GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (69-48) at TORONTO (60-58)

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Aybar hit for J Mathis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: E Aybar (.249, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: CASEY JANSSEN (2-2, 2.40) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, E AYBAR ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: R WILLITS (.305, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Janssen relieved S Marcum.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E AYBAR ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R Willits (.305, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - CHRIS BOOTCHECK
TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.260, 1-FOR-2, HBP)
T GLAUS (.257, 2-FOR-3)
A HILL (.270, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .342
O Cabrera ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .308
V Guerrero dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .322
G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
G Matthews Jr cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Izturis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Mathis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
a-E Aybar ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Willits rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304

Totals 27 1 4 1 3 8 8

a-walked for J Mathis in the 8th.

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (92). 2-out RBI - V Guerrero. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1, G Matthews Jr 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Cabrera 3 (15, 2nd base off S Marcum/G Zaun 2, 3rd base
off S Marcum/G Zaun). CS - C Figgins (9, 2nd base by S Marcum/G Zaun). Picked
Off - E Aybar (1st base, C Janssen).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Izturis-O Cabrera-C Kotchman 2).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291
R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
A Rios rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .314
V Wells cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .260
F Thomas dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
T Glaus 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 .257
A Hill 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 .270
G Zaun c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248
J McDonald ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259

Totals 29 2 10 1 1 2 18

BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (19, D Moseley). RBI - V Wells (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2, A Hill 2. GIDP - G Zaun, V Wells. Team
LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - A Hill (10, pop up).


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LA ANGELS - 000 001 00 -- 1
TORONTO - 010 010 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Moseley 5 9 2 2 1 2 0 4.84
C Bootcheck 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 7 4 1 1 1 6 0 3.31
C Janssen 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.35

S Marcum pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - F Thomas (by D Moseley). Pitches-strikes: D Moseley 90-56; C Bootcheck
21-12; S Marcum 97-65; C Janssen 17-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Moseley 6-7; C
Bootcheck 4-2; S Marcum 7-7; C Janssen 0-0. Batters faced: D Moseley 25; C
Bootcheck 6; S Marcum 26; C Janssen 4.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, overcast. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Budde catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F Thomas (.260, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Thigpen ran for F Thomas.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C THIGPEN ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T Glaus (.257, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - DARREN OLIVER
TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.273, 0-FOR-3)
G MATTHEWS JR (.272, 0-FOR-3)
C KOTCHMAN (.302, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .342
O Cabrera ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .308
R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
V Guerrero dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .322
G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
G Matthews Jr cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Izturis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Mathis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
a-E Aybar ph-ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Willits rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304

Totals 27 1 4 1 3 8 8

a-walked for J Mathis in the 8th.

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (92). 2-out RBI - V Guerrero. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1, G Matthews Jr 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Cabrera 3 (15, 2nd base off S Marcum/G Zaun 2, 3rd base
off S Marcum/G Zaun). CS - C Figgins (9, 2nd base by S Marcum/G Zaun). Picked
Off - E Aybar (1st base, C Janssen).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Izturis-O Cabrera-C Kotchman 2).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291
R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
A Rios rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .314
V Wells cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .260
F Thomas dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262
C Thigpen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
T Glaus 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .257
A Hill 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .270
G Zaun c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247
J McDonald ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .258

Totals 33 2 11 1 2 2 24

BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (19, D Moseley). RBI - V Wells (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 3, A Hill 2. GIDP - G Zaun, V Wells. Team
LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - A Hill (10, pop up).


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LA ANGELS - 000 001 00 -- 1
TORONTO - 010 010 00 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Moseley 5 9 2 2 1 2 0 4.84
C Bootcheck 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20
D Oliver 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.29

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 7 4 1 1 1 6 0 3.31
C Janssen 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.35

S Marcum pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - F Thomas (by D Moseley). Pitches-strikes: D Moseley 90-56; C Bootcheck
21-12; D Oliver 24-15; S Marcum 97-65; C Janssen 17-8. Ground balls-fly balls:
D Moseley 6-7; C Bootcheck 4-2; D Oliver 1-2; S Marcum 7-7; C Janssen 0-0.
Batters faced: D Moseley 25; C Bootcheck 6; D Oliver 5; S Marcum 26; C Janssen
4.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, overcast. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: JEREMY ACCARDO (2-3, 2.37) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: G ANDERSON (.273, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Accardo relieved C Janssen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G Anderson (.273, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
TORONTO 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (6TH), DARREN OLIVER (8TH) AND
JEFF MATHIS, RYAN BUDDE (8TH)

