GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (39-42) at OAKLAND (42-39)

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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 10 15 0
    OAKLAND 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 6 8 1 (BOT 8)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SCOTT DOWNS
    OAK - RON FLORES

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.248, 1-FOR-1, 2 BB)
    D JOHNSON (.271, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
    M ELLIS (.271, 1-FOR-3)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">TORONTO (10) VS OAKLAND (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

    TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    V Wells cf 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 .256
    A Rios rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .289
    T Glaus 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .280
    F Thomas dh 5 1 3 2 0 2 3 .250
    A Hill 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .272
    C Thigpen 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .323
    A Lind lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234
    J Phillips c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .213
    R Clayton ss 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .226

    Totals 38 10 15 9 3 8 20

    BATTING: 2B - A Hill (23, L DiNardo). HR - V Wells 2 (11, 3rd inning off L
    DiNardo 0 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Clayton , T
    Glaus. RBI - V Wells 2 (45), F Thomas 2 (43), A Hill (46), A Lind (30), R
    Clayton (10), A Rios (46), T Glaus (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2
    out - F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 9.

    BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (8, 2nd base off C Lewis/K Suzuki).

    FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Clayton-C Thigpen, R Clayton-A Hill-C Thigpen).


    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302
    M Kotsay cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .243
    N Swisher rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .270
    J Cust dh 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .283
    E Chavez 3b 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .248
    D Johnson 1b 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 .271
    M Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271
    M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246
    D Murphy pr-ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .350

    Totals 26 6 8 6 3 6 10

    BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (4, J Towers); M Ellis (15, J Frasor); N Swisher (18, S
    Downs). HR - D Johnson (10, 4th inning off J Towers 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M
    Kotsay. RBI - D Johnson 3 (35), M Scutaro (12), M Kotsay (10), N Swisher (45).
    2-out RBI - M Scutaro, N Swisher. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
    Cust 2, K Suzuki 1. GIDP - M Kotsay, M Ellis. Team LOB - 4.

    FIELDING: E - L DiNardo (2, ground ball).


    ----------------------------------------------------
    TORONTO - 006 002 20 -- 10
    OAKLAND - 020 200 2 -- 6
    ----------------------------------------------------

    TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Towers 5 5 4 4 2 4 1 5.71
    B Tallet 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
    J Frasor 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.58
    S Downs 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.53

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    L DiNardo 2 1/3 8 6 4 1 3 1 3.04
    C Lewis 3 2/3 5 2 2 0 3 1 9.13
    R Flores 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3.63

    HBP - M Scutaro (by J Frasor). Pitches-strikes: J Towers 82-52; B Tallet
    17-7; J Frasor 10-6; S Downs 13-8; L DiNardo 60-40; C Lewis 55-38; R Flores
    35-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Towers 7-4; B Tallet 1-1; J Frasor 0-1; S
    Downs 0-1; L DiNardo 2-3; C Lewis 5-3; R Flores 0-4. Batters faced: J Towers
    20; B Tallet 4; J Frasor 4; S Downs 3; L DiNardo 17; C Lewis 16; R Flores 10.


    UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Greg
    Gibson.

    Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
    TOR: CASEY JANSSEN (2-1, 2.36) IN THE 8TH
    SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D JOHNSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 10, OAKLAND 6

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.271, 1-FOR-3)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: C Janssen relieved S Downs.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D JOHNSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 10
    OAKLAND 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Ellis (.271, 1-FOR-3)</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 10 15 0
    OAKLAND 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 1 (TOP 9)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - CASEY JANSSEN
    OAK - RON FLORES

    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J PHILLIPS (.213, 1-FOR-4)
    R CLAYTON (.226, 0-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
    V WELLS (.256, 4-FOR-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">TORONTO (10) VS OAKLAND (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

    TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    V Wells cf 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 .256
    A Rios rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .289
    T Glaus 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .280
    F Thomas dh 5 1 3 2 0 2 3 .250
    A Hill 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .272
    C Thigpen 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .323
    A Lind lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234
    J Phillips c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .213
    R Clayton ss 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .226

    Totals 38 10 15 9 3 8 20

    BATTING: 2B - A Hill (23, L DiNardo). HR - V Wells 2 (11, 3rd inning off L
    DiNardo 0 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Clayton , T
    Glaus. RBI - V Wells 2 (45), F Thomas 2 (43), A Hill (46), A Lind (30), R
    Clayton (10), A Rios (46), T Glaus (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2
    out - F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 9.

    BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (8, 2nd base off C Lewis/K Suzuki).

    FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Clayton-C Thigpen, R Clayton-A Hill-C Thigpen, A Hill-C
    Thigpen-R Clayton-J Phillips-T Glaus-A Hill-C Thigpen-R Clayton-J Phillips-T
    Glaus).


    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302
    M Kotsay cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .243
    N Swisher rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .270
    J Cust dh 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .283
    E Chavez 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .248
    D Johnson 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .274
    M Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .274
    M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246
    D Murphy pr-ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000
    K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .350

    Totals 30 6 10 6 3 6 12

    BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (4, J Towers); M Ellis (15, J Frasor); N Swisher (18, S
    Downs). HR - D Johnson (10, 4th inning off J Towers 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M
    Kotsay. RBI - D Johnson 3 (35), M Scutaro (12), M Kotsay (10), N Swisher (45).
    2-out RBI - M Scutaro, N Swisher. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
    Cust 2, K Suzuki 1. GIDP - M Kotsay, M Ellis. Team LOB - 5.

    FIELDING: E - L DiNardo (2, ground ball).


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    TORONTO - 006 002 20 -- 10
    OAKLAND - 020 200 20 -- 6
    ----------------------------------------------------

    TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Towers 5 5 4 4 2 4 1 5.71
    B Tallet 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
    J Frasor 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.58
    S Downs 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.51
    C Janssen 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.32

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    L DiNardo 2 1/3 8 6 4 1 3 1 3.04
    C Lewis 3 2/3 5 2 2 0 3 1 9.13
    R Flores 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3.63

    HBP - M Scutaro (by J Frasor). Pitches-strikes: J Towers 82-52; B Tallet
    17-7; J Frasor 10-6; S Downs 22-12; C Janssen 3-2; L DiNardo 60-40; C Lewis
    55-38; R Flores 35-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Towers 7-4; B Tallet 1-1; J
    Frasor 0-1; S Downs 0-2; C Janssen 1-0; L DiNardo 2-3; C Lewis 5-3; R Flores
    0-4. Batters faced: J Towers 20; B Tallet 4; J Frasor 4; S Downs 5; C Janssen
    2; L DiNardo 17; C Lewis 16; R Flores 10.

    UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Greg
    Gibson.

    Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY RON FLORES ALLOWED ROYCE CLAYTON TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, V WELLS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11
    OAKLAND 6 TOP, 9TH

    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.280, 2-FOR-4, SF, RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
    OAK: JAY MARSHALL (1-2, 5.74) IN THE 9TH
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, V WELLS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11, OAKLAND 6

    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.280, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: J Marshall relieved R Flores.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, V WELLS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11
    OAKLAND 6 TOP, 9TH

    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T Glaus (.280, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 1 11 16 0
    OAKLAND 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 2 (BOT 9)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - CASEY JANSSEN
    OAK - JAY MARSHALL

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.350, 0-FOR-3)
    S STEWART (.302, 2-FOR-4)
    M KOTSAY (.243, 0-FOR-3, SF, RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS OAKLAND (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

    TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    V Wells cf 5 2 4 2 1 0 2 .256
    A Rios rf 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 .288
    T Glaus 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .279
    F Thomas dh 5 1 3 2 0 2 3 .250
    A Hill 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .272
    C Thigpen 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .323
    A Lind lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234
    J Phillips c 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .212
    R Clayton ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .231

    Totals 42 11 16 9 4 8 22

    BATTING: 2B - A Hill (23, L DiNardo); R Clayton (12, R Flores). HR - V Wells 2
    (11, 3rd inning off L DiNardo 0 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out).
    SF - R Clayton , T Glaus. RBI - V Wells 2 (45), F Thomas 2 (43), A Hill (46), A
    Lind (30), R Clayton (10), A Rios (46), T Glaus (36). Runners left in scoring
    position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, C Thigpen 1. GIDP - T Glaus. Team LOB
    - 10.

    BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (8, 2nd base off C Lewis/K Suzuki).

    FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Clayton-C Thigpen, R Clayton-A Hill-C Thigpen, A Hill-C
    Thigpen-R Clayton-J Phillips-T Glaus-A Hill-C Thigpen-R Clayton-J Phillips-T
    Glaus).


    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302
    M Kotsay cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .243
    N Swisher rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .270
    J Cust dh 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .283
    E Chavez 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .248
    D Johnson 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .274
    M Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .274
    M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246
    D Murphy pr-ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000
    K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .350

    Totals 30 6 10 6 3 6 12

    BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (4, J Towers); M Ellis (15, J Frasor); N Swisher (18, S
    Downs). HR - D Johnson (10, 4th inning off J Towers 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M
    Kotsay. RBI - D Johnson 3 (35), M Scutaro (12), M Kotsay (10), N Swisher (45).
    2-out RBI - M Scutaro, N Swisher. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
    Cust 2, K Suzuki 1. GIDP - M Kotsay, M Ellis. Team LOB - 5.

    FIELDING: E - L DiNardo (2, ground ball); R Flores (1, throw). DP: 1 (J
    Marshall-M Ellis-D Johnson).


    ----------------------------------------------------
    TORONTO - 006 002 201 -- 11
    OAKLAND - 020 200 20 -- 6
    ----------------------------------------------------

    TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Towers 5 5 4 4 2 4 1 5.71
    B Tallet 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
    J Frasor 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.58
    S Downs 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.51
    C Janssen 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.32

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    L DiNardo 2 1/3 8 6 4 1 3 1 3.04
    C Lewis 3 2/3 5 2 2 0 3 1 9.13
    R Flores 2 1/3 3 3 3 3 2 0 4.08
    J Marshall 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.60

    IBB - V Wells (by R Flores). HBP - M Scutaro (by J Frasor). Pitches-strikes:
    J Towers 82-52; B Tallet 17-7; J Frasor 10-6; S Downs 22-12; C Janssen 3-2; L
    DiNardo 60-40; C Lewis 55-38; R Flores 50-27; J Marshall 4-2. Ground balls-fly
    balls: J Towers 7-4; B Tallet 1-1; J Frasor 0-1; S Downs 0-2; C Janssen 1-0; L
    DiNardo 2-3; C Lewis 5-3; R Flores 0-5; J Marshall 2-0. Batters faced: J Towers
    20; B Tallet 4; J Frasor 4; S Downs 5; C Janssen 2; L DiNardo 17; C Lewis 16; R
    Flores 14; J Marshall 1.

    UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Greg
    Gibson.

    Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY SHANNON STEWART SCORED KURT SUZUKI.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S STEWART ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11
    OAKLAND 7 BOTTOM, 9TH

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M KOTSAY (.243, 0-FOR-3, SF, 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 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 1 11 16 0
    OAKLAND 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7 11 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TOR - JOSH TOWERS, BRIAN TALLET (6TH), JASON FRASOR (7TH), SCOTT
    DOWNS (7TH), CASEY JANSSEN (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS

    OAK - LENNY DINARDO, COLBY LEWIS (3RD), RON FLORES
    (7TH), JAY MARSHALL (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

    HOME RUNS: TOR - VERNON WELLS (10) OFF LENNY DINARDO IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
    VERNON WELLS (11) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

    OAK - DAN JOHNSON (10) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>
     
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    Wells carries Blue Jays past Athletics

    <h3>TORONTO 11, OAKLAND 7</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- When Vernon Wells bats leadoff,he jump-starts the offense for the Toronto Blue Jays.

