GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (69-47) at TORONTO (59-58)

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .340
R Willits dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
V Guerrero rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
M Izturis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208
E Aybar ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 25 1 4 1 1 1 5

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (91). GIDP - C Figgins. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (33, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun). CS - V
Guerrero (3, 2nd base by R Halladay/G Zaun).

FIELDING: E - E Aybar 2 (6, ground ball, throw); C Figgins (13, throw). DP: 1
(E Aybar-M Izturis-C Kotchman).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258
A Rios rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .310
V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 .259
A Hill 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268
G Zaun c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
H Luna 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000
J McDonald ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262

Totals 29 4 8 4 0 4 16

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (34, J Saunders). 3B - R Johnson (1, J Saunders). SF - F
Thomas , H Luna. RBI - L Overbay (36), F Thomas (69), A Hill (62), H Luna (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, J
McDonald 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J McDonald (5, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis). CS - A
Rios (4, 3rd base by J Saunders/J Mathis).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Overbay, H Luna-A Hill-L Overbay).


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LA ANGELS - 100 000 00 -- 1
TORONTO - 400 000 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders 7 8 4 3 0 4 0 3.50

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 8 4 1 1 1 1 0 4.02

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 102-65; R Halladay 80-57. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Saunders 13-4; R Halladay 12-9. Batters faced: J Saunders 31; R Halladay 26.


UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
LAA: GREG JONES (0-0, 7.11) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.259, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - GREG JONES
TOR - ROY HALLADAY

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: E AYBAR (.250, 0-FOR-2)
C FIGGINS (.340, 1-FOR-3)
R WILLITS (.305, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .340
R Willits dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
V Guerrero rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
M Izturis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208
E Aybar ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 25 1 4 1 1 1 5

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (91). GIDP - C Figgins. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (33, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun). CS - V
Guerrero (3, 2nd base by R Halladay/G Zaun).

FIELDING: E - E Aybar 2 (6, ground ball, throw); C Figgins (13, throw). DP: 1
(E Aybar-M Izturis-C Kotchman).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258
A Rios rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .310
V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .258
A Hill 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268
G Zaun c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
H Luna 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000
J McDonald ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262

Totals 32 4 8 4 0 4 16

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (34, J Saunders). 3B - R Johnson (1, J Saunders). SF - F
Thomas , H Luna. RBI - L Overbay (36), F Thomas (69), A Hill (62), H Luna (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, J
McDonald 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J McDonald (5, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis). CS - A
Rios (4, 3rd base by J Saunders/J Mathis).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Overbay, H Luna-A Hill-L Overbay).


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LA ANGELS - 100 000 00 -- 1
TORONTO - 400 000 00 -- 4
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders 7 8 4 3 0 4 0 3.50
G Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 8 4 1 1 1 1 0 4.02

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 102-65; G Jones 11-7; R Halladay 80-57. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Saunders 13-4; G Jones 3-0; R Halladay 12-9. Batters faced:
J Saunders 31; G Jones 3; R Halladay 26.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

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

BATTERIES: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS, GREG JONES (8TH) AND JEFF MATHIS

TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

TOR - NONE</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

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

BATTERIES: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS, GREG JONES (8TH) AND JEFF MATHIS

TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN


WP - ROY HALLADAY (14-5)
LP - JOE SAUNDERS (6-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

TOR - NONE


TIME: 1:58 ATT: 31,978

PROBABLES: LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY (4-1, 4.93)
TOR - SHAUN MARCUM (9-4, 3.43)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (4) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .342
R Willits dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
V Guerrero rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .322
G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
M Izturis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208
E Aybar ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249

Totals 29 1 5 1 1 2 7

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V
Guerrero 1. GIDP - C Figgins. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (33, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun). CS - V
Guerrero (3, 2nd base by R Halladay/G Zaun).