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO
(9TH) 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
TORONTO 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (6TH), DARREN OLIVER (8TH) AND
JEFF MATHIS, RYAN BUDDE (8TH)

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO
(9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN


WP - SHAUN MARCUM (10-4)
LP - DUSTIN MOSELEY (4-2)
SAVE - JEREMY ACCARDO (23)

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

TOR - NONE


TIME: 2:33 ATT: 30,353

PROBABLES: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR (12-6, 2.74)
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (8-6, 4.12)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS TORONTO (2) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .342
O Cabrera ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .308
R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
V Guerrero dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .322
G Anderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275
G Matthews Jr cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
C Kotchman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Izturis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Mathis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
a-E Aybar ph-ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Willits rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304

Totals 30 1 5 1 3 8 9

a-walked for J Mathis in the 8th.

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (92). 2-out RBI - V Guerrero. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1, G Matthews Jr 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Cabrera 3 (15, 2nd base off S Marcum/G Zaun 2, 3rd base
off S Marcum/G Zaun). CS - C Figgins (9, 2nd base by S Marcum/G Zaun). Picked
Off - E Aybar (1st base, C Janssen).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Izturis-O Cabrera-C Kotchman 2).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Stairs lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291
R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
L Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
A Rios rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .314
V Wells cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .260
F Thomas dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262
C Thigpen pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
T Glaus 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .257
A Hill 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .270
G Zaun c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247
J McDonald ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .258

Totals 33 2 11 1 2 2 24

BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (19, D Moseley). RBI - V Wells (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 3, A Hill 2. GIDP - G Zaun, V Wells. Team
LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - A Hill (10, pop up). DP: 1 (L Overbay).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 000 001 000 -- 1
TORONTO - 010 010 00x -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Moseley (L, 4-2) 5 9 2 2 1 2 0 4.84
C Bootcheck 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20
D Oliver 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.29

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum (W, 10-4) 7 4 1 1 1 6 0 3.31
C Janssen (H, 20) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.35
J Accardo (S, 23) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.32

S Marcum pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - F Thomas (by D Moseley). Pitches-strikes: D Moseley 90-56; C Bootcheck
21-12; D Oliver 24-15; S Marcum 97-65; C Janssen 17-8; J Accardo 5-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Moseley 6-7; C Bootcheck 4-2; D Oliver 1-2; S Marcum 7-7; C
Janssen 0-0; J Accardo 1-1. Batters faced: D Moseley 25; C Bootcheck 6; D
Oliver 5; S Marcum 26; C Janssen 4; J Accardo 3.

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

T--2:33. Att--30,353.
Weather: 79 degrees, overcast. Wind: 13 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (1) AT TORONTO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas singled to right. T Glaus singled to left, F Thomas
to second. A Hill reached on infield single to shortstop, F Thomas to third,
T Glaus to second. G Zaun grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, F Thomas scored, A Hill out at second, T Glaus to third. J McDonald
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 5TH: M Stairs doubled to deep center. L Overbay struck out
swinging. A Rios singled to center, M Stairs to third. V Wells singled to
left, M Stairs scored, A Rios to third. F Thomas hit by pitch, V Wells to
second. T Glaus popped out to second. A Hill grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 2.

LA ANGELS 6TH: R Willits flied out to right. C Figgins singled to center.
C Figgins caught stealing second, catcher to second. O Cabrera singled to left.
O Cabrera stole second. V Guerrero singled to center, O Cabrera scored.
G Anderson flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (1) AT TORONTO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Angels Starting Lineups -- C Figgins 3B, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero DH,
G Anderson LF, G Matthews Jr CF, C Kotchman 1B, M Izturis 2B, J Mathis C,
R Willits RF, D Moseley RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Overcast, wind in from left at 13 mph.


LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins struck out swinging. O Cabrera struck out
swinging. V Guerrero popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0,
TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: M Stairs walked. L Overbay grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, M Stairs out at second. A Rios flied out to center. V Wells
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Overbay out at second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: G Anderson popped out to third. G Matthews Jr struck out
swinging. C Kotchman grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas singled to right. T Glaus singled to left, F Thomas
to second. A Hill reached on infield single to shortstop, F Thomas to third,
T Glaus to second. G Zaun grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, F Thomas scored, A Hill out at second, T Glaus to third. J McDonald
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 1.