    Wells was a one-man wrecking machine, going 4-for-5 and hittinga pair of home runs as the Blue Jays routed the OaklandAthletics, 10-4, on Monday night.

    Wells who is 13-for-35 with five homers and 11 games in eightgames as the leadoff man, tied a career high with the four hitsand two homers. He reached base five times Monday as the BlueJays snapped a four-game losing streak.

    Josh Towers (4-5) pitched five innings, allowing four runs andfive hits. He struck out four and walked two in improving to6-2 lifetime at the Coliseum with a 4.10 ERA. Towers notchedconsecutive wins for the first time since August 12-17, 2005.

    Toronto had six consecutive hits and eight straight battersreached base in a six-run third inning that erased a 2-0 lead.With one out, Wells got it started with a booming home run toleft field off Oakland's Lenny DiNardo.

    Alex Rios, Troy Glaus and Frank Thomas singled off DiNardo, withThomas driving in his 42nd run. Aaron Hill doubled down theleft field line to plate Glaus and Adam Lind had a run-scoringsingle.

    But the insult to injury in the inning was a squibber off thebat of Jason Phillips toward the mound. DiNardo fumbled theball and failed to record an out, allowing the fifth run toscore.

    DiNardo had an early exit and his worst outing of the season,pitching only 2 1/3 innings and giving up six runs - four earned- and eight hits. He has lost three of his last fourdecisions.

    The Jays took advantage of the error as Royce Clayton'ssacrifice fly scoring Curtis Thigpen off reliever Colby Lewis.

    DiNardo was 0-1 with a 9.60 ERA in eight previous lifetimeappearances - including one start - against Toronto.

    After the A's scored twice in the fourth on Dan Johnson'stwo-run homer to cut the deficit to 6-4, Wells led off the sixthand again homered to left to start another rally. It was the16th time Wells had homered twice in a game.

    Rios singled to left center, stole second and scored on Thomas'single to center increasing the lead to 8-4.

    The Jays added two more runs in the seventh. Reliever RonFlores walked in a run with the bases loaded and Glaus delivereda sacrifice fly.

    The A's added two more runs in the seventh on Nick Swisher'stwo-run double to get within 10-6.

    Johnson and Shannon Stewart had three hits apiece for Oakland,which returned home following a 3-7 road trip.
     
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    AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND

    <div class="pre">AL FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 1 11 16 0
    OAKLAND 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7 11 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TOR - JOSH TOWERS, BRIAN TALLET (6TH), JASON FRASOR (7TH), SCOTT
    DOWNS (7TH), CASEY JANSSEN (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS

    OAK - LENNY DINARDO, COLBY LEWIS (3RD), RON FLORES
    (7TH), JAY MARSHALL (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI


    WP - JOSH TOWERS (4-5)
    LP - LENNY DINARDO (3-5)
    SAVE - NONE

    HOME RUNS: TOR - VERNON WELLS (10) OFF LENNY DINARDO IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
    VERNON WELLS (11) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

    OAK - DAN JOHNSON (10) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON


    TIME: 3:07 ATT: 13,281

    PROBABLES: TOR - JESSE LITSCH (1-2, 6.62)
    OAK - JOE BLANTON (7-4, 3.24)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS OAKLAND (7) - FINAL

    TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    V Wells cf 5 2 4 2 1 0 2 .256
    A Rios rf 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 .288
    T Glaus 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .279
    F Thomas dh 5 1 3 2 0 2 3 .250
    A Hill 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .272
    C Thigpen 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .323
    A Lind lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234
    J Phillips c 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .212
    R Clayton ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .231

    Totals 42 11 16 9 4 8 22

    BATTING: 2B - A Hill (23, L DiNardo); R Clayton (12, R Flores). HR - V Wells 2
    (11, 3rd inning off L DiNardo 0 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out).
    SF - R Clayton , T Glaus. RBI - V Wells 2 (45), F Thomas 2 (43), A Hill (46), A
    Lind (30), R Clayton (10), A Rios (46), T Glaus (36). Runners left in scoring
    position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, C Thigpen 1. GIDP - T Glaus. Team LOB
    - 10.

    BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (8, 2nd base off C Lewis/K Suzuki).

    FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Clayton-C Thigpen, R Clayton-A Hill-C Thigpen, A Hill-C
    Thigpen-R Clayton-J Phillips-T Glaus-A Hill-C Thigpen-R Clayton-J Phillips-T
    Glaus).


    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .304
    M Kotsay cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .241
    N Swisher rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .269
    J Cust dh 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .281
    E Chavez 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .248
    D Johnson 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .274
    M Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .274
    M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246
    D Murphy pr-ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000
    K Suzuki c 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .350

    Totals 34 7 11 7 4 7 15

    BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (4, J Towers); M Ellis (15, J Frasor); N Swisher (18, S
    Downs). HR - D Johnson (10, 4th inning off J Towers 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M
    Kotsay. RBI - D Johnson 3 (35), M Scutaro (12), M Kotsay (10), N Swisher (45),
    S Stewart (26). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro, N Swisher. Runners left in scoring
    position, 2 out - J Cust 3, K Suzuki 1. GIDP - M Kotsay, M Ellis. Team LOB - 6.


    FIELDING: E - L DiNardo (2, ground ball); R Flores (1, throw). DP: 1 (J
    Marshall-M Ellis-D Johnson).


    ----------------------------------------------------
    TORONTO - 006 002 201 -- 11
    OAKLAND - 020 200 201 -- 7
    ----------------------------------------------------

    TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Towers (W, 4-5) 5 5 4 4 2 4 1 5.71
    B Tallet 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
    J Frasor 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.58
    S Downs 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.51
    C Janssen 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.47

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    L DiNardo (L, 3-5) 2 1/3 8 6 4 1 3 1 3.04
    C Lewis 3 2/3 5 2 2 0 3 1 9.13
    R Flores 2 1/3 3 3 2 3 2 0 3.57
    J Marshall 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.60

    WP - C Janssen. IBB - V Wells (by R Flores). HBP - M Scutaro (by J Frasor).
    Pitches-strikes: J Towers 82-52; B Tallet 17-7; J Frasor 10-6; S Downs 22-12; C
    Janssen 31-18; L DiNardo 60-40; C Lewis 55-38; R Flores 50-27; J Marshall 4-2.
    Ground balls-fly balls: J Towers 7-4; B Tallet 1-1; J Frasor 0-1; S Downs 0-2;
    C Janssen 1-2; L DiNardo 2-3; C Lewis 5-3; R Flores 0-5; J Marshall 2-0.
    Batters faced: J Towers 20; B Tallet 4; J Frasor 4; S Downs 5; C Janssen 7; L
    DiNardo 17; C Lewis 16; R Flores 14; J Marshall 1.

    UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Greg
    Gibson.

    T--3:07. Att--13,281.
    Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to
    right.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    TORONTO (11) AT OAKLAND (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    OAKLAND 2ND: J Cust walked. E Chavez singled to right, J Cust to second.
    D Johnson singled to right center, J Cust scored, E Chavez to second. M Ellis
    grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Johnson out at
    second, E Chavez to third. M Scutaro doubled to deep right center, E Chavez
    scored. K Suzuki struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
    OAKLAND 2.

    TORONTO 3RD: R Clayton flied out to right. V Wells homered to left.
    A Rios singled to left. T Glaus singled to center, A Rios to second. F Thomas
    singled to left center, A Rios scored, T Glaus to third. A Hill doubled to
    left, T Glaus scored, F Thomas to third. C Thigpen walked. A Lind singled to
    right, F Thomas scored, A Hill to third, C Thigpen to second. J Phillips safe
    at first on error by pitcher L DiNardo, A Hill scored, C Thigpen to third,
    A Lind to second. C Lewis relieved L DiNardo. R Clayton hit sacrifice fly to
    right, C Thigpen scored. V Wells grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
    J Phillips out at second. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 6, OAKLAND 2.

    OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust struck out looking. E Chavez walked. D Johnson
    homered to right center, E Chavez scored. M Ellis struck out swinging.
    M Scutaro grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 6,
    OAKLAND 4.

    TORONTO 6TH: V Wells homered to left center. A Rios singled to center.
    T Glaus flied out to right. A Rios stole second. F Thomas singled to center,
    A Rios scored. A Hill struck out swinging. C Thigpen grounded out to first.
    (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, OAKLAND 4.

    TORONTO 7TH: R Flores relieved C Lewis. A Lind walked. J Phillips singled
    to center, A Lind to second. R Clayton struck out swinging. V Wells singled
    to center, A Lind to third, J Phillips to second. A Rios walked, A Lind
    scored, J Phillips to third, V Wells to second. T Glaus hit sacrifice fly to
    right, J Phillips scored, V Wells to third. F Thomas struck out swinging.
    (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 10, OAKLAND 4.

    OAKLAND 7TH: J Frasor relieved B Tallet. M Ellis doubled to deep left
    center. M Scutaro hit by pitch. K Suzuki flied out to right. S Stewart
    singled to right, M Ellis to third, M Scutaro to second. S Downs relieved
    J Frasor. D Murphy ran for M Scutaro. M Kotsay hit sacrifice fly to center,
    M Ellis scored. N Swisher doubled to deep left center, D Murphy scored,
    S Stewart to third. J Cust struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
    TORONTO 10, OAKLAND 6.

    TORONTO 9TH: J Phillips flied out to center. R Clayton doubled to deep
    right center. V Wells intentionally walked. A Rios safe at first on throwing
    error by pitcher R Flores, R Clayton scored, V Wells to third. J Marshall
    relieved R Flores. T Glaus grounded into double play, pitcher to second to
    first, A Rios out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TORONTO 11, OAKLAND 6.

    OAKLAND 9TH: K Suzuki walked. K Suzuki to third on wild pitch by
    C Janssen. S Stewart singled to right center, K Suzuki scored. M Kotsay flied
    out to center. N Swisher flied out to center. S Stewart to second on
    fielder's indifference. J Cust struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
    TORONTO 11, OAKLAND 7.</div>
     
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    TORONTO (11) AT OAKLAND (7) - EVENT LOG
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Toronto Starting Lineups -- V Wells CF, A Rios RF, T Glaus 3B, F Thomas DH,
    A Hill 2B, C Thigpen 1B, A Lind LF, J Phillips C, R Clayton SS, J Towers RHP.

    Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, M Kotsay CF, N Swisher RF, J Cust DH,
    E Chavez 3B, D Johnson 1B, M Ellis 2B, M Scutaro SS, K Suzuki C, L DiNardo LHP.

    Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Charlie Reliford (1B), Larry Vanover (2B), Greg Gibson (3B).

    Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 6 mph.


    TORONTO 1ST: V Wells singled to center. A Rios grounded into fielder's
    choice to third, V Wells out at second. T Glaus flied out to center. F Thomas
    struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, OAKLAND 0.

    OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart reached on infield single to shortstop. M Kotsay
    grounded into double play, shortstop to first, S Stewart out at second.
    N Swisher struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, OAKLAND 0.

    TORONTO 2ND: A Hill struck out swinging. C Thigpen struck out swinging.
    A Lind singled to center. J Phillips lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
    TORONTO 0, OAKLAND 0.

    OAKLAND 2ND: J Cust walked. E Chavez singled to right, J Cust to second.
    D Johnson singled to right center, J Cust scored, E Chavez to second. M Ellis
    grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Johnson out at
    second, E Chavez to third. M Scutaro doubled to deep right center, E Chavez
    scored. K Suzuki struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
    OAKLAND 2.

