, BALTIMORE 4

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.250, 2-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
TORONTO 1 5 11 0
BALTIMORE 4 8 0 (BOT 10)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - CASEY JANSSEN
BAL - DANYS BAEZ

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.236, 0-FOR-3)
K MILLAR (.250, 0-FOR-3)
C PATTERSON (.222, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS BALTIMORE (4) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Lind lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
a-A Rios ph-rf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .289
L Overbay 1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .255
V Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271
T Glaus 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .286
M Stairs rf-lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .310
F Thomas dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .226
A Hill 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281
J Phillips c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256
J McDonald ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .269

Totals 36 5 11 5 2 8 13

a-reached on infield single to third for A Lind in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (13, J Guthrie); L Overbay 3 (14, J Parrish, J Guthrie, D
Baez). HR - M Stairs (5, 2nd inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 1 Out), F Thomas (6,
7th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out), A Rios (10, 10th inning off D Baez 0 on,
1 Out). SF - T Glaus. RBI - M Stairs (11), J Phillips (9), F Thomas (19), T
Glaus (23), A Rios (25). 2-out RBI - J Phillips. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Stairs 1, T Glaus 1. GIDP - V Wells, J Phillips, A Lind.
Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Stairs (M Mora at Home). DP: 3 (J McDonald-A
Hill-L Overbay, T Glaus-A Hill-L Overbay, S Marcum-J McDonald-L Overbay).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .308
M Mora 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247
N Markakis rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .270
M Tejada ss 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .310
A Huff dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253
R Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
J Gibbons lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
C Patterson cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 31 4 8 4 2 3 7

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (10, S Marcum); N Markakis (14, C Janssen). HR - N
Markakis (6, 1st inning off S Marcum 0 on, 2 Out), M Tejada (3, 6th inning off
S Marcum 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Markakis (24), M Tejada 3 (21). 2-out RBI - N
Markakis, M Tejada 3. GIDP - M Mora 2, A Huff. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - N Markakis (L Overbay at 3rd base). DP: 4 (B
Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar 2, N Markakis-M Mora, M Tejada-B Roberts-K Millar).



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TORONTO - 020 000 110 1 -- 5
BALTIMORE - 100 003 000 -- 4
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 7 6 4 4 2 2 2 4.33
C Janssen 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.74

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 7 7 3 3 2 3 2 3.09
J Parrish 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50
S Williamson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29
J Walker 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37
C Ray 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.97
D Baez 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 6.23

J Parrish pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

HBP - V Wells (by J Guthrie). Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 101-62; C Janssen
23-17; J Guthrie 96-60; J Parrish 3-3; S Williamson 5-3; J Walker 5-3; C Ray
13-9; D Baez 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marcum 12-7; C Janssen 2-2; J
Guthrie 9-8; J Parrish 0-0; S Williamson 0-2; J Walker 1-0; C Ray 0-1; D Baez
0-0. Batters faced: S Marcum 26; C Janssen 7; J Guthrie 27; J Parrish 2; S
Williamson 2; J Walker 1; C Ray 3; D Baez 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: JEREMY ACCARDO (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 10TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5, BALTIMORE 4

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.236, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Accardo relieved C Janssen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J Gibbons (.236, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Bynum ran for K Millar.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F BYNUM ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C Patterson (.222, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
TORONTO 1 5 11 0
BALTIMORE 0 4 9 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (10TH) AND
JASON PHILLIPS

BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, JOHN PARRISH (8TH), SCOTT
WILLIAMSON (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH), DANYS
BAEZ (10TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: TOR - MATT STAIRS (5) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
FRANK THOMAS (6) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
ALEX RIOS (10) OFF DANYS BAEZ IN THE 10TH, 0 ON

BAL - NICK MARKAKIS (6) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
MIGUEL TEJADA (3) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 6TH, 2 ON</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
TORONTO 1 5 11 0
BALTIMORE 0 4 9 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (10TH) AND
JASON PHILLIPS

BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, JOHN PARRISH (8TH), SCOTT
WILLIAMSON (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH), DANYS
BAEZ (10TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - CASEY JANSSEN (2-0)
LP - DANYS BAEZ (0-4)
SAVE - JEREMY ACCARDO (5)

HOME RUNS: TOR - MATT STAIRS (5) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
FRANK THOMAS (6) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
ALEX RIOS (10) OFF DANYS BAEZ IN THE 10TH, 0 ON

BAL - NICK MARKAKIS (6) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
MIGUEL TEJADA (3) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:49 ATT: 15,182