LA ANGELS 3RD: M Izturis struck out swinging. J Mathis grounded out to
shortstop. R Willits singled to left. C Figgins grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 3RD: M Stairs grounded out to second. L Overbay flied out to left.
A Rios singled to center. V Wells popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera safe at first on error by second baseman A Hill.
O Cabrera stole second. V Guerrero struck out swinging. G Anderson struck out
swinging. O Cabrera stole third. G Matthews Jr grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 4TH: F Thomas flied out to center. T Glaus singled to center.
A Hill singled to left, T Glaus to second. G Zaun struck out looking.
J McDonald lined out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 1.

LA ANGELS 5TH: C Kotchman flied out to left. M Izturis bunt grounded out
to pitcher. J Mathis grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 5TH: M Stairs doubled to deep center. L Overbay struck out
swinging. A Rios singled to center, M Stairs to third. V Wells singled to
left, M Stairs scored, A Rios to third. F Thomas hit by pitch, V Wells to
second. T Glaus popped out to second. A Hill grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TORONTO 2.

LA ANGELS 6TH: R Willits flied out to right. C Figgins singled to center.
C Figgins caught stealing second, catcher to second. O Cabrera singled to left.
O Cabrera stole second. V Guerrero singled to center, O Cabrera scored.
G Anderson flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 6TH: C Bootcheck relieved D Moseley. G Zaun grounded out to first.
J McDonald grounded out to shortstop. M Stairs flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2.

LA ANGELS 7TH: R Johnson in left field. G Matthews Jr grounded out to
second. C Kotchman flied out to center. M Izturis lined out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 7TH: L Overbay lined out to shortstop. A Rios singled to center.
V Wells grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Rios out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2.

LA ANGELS 8TH: E Aybar hit for J Mathis. E Aybar walked. C Janssen
relieved S Marcum. E Aybar picked off first. R Willits struck out swinging.
C Figgins walked. O Cabrera walked, C Figgins to second. V Guerrero struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 8TH: R Budde catching. E Aybar at shortstop. D Oliver relieved
C Bootcheck. F Thomas singled to left center. C Thigpen ran for F Thomas.
T Glaus walked, C Thigpen to second. A Hill popped out to second. G Zaun flied
out to center. J McDonald grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TORONTO 2.

LA ANGELS 9TH: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. G Anderson singled to left.
G Matthews Jr lined into double play, to first, G Anderson doubled off first.
C Kotchman grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TORONTO 2.</div>

 

Marcum continues to impress as Blue Jays edge Angels

<h3>TORONTO 2, LA ANGELS 1</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Shaun Marcum continued to perform like oneof the best pitchers in the American League.


Marcum pitched effectively into the eighth inning and VernonWells knocked home an important insurance run as the TorontoBlue Jays held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angelsof Anaheim on Wednesday night.


Alex Rios had three hits for the Blue Jays, who have won thefirst two contests of the three-game set behind stellarpitching. Ace Roy Halladay threw an impressive four-hitter inthe series opener on Tuesday night.


The 25-year-old Marcum (10-4) has won five starts in a row andhas allowed three runs or less in 15 of 18 starts this season.The righthander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Friday,allowing a single at Kansas City, leaving with a leg crampafter 6 2/3 frames.


On Wednesday night, Marcum yielded one run and four hits whilestriking out six and walking one in seven frames. He was pulledafter issuing a leadoff walk to Erick Aybar in the eighth.

Toronto's bullpen made it stand up - barely.


Casey Janssen came on and promptly picked off Aybar at first,struck out Reggie Willits before walking Chone Figgins andOrlando Cabrera with two outs - bringing up dangerous sluggerVladimir Guerrero.


The hard-throwing righthander then overpowered Guerrero, blowinga 1-2 fastball past him to end the threat.


Jeremy Accardo notched his 23rd save in the ninth thanks to somegood fortune. Garret Anderson ripped a base hit to lead offthe ninth, but Gary Matthews Jr. followed by drilling a linedrive right at first baseman Lyle Overbay, who doubled offAnderson. Casey Kotchman grounded out weakly to end the game.

Dustin Moseley (4-2) surrendered two runs and nine hits in fiveinnings while striking out two and walking one for Anaheim(69-49), which remained three games ahead of the SeattleMariners (66-52) in the American League West.