    TORONTO 3RD: R Clayton flied out to right. V Wells homered to left.
    A Rios singled to left. T Glaus singled to center, A Rios to second. F Thomas
    singled to left center, A Rios scored, T Glaus to third. A Hill doubled to
    left, T Glaus scored, F Thomas to third. C Thigpen walked. A Lind singled to
    right, F Thomas scored, A Hill to third, C Thigpen to second. J Phillips safe
    at first on error by pitcher L DiNardo, A Hill scored, C Thigpen to third,
    A Lind to second. C Lewis relieved L DiNardo. R Clayton hit sacrifice fly to
    right, C Thigpen scored. V Wells grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
    J Phillips out at second. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 6, OAKLAND 2.

    OAKLAND 3RD: S Stewart flied out to right. M Kotsay flied out to center.
    N Swisher fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 6, OAKLAND 2.

    TORONTO 4TH: A Rios lined out to left. T Glaus singled to center.
    F Thomas singled to left center, T Glaus to second. A Hill struck out swinging.
    C Thigpen grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 6,
    OAKLAND 2.

    OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust struck out looking. E Chavez walked. D Johnson
    homered to right center, E Chavez scored. M Ellis struck out swinging.
    M Scutaro grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 6,
    OAKLAND 4.

    TORONTO 5TH: A Lind grounded out to first. J Phillips grounded out to
    shortstop. R Clayton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 6,
    OAKLAND 4.

    OAKLAND 5TH: K Suzuki grounded out to third. S Stewart grounded out to
    shortstop. M Kotsay flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 6,
    OAKLAND 4.

    TORONTO 6TH: V Wells homered to left center. A Rios singled to center.
    T Glaus flied out to right. A Rios stole second. F Thomas singled to center,
    A Rios scored. A Hill struck out swinging. C Thigpen grounded out to first.
    (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, OAKLAND 4.

    OAKLAND 6TH: B Tallet relieved J Towers. N Swisher flied out to left.
    J Cust grounded out to shortstop. E Chavez walked. D Johnson struck out
    swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, OAKLAND 4.

    TORONTO 7TH: R Flores relieved C Lewis. A Lind walked. J Phillips singled
    to center, A Lind to second. R Clayton struck out swinging. V Wells singled
    to center, A Lind to third, J Phillips to second. A Rios walked, A Lind
    scored, J Phillips to third, V Wells to second. T Glaus hit sacrifice fly to
    right, J Phillips scored, V Wells to third. F Thomas struck out swinging.
    (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 10, OAKLAND 4.

    OAKLAND 7TH: J Frasor relieved B Tallet. M Ellis doubled to deep left
    center. M Scutaro hit by pitch. K Suzuki flied out to right. S Stewart
    singled to right, M Ellis to third, M Scutaro to second. S Downs relieved
    J Frasor. D Murphy ran for M Scutaro. M Kotsay hit sacrifice fly to center,
    M Ellis scored. N Swisher doubled to deep left center, D Murphy scored,
    S Stewart to third. J Cust struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
    TORONTO 10, OAKLAND 6.

    TORONTO 8TH: D Murphy at shortstop. A Hill fouled out to first. C Thigpen
    flied out to left. A Lind flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
    TORONTO 10, OAKLAND 6.

    OAKLAND 8TH: E Chavez flied out to left. D Johnson singled to right.
    C Janssen relieved S Downs. M Ellis singled to left, D Johnson to second.
    D Murphy grounded into double play, second to first to shortstop to catcher to
    third, D Johnson out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 10, OAKLAND 6.

    TORONTO 9TH: J Phillips flied out to center. R Clayton doubled to deep
    right center. V Wells intentionally walked. A Rios safe at first on throwing
    error by pitcher R Flores, R Clayton scored, V Wells to third. J Marshall
    relieved R Flores. T Glaus grounded into double play, pitcher to second to
    first, A Rios out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TORONTO 11, OAKLAND 6.