PROBABLES: OAK - DAN HAREN (4-2, 1.74)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (3-2, 4.28)

PROBABLES: TOR - JESSE LITSCH (1-1, 3.55)
MIN - SCOTT BAKER (1-0, 2.16)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS BALTIMORE (4) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Lind lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
a-A Rios ph-rf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .289
L Overbay 1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .255
V Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271
T Glaus 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .286
M Stairs rf-lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .310
F Thomas dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .226
A Hill 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281
J Phillips c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256
J McDonald ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .269

Totals 36 5 11 5 2 8 13

a-reached on infield single to third for A Lind in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (13, J Guthrie); L Overbay 3 (14, J Parrish, J Guthrie, D
Baez). HR - M Stairs (5, 2nd inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 1 Out), F Thomas (6,
7th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out), A Rios (10, 10th inning off D Baez 0 on,
1 Out). SF - T Glaus. RBI - M Stairs (11), J Phillips (9), F Thomas (19), T
Glaus (23), A Rios (25). 2-out RBI - J Phillips. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Stairs 1, T Glaus 1. GIDP - V Wells, J Phillips, A Lind.
Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Stairs (M Mora at Home). DP: 3 (J McDonald-A
Hill-L Overbay, T Glaus-A Hill-L Overbay, S Marcum-J McDonald-L Overbay).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .306
M Mora 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247
N Markakis rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .270
M Tejada ss 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .310
A Huff dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253
R Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
J Gibbons lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
K Millar 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .256
F Bynum pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
C Patterson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .221

Totals 35 4 9 4 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (10, S Marcum); N Markakis (14, C Janssen). HR - N
Markakis (6, 1st inning off S Marcum 0 on, 2 Out), M Tejada (3, 6th inning off
S Marcum 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Markakis (24), M Tejada 3 (21). 2-out RBI - N
Markakis, M Tejada 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 1.
GIDP - M Mora 2, A Huff. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Bynum (2, 2nd base off J Accardo/J Phillips).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - N Markakis (L Overbay at 3rd base). DP: 4 (B
Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar 2, N Markakis-M Mora, M Tejada-B Roberts-K Millar).



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TORONTO - 020 000 110 1 -- 5
BALTIMORE - 100 003 000 0 -- 4
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 7 6 4 4 2 2 2 4.33
C Janssen (W, 2-0) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.74
J Accardo (S, 5) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 7 7 3 3 2 3 2 3.09
J Parrish (H, 8) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50
S Williamson (B, 1) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29
J Walker 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37
C Ray 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.97
D Baez (L, 0-4) 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 6.23

J Parrish pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

HBP - V Wells (by J Guthrie). Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 101-62; C Janssen
23-17; J Accardo 13-9; J Guthrie 96-60; J Parrish 3-3; S Williamson 5-3; J
Walker 5-3; C Ray 13-9; D Baez 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marcum 12-7; C
Janssen 2-2; J Accardo 1-1; J Guthrie 9-8; J Parrish 0-0; S Williamson 0-2; J
Walker 1-0; C Ray 0-1; D Baez 0-0. Batters faced: S Marcum 26; C Janssen 7; J
Accardo 4; J Guthrie 27; J Parrish 2; S Williamson 2; J Walker 1; C Ray 3; D
Baez 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian
Runge.

T--2:49. Att--15,182.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TORONTO 5
BALTIMORE 4 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (5) AT BALTIMORE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts singled to center. M Mora grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, B Roberts out at second. N Markakis homered
to right. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 0, BALTIMORE 1.

TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus fouled out to first. M Stairs homered to right.
F Thomas flied out to left. A Hill doubled to deep left. J Phillips singled to
right center, A Hill scored. J McDonald struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 6TH: C Patterson doubled to deep right. B Roberts flied out to
center. M Mora grounded out to first, C Patterson to third. N Markakis
walked. M Tejada homered to left, C Patterson and N Markakis scored. A Huff
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 7TH: F Thomas homered to left. A Hill fouled out to first.
J Phillips grounded out to third. J McDonald popped out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 8TH: J Parrish relieved J Guthrie. A Rios hit for A Lind. A Rios
reached on infield single to third. L Overbay doubled to deep right, A Rios to
third. S Williamson relieved J Parrish. V Wells lined out to third. T Glaus
hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rios scored. J Walker relieved S Williamson.
M Stairs grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 10TH: D Baez relieved C Ray. J McDonald struck out swinging.
A Rios homered to left. L Overbay doubled to deep right. V Wells struck out
looking. T Glaus struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5,
BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (5) AT BALTIMORE (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Toronto Starting Lineups -- A Lind LF, L Overbay 1B, V Wells CF, T Glaus 3B,
M Stairs RF, F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, J Phillips C, J McDonald SS, S Marcum RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, M Mora 3B, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS,
A Huff DH, R Hernandez C, J Gibbons LF, K Millar 1B, C Patterson CF, J Guthrie RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Winters (HP), Bruce Froemming (1B), Mark Wegner (2B), Brian Runge (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 12 mph.