The Blue Jays got on the board in the second. Frank Thomas andTroy Glaus started the frame with back-to-back clean singles,and Aaron Hill reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

Gregg Zaun then grounded into a double play to make it 1-0.

Toronto added a run in the fifth on Wells' RBI single. MattStairs started the inning with a booming double and afterOverbay struck out, Rios and Wells put together back-to-backhits.


The Angels cut the lead in half in the sixth thanks to Cabrera,who fisted a two-out single to left and stole second. It was agutsy move by the shortstop, who risked ending the frame justmoments after Figgins was thrown out trying to swipe the samebag.


Guerrero then knocked him in with a sharp single to center tomake it 2-1.

 

Marcum continues to impress as Blue Jays edge Angels

<h3>TORONTO 2, LA ANGELS 1</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Shaun Marcum continued to perform like oneof the best pitchers in the American League.


Marcum pitched effectively into the eighth inning and VernonWells knocked home an important insurance run as the TorontoBlue Jays held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angelsof Anaheim on Wednesday night.


Alex Rios had three hits for the Blue Jays, who have won thefirst two contests of the three-game set behind stellarpitching. Ace Roy Halladay threw an impressive four-hitter inthe series opener on Tuesday night.


The 25-year-old Marcum (10-4) has won five starts in a row andhas allowed three runs or less in 15 of 18 starts this season.The righthander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Friday,allowing a single at Kansas City before leaving with a legcramp after 6 2/3 frames.


On Wednesday night, Marcum yielded one run and four hits whilestriking out six and walking one in seven frames. He was pulledafter issuing a leadoff walk to Erick Aybar in the eighth.

"I'm very satisfied," Marcum said. "That's one of the things asa starter you want to do, be consistent. The key to pitchingis trying to get ahead and Doc (Halladay) did a great job lastnight of keeping the ball down. I think watching him, I tooksome of that into my game plan tonight."


Toronto's bullpen made the lead stand up - barely.

Casey Janssen came on and promptly picked off Aybar at first andstruck out Reggie Willits before walking Chone Figgins andOrlando Cabrera with two outs, bringing up dangerous sluggerVladimir Guerrero.


The hard-throwing righthander then overpowered Guerrero, blowinga 1-2 fastball past him to end the threat.


"Yeah, it was big situation," Janssen said. "I was a littlefrustrated with the walks, but to be able to hold the lead andhand it over to (Jeremy) Accardo is huge."


Accardo notched his 23rd save in the ninth thanks to some goodfortune. Garret Anderson ripped a leadoff base hit, but GaryMatthews Jr. followed by drilling a line drive right at firstbaseman Lyle Overbay, who doubled off Anderson. Casey Kotchmangrounded out weakly to end the game.


Dustin Moseley (4-2) surrendered two runs and nine hits in fiveinnings while striking out two and walking one for Anaheim(69-49), which remained three games ahead of the SeattleMariners (66-52) in the American League West.


"It was good to get through five," Mosely said. "The one thingI was pleased with is that I kept that one big inning to justone run tonight, where before I was giving up three or four andthat took us out of the ballgame."


The Blue Jays got on the board in the second. Frank Thomas andTroy Glaus started the frame with back-to-back singles, andAaron Hill reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

Gregg Zaun then grounded into a double play to make it 1-0.

Toronto added a run in the fifth on Wells' RBI single. MattStairs started the inning with a booming double and Rios andWells put together back-to-back one-out hits.


Wells said it all starts with the pitching.


"Shaun did a great job, and has pretty much done that every timehe steps on the mound," Wells said. "He's fun to play behindand it's been a pleasure to watch. Tonight we only scored tworuns, but that's all we needed because of Shaun."


The Angels cut the lead in half in the sixth thanks to Cabrera,who fisted a two-out single to left and stole second. It was agutsy move by the shortstop, who risked ending the frame justmoments after Figgins was thrown out trying to swipe the samebag.


Guerrero then knocked him in with a sharp single to center tomake it 2-1.


Cabrera's three stolen bases tied a career high.


Figgins, who finished the game 1-for-3, and who has now hitsafely in 26 of his past 29 games, was quick to praise Marcum.

"He (Marcum) kept the ball out of the hitting zone," Figginssaid. "You do that and gets guys swinging through them, he'stough to hit."


Toronto moved to a season-best three games above .500 for thefirst time since April 17 (8-5) with the victory.