FIELDING: E - E Aybar 2 (6, ground ball, throw); C Figgins (13, throw). DP: 1
(E Aybar-M Izturis-C Kotchman).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258
A Rios rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .310
V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .258
A Hill 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268
G Zaun c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
H Luna 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000
J McDonald ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262

Totals 32 4 8 4 0 4 16

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (34, J Saunders). 3B - R Johnson (1, J Saunders). SF - F
Thomas , H Luna. RBI - L Overbay (36), F Thomas (69), A Hill (62), H Luna (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, J
McDonald 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J McDonald (5, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis). CS - A
Rios (4, 3rd base by J Saunders/J Mathis).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Overbay, H Luna-A Hill-L Overbay).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 100 000 000 -- 1
TORONTO - 400 000 00x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders (L, 6-1) 7 8 4 3 0 4 0 3.50
G Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay (W, 14-5) 9 5 1 1 1 2 0 3.99

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 102-65; G Jones 11-7; R Halladay 99-71. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Saunders 13-4; G Jones 3-0; R Halladay 13-10. Batters faced:
J Saunders 31; G Jones 3; R Halladay 30.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

T--1:58. Att--31,978.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 4 FINAL</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (4) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .342
R Willits dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
V Guerrero rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .322
G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
M Izturis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208
E Aybar ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249

Totals 29 1 5 1 1 2 7

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V
Guerrero 1. GIDP - C Figgins. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (33, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun). CS - V
Guerrero (3, 2nd base by R Halladay/G Zaun).

FIELDING: E - E Aybar 2 (6, ground ball, throw); C Figgins (13, throw). DP: 1
(E Aybar-M Izturis-C Kotchman).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258
A Rios rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .310
V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .258
A Hill 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268
G Zaun c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
H Luna 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000
J McDonald ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262

Totals 32 4 8 4 0 4 16

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (34, J Saunders). 3B - R Johnson (1, J Saunders). SF - F
Thomas , H Luna. RBI - L Overbay (36), F Thomas (69), A Hill (62), H Luna (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, J
McDonald 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J McDonald (5, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis). CS - A
Rios (4, 3rd base by J Saunders/J Mathis).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Overbay, H Luna-A Hill-L Overbay).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 100 000 000 -- 1
TORONTO - 400 000 00x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders (L, 6-1) 7 8 4 3 0 4 0 3.50
G Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay (W, 14-5) 9 5 1 1 1 2 0 3.99

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 102-66; G Jones 11-7; R Halladay 99-71. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Saunders 13-4; G Jones 3-0; R Halladay 13-10. Batters faced:
J Saunders 31; G Jones 3; R Halladay 30.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

T--1:58. Att--31,978.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

Halladay tosses complete game as Jays down Angels

<h3>TORONTO 4, LA ANGELS 1</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Roy Halladay helped the Toronto Blue Jayscontinue to soar at home.


Halladay pitched a complete game five-hitter as the Toronto BlueJays defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4-1, onTuesday night.


Alex Rios had three hits and a run scored for the Blue Jays, whohave won 10 of their last 12 games at the Rogers Centre.

Halladay (14-5) won his third straight start, walking only oneand striking out two, and he finished off his 99-pitch gem in 1hour, 58 minutes. At one point the veteran righthander retired18 of 19 batters. He didn't allow a hit out of the infieldafter the first inning until Chone Figgins' single to left inthe ninth.


After the Angels scored their lone run in the first inning, theBlue Jays scored all four of their runs in the bottom halfagainst Anaheim starter Joe Saunders (6-1).


Reed Johnson led off with a triple to left-center field andscored on Lyle Overbay's RBI single to center. After shortstopErick Aybar booted a possible double-play ball, Frank Thomasgave Toronto the lead with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly tocenter. Aaron Hill and Hector Luna each drove in a run as wellto cap the frame.


It proved to be more than enough run support for Halladay, whorecorded his major league-leading fifth complete game.

Saunders yielded three earned runs and eight hits with no walksand four strikeouts in seven innings.


Anaheim, which entered with a three-game lead over the SeattleMariners, holds the best home record in baseball at 40-17, butare now two games under .500 (29-31) away from Angel Stadium.The Angels have also lost 13 of their last 20 games on the road.

Figgins had two hits and a run for the Angles, who began aseven-game road trip and played their first of 14 straight gamesagainst American League East opponents.