TORONTO 1ST: A Lind fouled out to third. L Overbay walked. V Wells
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, L Overbay out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts singled to center. M Mora grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, B Roberts out at second. N Markakis homered
to right. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 0, BALTIMORE 1.

TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus fouled out to first. M Stairs homered to right.
F Thomas flied out to left. A Hill doubled to deep left. J Phillips singled to
right center, A Hill scored. J McDonald struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 2ND: A Huff singled to right center. R Hernandez grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, A Huff out at second. J Gibbons fouled out to
left. K Millar struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2,
BALTIMORE 1.

TORONTO 3RD: A Lind flied out to left. L Overbay doubled to left. V Wells
hit by pitch. T Glaus lined out to right, L Overbay thrown out at third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson bunt grounded out to second. B Roberts walked.
M Mora grounded into double play, third to second to first, B Roberts out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 1.

TORONTO 4TH: M Stairs struck out swinging. F Thomas walked. A Hill
reached on infield single to shortstop, F Thomas to second. J Phillips
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Hill out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 4TH: N Markakis fouled out to first. M Tejada singled to right.
A Huff grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, M Tejada out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 1.

TORONTO 5TH: J McDonald singled to center. A Lind grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, J McDonald out at second. L Overbay
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 5TH: R Hernandez flied out to left. J Gibbons fouled out to
catcher. K Millar struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2,
BALTIMORE 1.

TORONTO 6TH: V Wells grounded out to shortstop. T Glaus flied out to
center. M Stairs struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2,
BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 6TH: C Patterson doubled to deep right. B Roberts flied out to
center. M Mora grounded out to first, C Patterson to third. N Markakis
walked. M Tejada homered to left, C Patterson and N Markakis scored. A Huff
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 7TH: F Thomas homered to left. A Hill fouled out to first.
J Phillips grounded out to third. J McDonald popped out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 7TH: R Hernandez grounded out to third. J Gibbons flied out to
left. K Millar lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 8TH: J Parrish relieved J Guthrie. A Rios hit for A Lind. A Rios
reached on infield single to third. L Overbay doubled to deep right, A Rios to
third. S Williamson relieved J Parrish. V Wells lined out to third. T Glaus
hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rios scored. J Walker relieved S Williamson.
M Stairs grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 8TH: A Rios in right field. M Stairs in left field. C Janssen
relieved S Marcum. C Patterson grounded out to shortstop. B Roberts struck out
looking. M Mora singled to center. N Markakis doubled to left, M Mora thrown
out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 9TH: C Ray relieved J Walker. F Thomas struck out swinging. A Hill
flied out to center. J Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 4, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 9TH: M Tejada grounded out to third. A Huff flied out to right.
R Hernandez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, BALTIMORE 4.

TORONTO 10TH: D Baez relieved C Ray. J McDonald struck out swinging.
A Rios homered to left. L Overbay doubled to deep right. V Wells struck out
looking. T Glaus struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5,
BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 10TH: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. J Gibbons grounded out to
first. K Millar singled to right. F Bynum ran for K Millar. C Patterson flied
out to right. F Bynum stole second. B Roberts struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

Rios' extra-inning blast helps Blue Jays defeat Orioles

<h3>TORONTO 5, BALTIMORE 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- After sitting most of the game, Alex Riosmade his presence felt.

Rios hit a solo homer in the top of the 10th inning as theToronto Blue Jays posted a 5-4 victory over the BaltimoreOrioles on Thursday.

Lyle Overbay had three doubles and Frank Thomas hit his 493rdcareer homer for Toronto, which has won eight of its last 12games.

With the score tied at 4-4 with one out in the top of the 10th,Rios blasted a 1-0 pitch off reliever Danys Baez (0-4) over theleft field wall for his 10th homer. Rios, who leads the team inhome runs, is now 5-for-9 lifetime vs. Baez.

It was the fifth homer Baez has surrendered in 21 innings in2007, after yielding only three in 59 2/3 last year.