    OAKLAND 9TH: K Suzuki walked. K Suzuki to third on wild pitch by
    C Janssen. S Stewart singled to right center, K Suzuki scored. M Kotsay flied
    out to center. N Swisher flied out to center. S Stewart to second on
    fielder's indifference. J Cust struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
    TORONTO 11, OAKLAND 7.</div>
     
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    TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    V Wells cf 5 2 4 2 1 0 2 .256
    A Rios rf 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 .288
    T Glaus 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .279
    F Thomas dh 5 1 3 2 0 2 3 .250
    A Hill 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .272
    C Thigpen 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .323
    A Lind lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234
    J Phillips c 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .212
    R Clayton ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .231

    Totals 42 11 16 9 4 8 22

    BATTING: 2B - A Hill (23, L DiNardo); R Clayton (12, R Flores). HR - V Wells 2
    (11, 3rd inning off L DiNardo 0 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out).
    SF - R Clayton , T Glaus. RBI - V Wells 2 (45), F Thomas 2 (43), A Hill (46), A
    Lind (30), R Clayton (10), A Rios (46), T Glaus (36). Runners left in scoring
    position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, C Thigpen 1. GIDP - T Glaus. Team LOB
    - 10.

    BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (8, 2nd base off C Lewis/K Suzuki).

    FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Clayton-C Thigpen, R Clayton-A Hill-C Thigpen, A Hill-C
    Thigpen-R Clayton-J Phillips-T Glaus).


    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .304
    M Kotsay cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .241
    N Swisher rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .269
    J Cust dh 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .281
    E Chavez 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .248
    D Johnson 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .274
    M Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .274
    M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246
    D Murphy pr-ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000
    K Suzuki c 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .350

    Totals 34 7 11 7 4 7 15

    BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (4, J Towers); M Ellis (15, J Frasor); N Swisher (18, S
    Downs). HR - D Johnson (10, 4th inning off J Towers 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M
    Kotsay. RBI - D Johnson 3 (35), M Scutaro (12), M Kotsay (10), N Swisher (45),
    S Stewart (26). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro, N Swisher. Runners left in scoring
    position, 2 out - J Cust 3, K Suzuki 1. GIDP - M Kotsay, M Ellis. Team LOB - 6.


    FIELDING: E - L DiNardo (2, ground ball); R Flores (1, throw). DP: 1 (J
    Marshall-M Ellis-D Johnson).


    ----------------------------------------------------
    TORONTO - 006 002 201 -- 11
    OAKLAND - 020 200 201 -- 7
    ----------------------------------------------------

    TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Towers (W, 4-5) 5 5 4 4 2 4 1 5.71
    B Tallet 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
    J Frasor 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.58
    S Downs 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.51
    C Janssen 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.47

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    L DiNardo (L, 3-5) 2 1/3 8 6 4 1 3 1 3.04
    C Lewis 3 2/3 5 2 2 0 3 1 9.13
    R Flores 2 1/3 3 3 2 3 2 0 3.57
    J Marshall 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.60

    WP - C Janssen. IBB - V Wells (by R Flores). HBP - M Scutaro (by J Frasor).
    Pitches-strikes: J Towers 82-52; B Tallet 17-7; J Frasor 10-6; S Downs 22-12; C
    Janssen 31-18; L DiNardo 60-40; C Lewis 55-38; R Flores 50-27; J Marshall 4-2.
    Ground balls-fly balls: J Towers 7-4; B Tallet 1-1; J Frasor 0-1; S Downs 0-2;
    C Janssen 1-2; L DiNardo 2-3; C Lewis 5-3; R Flores 0-5; J Marshall 2-0.
    Batters faced: J Towers 20; B Tallet 4; J Frasor 4; S Downs 5; C Janssen 7; L
    DiNardo 17; C Lewis 16; R Flores 14; J Marshall 1.

    UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Greg
    Gibson.

    T--3:07. Att--13,281.
    Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to
    right.</div>
     

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