The Angels opened the scoring in the top of the first inningwhen Figgins led off with a single, stole second, and scored onVladimir Guerrero's RBI single to center.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (1) AT TORONTO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins singled to right. C Figgins stole second.
R Willits grounded out to second, C Figgins to third. V Guerrero singled to
center, C Figgins scored. G Anderson flied out to center. V Guerrero caught
stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson tripled to deep center. L Overbay singled to
center, R Johnson scored. A Rios singled to left, L Overbay to second.
V Wells safe at first on error by shortstop E Aybar, L Overbay to third, A Rios
to second. F Thomas hit sacrifice fly to center, L Overbay scored. A Hill
doubled to deep left center, A Rios scored, V Wells to third. G Zaun grounded
into fielder's choice to third, V Wells to third on error by catcher J Mathis.
H Luna hit sacrifice fly to center, V Wells scored. J McDonald grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, G Zaun out at second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

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

BATTERIES: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS, GREG JONES (8TH) AND JEFF MATHIS

TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN


WP - ROY HALLADAY (14-5)
LP - JOE SAUNDERS (6-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

TOR - NONE


TIME: 1:58 ATT: 31,978

PROBABLES: LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY (4-1, 4.93)
TOR - SHAUN MARCUM (9-4, 3.43)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (1) AT TORONTO (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Angels Starting Lineups -- C Figgins 3B, R Willits DH, V Guerrero RF,
G Anderson LF, G Matthews Jr CF, C Kotchman 1B, M Izturis 2B, J Mathis C, E Aybar SS,
J Saunders LHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson LF, L Overbay 1B, A Rios RF, V Wells CF,
F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, H Luna 3B, J McDonald SS, R Halladay RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Reilly (HP), Jeff Kellogg (1B), Eric Cooper (2B), Andy Fletcher (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 14 mph.


LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins singled to right. C Figgins stole second.
R Willits grounded out to second, C Figgins to third. V Guerrero singled to
center, C Figgins scored. G Anderson flied out to center. V Guerrero caught
stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson tripled to deep center. L Overbay singled to
center, R Johnson scored. A Rios singled to left, L Overbay to second.
V Wells safe at first on error by shortstop E Aybar, L Overbay to third, A Rios
to second. F Thomas hit sacrifice fly to center, L Overbay scored. A Hill
doubled to deep left center, A Rios scored, V Wells to third. G Zaun grounded
into fielder's choice to third, V Wells to third on error by catcher J Mathis.
H Luna hit sacrifice fly to center, V Wells scored. J McDonald grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, G Zaun out at second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 2ND: G Matthews Jr walked. C Kotchman lined into double play, to
first, G Matthews Jr doubled off first. M Izturis flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 2ND: R Johnson struck out swinging. L Overbay popped out to
shortstop. A Rios grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 3RD: J Mathis flied out to left. E Aybar grounded out to
shortstop. C Figgins lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 3RD: V Wells grounded out to second. F Thomas safe at first on
throwing error by third baseman C Figgins. A Hill grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, F Thomas out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 4TH: R Willits grounded out to shortstop. V Guerrero grounded
out to second. G Anderson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 4TH: G Zaun safe at first on throwing error by shortstop E Aybar.
H Luna grounded into fielder's choice to second, G Zaun out at second.
J McDonald grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Luna out at second.
J McDonald stole second. R Johnson grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 5TH: G Matthews Jr grounded out to pitcher. C Kotchman grounded
out to second. M Izturis grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 5TH: L Overbay grounded out to shortstop. A Rios singled to
center. V Wells singled to center, A Rios to second. A Rios caught stealing
third, catcher to third, V Wells to second on runner's fielder's choice.
F Thomas struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 6TH: J Mathis reached on bunt single to pitcher. E Aybar
grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Mathis out at second. C Figgins
grounded into double play, third to second to first, E Aybar out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 6TH: A Hill grounded out to third. G Zaun struck out swinging.
H Luna struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 7TH: R Willits lined out to left. V Guerrero fouled out to
first. G Anderson fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 7TH: J McDonald flied out to center. R Johnson grounded out to
second. L Overbay singled to center. A Rios singled to left, L Overbay to
second. V Wells grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Rios out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 8TH: G Matthews Jr grounded out to second. C Kotchman grounded
out to second. M Izturis reached on infield single to pitcher. J Mathis
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 8TH: G Jones relieved J Saunders. F Thomas grounded out to third.
A Hill grounded out to pitcher. G Zaun grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.

LA ANGELS 9TH: E Aybar struck out swinging. C Figgins singled to left.
C Figgins to second on fielder's indifference. R Willits grounded out to
shortstop. V Guerrero lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 4.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (4) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .342
R Willits dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
V Guerrero rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .322
G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
M Izturis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208
E Aybar ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249

Totals 29 1 5 1 1 2 7

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V
Guerrero 1. GIDP - C Figgins. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (33, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun). CS - V
Guerrero (3, 2nd base by R Halladay/G Zaun).