Casey Janssen (2-0), who entered the game in the eighth inning,earned the victory, and Jeremy Accardo allowed a one-out singleto Kevin Millar in the 10th before retiring the final twobatters for his fifth save of the season.

Baltimore, which has lost three of four, rallied before losingin extra innings for just the second time in six tries thisseason.

With the Orioles trailing, 2-1, in the bottom of the sixth,Patterson led off with a double off the right field wall. AfterPatterson moved to third on a groundout and Markakis was issueda two-out walk by Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum, Tejada hit an0-1 pitch into the left field seats to make the score 4-2.

It was just Tejada's third homer and ninth extra base hit of theseason. It was the first homer since April 25 for the 2002American League MVP, who enter this game with a .372 sluggingpercentage, his lowest since his rookie season (.333).

However the Blue Jays rallied over the next two innings. Thomasled off the seventh with his sixth homer off Baltimore starterJeremy Guthrie to make it 4-3. It was Thomas' first homer sinceMay 12, leaving him seven short of 500.

An inning later, Rios led off with an infield single and Overbaydoubled to the base of the right field wall to put runners onsecond and third. Two batters later, Troy Glaus hit a sacrificefly to left field, plating Rios and knotting the game at 4-4.

 

Rios' extra-inning blast helps Blue Jays defeat Orioles

<h3>TORONTO 5, BALTIMORE 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- After sitting most of the game, Alex Riosmade his presence felt.

Rios hit a solo homer in the top of the 10th inning as theToronto Blue Jays posted a 5-4 victory over the BaltimoreOrioles on Thursday.

Lyle Overbay had three doubles and Frank Thomas hit his 493rdcareer homer for Toronto, which has won eight of its last 12games.

With the score tied at 4-4 with one out in the top of the 10th,Rios blasted a 1-0 pitch off reliever Danys Baez (0-4) over theleft field wall for his 10th homer.

"I was just trying to get a pitch to hit," Rios said. "That'sall I can do. I had no idea of the success I had against him."

Rios, who leads the team in home runs, is now 5-for-9 lifetimevs. Baez.

"It's very disappointing," Baez said. "I'm going to keepworking hard and do the best I can."

It was the fifth homer Baez has surrendered in 21 innings in2007, after yielding only three in 59 2/3 last year.

"Hopefully it's not a devastating thing for him," Oriole managerSam Perlozzo said. "We're obviously going to have to pick andchoose a little later in the game until we get him back ontrack."

Casey Janssen (2-0), who entered the game in the eighth inning,earned the victory, and Jeremy Accardo allowed a one-out singleto Kevin Millar in the 10th before retiring the final twobatters for his fifth save of the season.

"We've had some injuries this year and those guys haveestablished themselves in certain roles and they have beenoutstanding," Blue Jay manager John Gibbon said.

Janssen and Accardo have combined to throw 36 2/3 straightinnings without allowing an earned run.

Baltimore, which has lost three of four, rallied before losingin extra innings for just the second time in six tries thisseason.

"All the losses are frustrating," Perlozzo said. "You don'tlike to lose any of them, especially when you have the leadlate."

With the Orioles trailing, 2-1, in the bottom of the sixth,Patterson led off with a double off the right field wall. AfterPatterson moved to third on a groundout and Markakis was issueda two-out walk by Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum, Tejada hit an0-1 pitch into the left field seats to make the score 4-2.

"It was a fastball in," Marcum said. "He did a good job ofkeeping his hands inside. I thought it was a good pitch. He'sa good hitter."

It was just Tejada's third homer and ninth extra base hit of theseason. It was the first homer since April 25 for the 2002American League MVP, who enter this game with a .372 sluggingpercentage, his lowest since his rookie season (.333).

"It's good to get the home run," Tejada said. "My strength isgetting better. I'm feeling much better. It feels like myswing is coming around. I was happy to hit the ball so far."

However the Blue Jays rallied over the next two innings. Thomasled off the seventh with his sixth homer off Baltimore starterJeremy Guthrie to make it 4-3. It was Thomas' first homer sinceMay 12, leaving him seven short of 500.

"You should have heard the dugout when he hit his home run,"Gibbons said. "They were real happy for him. We are justlooking for some more consistency from him."

An inning later, Rios led off with an infield single and Overbaydoubled to the base of the right field wall to put runners onsecond and third. Two batters later, Troy Glaus hit a sacrificefly to left field, plating Rios and knotting the game at 4-4.

"You always want to contribute," Rios said. "They told me inthe seventh inning that I was coming in, so I went into thelocker room and took some dry swings. I knew we could comeback.We have a team that can hit."