FIELDING: E - E Aybar 2 (6, ground ball, throw); J Mathis (2, missed catch);
C Figgins (13, throw). DP: 1 (E Aybar-M Izturis-C Kotchman).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258
A Rios rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .310
V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .258
A Hill 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268
G Zaun c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
H Luna 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000
J McDonald ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262

Totals 32 4 8 4 0 4 16

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (34, J Saunders). 3B - R Johnson (1, J Saunders). SF - F
Thomas , H Luna. RBI - L Overbay (36), F Thomas (69), A Hill (62), H Luna (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, F Thomas 1, V Wells 1, J
McDonald 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J McDonald (5, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis). CS - A
Rios (4, 3rd base by J Saunders/J Mathis).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Overbay, H Luna-A Hill-L Overbay).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 100 000 000 -- 1
TORONTO - 400 000 00x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders (L, 6-1) 7 8 4 3 0 4 0 3.50
G Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay (W, 14-5) 9 5 1 1 1 2 0 3.99

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 102-66; G Jones 11-7; R Halladay 99-71. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Saunders 13-4; G Jones 3-0; R Halladay 13-10. Batters faced:
J Saunders 31; G Jones 3; R Halladay 30.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

T--1:58. Att--31,978.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to
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Halladay tosses complete game as Jays down Angels

<h3>TORONTO 4, LA ANGELS 1</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Roy Halladay helped the Toronto Blue Jayscontinue to soar at home.


Halladay pitched a complete game five-hitter as the Blue Jaysdefeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4-1, on Tuesdaynight.


Alex Rios had three hits and a run scored for Toronto, which haswon 10 of its last 12 games at the Rogers Centre.


Halladay (14-5) won his third straight start, walking only oneand striking out two, and he finished off his 99-pitch gem in 1hour, 58 minutes. At one point the veteran righthander retired18 of 19 batters. He didn't allow a hit out of the infieldafter the first inning until Chone Figgins' single to left inthe ninth.


"(Halladay) was just outstanding," Toronto manager John Gibbonssaid. "He just attacked the zone and got ground ball afterground ball. He's on a nice little roll right now."

After the Angels scored their lone run in the first inning, theBlue Jays scored all four of their runs in the bottom halfagainst Anaheim starter Joe Saunders (6-1).


Reed Johnson led off with a triple to left-center field andscored on Lyle Overbay's RBI single to center. After shortstopErick Aybar booted a possible double-play ball, Frank Thomasgave Toronto the lead with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly tocenter. Aaron Hill and Hector Luna each drove in runs to capthe frame.


"It helps anytime you can put four runs on the board, especiallyagainst a quality pitcher like (Saunders)," Johnson said. "LosAngeles is a good team and we're going to have to beat goodteams in order to make a run at the playoffs. It's now or neverfor us."


It proved to be more than enough run support for Halladay, whorecorded his major league-leading fifth complete game and movedpast Jimmy Key into fourth on the team's all-time list with 29.

"If you're throwing strikes where you want to, it definitelymakes pitching a lot easier," Halladay said. "I was just tryingto eat up innings and be aggressive the whole time. It'sdefinitely satisfying as a pitcher to be able to finish a game."

Saunders yielded three earned runs and eight hits with no walksand four strikeouts in seven innings.


"I was struggling to throw strikes in the first inning,"Saunders said. "I needed to make adjustments and I finally did,but they put up a four-spot."


Anaheim, which entered with a three-game lead over the SeattleMariners, holds the best home record in baseball at 40-17, butare now two games under .500 (29-31) away from Angel Stadium.The Angels, who matched a season-high by committing four errors,have lost 13 of their last 20 games on the road.


"Whether it's a home game or game on the road, you need to getready to play and we didn't do a good job of that today,"Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia said. "The way we played,especially on the defensive end, was troubling. That was one ofour worst games of the year."


Figgins had two hits and a run for the Angels, who began aseven-game road trip and played their first of 14 straight gamesagainst American League East opponents.


The Angels opened the scoring in the top of the first inningwhen Figgins led off with a single, stole second, and scored onVladimir Guerrero's RBI single to center.