AL: BALTIMORE (56-63) at TORONTO (61-59) <h3>Burnett, Blue Jays face Orioles in opener of weekend series</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (56-63) at Toronto (61-59) 7:07 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) -- A.J. Burnett will take the mound for theToronto Blue Jays, who will look to bounce back from adisappointing loss when they take on the Baltimore Orioles inthe opener of a three-game series on Friday night. After taking the first two contests of a three-game set againstthe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Blue Jays suffered a 4-3setback on Thursday, leaving the go-ahead runs on base in theninth inning. As a result, Toronto is six games behind the Seattle Mariners(66-52), who were idle on Thursday, in a suddenly crowdedAmerican League wild card race. The Blue Jays will look to get back on track behind Burnett(6-6, 4.09 ERA), who yielded one run and three hits in 7 1/3innings of a 4-1 victory at the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.It was Burnett's first victory since May 22, and first startsince June 28 following yet another stint on the disabled list. He will be opposed by rookie Garrett Olson (1-1, 4.60), who gaveup four runs, eight hits and six walks in 6 1/3 innings of a6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Prior to facing the Red Sox, Olson's first two major leaguestarts were against the Chicago White Sox, going 1-0 andallowing a combined four runs and 11 hits in 9 1/3 frames. The Orioles, who were idle on Thursday, are coming off adramatic 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in 10 innings,sealing their second series win over an AL East squad.
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TORONTO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .313 9 45 Reed Johnson LF .265 2 11 Corey Patterson CF .269 6 36 Lyle Overbay 1B .258 8 36 Nick Markakis RF .300 11 74 Alex Rios RF .311 20 66 Miguel Tejada SS .298 11 59 Vernon Wells CF .260 14 68 Kevin Millar 1B .271 12 52 Frank Thomas DH .262 18 70 Aubrey Huff DH .266 10 57 Troy Glaus 3B .255 15 49 Melvin Mora 3B .275 13 45 Aaron Hill 2B .267 12 62 Ramon Hernandez C .254 5 45 Curtis Thigpen C .278 0 5 Jay Payton LF .258 4 43 John Mcdonald SS .258 1 22 Garrett Olson LHP (1-1, 4.60) A.J. Burnett RHP (6-6, 4.09)</div>
Re: AL: BALTIMORE (56-63) at TORONTO (61-59) I think were gonna win this game.</p> This matchup looks good.</p>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO WARMUPS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON (1-1, 4.60) TOR - A.J. BURNETT (6-6, 4.09) UMPIRES: HP - GERRY DAVIS 1B - BRIAN GORMAN 2B - PAUL NAUERT 3B - CHAD FAIRCHILD WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO STARTING BATS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TOR - A.J. BURNETT AND CURTIS THIGPEN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.313, 9 HR, 45 RBI) C PATTERSON (.269, 6 HR, 36 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.300, 11 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON TOR - A.J. BURNETT DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.265, 2 HR, 11 RBI) L OVERBAY (.258, 8 HR, 36 RBI) A RIOS (.311, 20 HR, 66 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.60 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 1-1. Batters faced: A Burnett 3. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 21 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON TOR - A.J. BURNETT</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON TOR - A.J. BURNETT DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.298, 11 HR, 59 RBI) K MILLAR (.271, 12 HR, 52 RBI) A HUFF (.266, 10 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TORONTO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - G Olson (2, throw). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.32 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 HBP - R Johnson (by G Olson). Pitches-strikes: G Olson 15-8; A Burnett 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: G Olson 1-1; A Burnett 1-1. Batters faced: G Olson 4; A Burnett 3. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 21 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY RAMON HERNANDEZ SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, M MORA ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 TORONTO 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.258, 4 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 1 1 1 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON TOR - A.J. BURNETT DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.262, 18 HR, 70 RBI) T GLAUS (.255, 15 HR, 49 RBI) A HILL (.267, 12 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Tejada ss 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .297 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Totals 8 1 1 1 1 3 4 BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez (46). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - G Olson (2, throw). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: PB - C Thigpen. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.32 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 4.01 WP - A Burnett. HBP - R Johnson (by G Olson). Pitches-strikes: G Olson 15-8; A Burnett 37-23. Ground balls-fly balls: G Olson 1-1; A Burnett 1-3. Batters faced: G Olson 4; A Burnett 9. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 34 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 1 1 1 TORONTO 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON TOR - A.J. BURNETT DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.313, 0-FOR-1) C PATTERSON (.269, 0-FOR-1) N MARKAKIS (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TORONTO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Tejada ss 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .297 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Totals 8 1 1 1 1 3 4 BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez (46). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - G Olson (2, throw). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - C Thigpen. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 TORONTO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.08 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 4.09 WP - A Burnett. HBP - R Johnson (by G Olson). Pitches-strikes: G Olson 35-17; A Burnett 37-23. Ground balls-fly balls: G Olson 1-4; A Burnett 1-3. Batters faced: G Olson 9; A Burnett 9. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 34 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 1 1 1 TORONTO 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - GARRETT OLSON TOR - A.J. BURNETT DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.265, 0-FOR-0, HBP) L OVERBAY (.257, 0-FOR-1) A RIOS (.310, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 M Tejada ss 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .297 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Totals 11 1 1 1 1 4 4 BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez (46). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - G Olson (2, throw). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Wells 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - C Thigpen. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 010 -- 1 TORONTO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.08 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 4.05 WP - A Burnett. HBP - R Johnson (by G Olson). Pitches-strikes: G Olson 35-17; A Burnett 47-29. Ground balls-fly balls: G Olson 1-4; A Burnett 3-3. Batters faced: G Olson 9; A Burnett 12. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Chad Fairchild. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 34 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE PASSED BALL BY RAMON HERNANDEZ ALLOWED REED JOHNSON TO SCORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, L OVERBAY ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY VERNON WELLS SCORED LYLE OVERBAY. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, V WELLS ON FIRST, A RIOS ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.262, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY FRANK THOMAS (19) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF GARRETT OLSON SCORED ALEX RIOS AND VERNON WELLS. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, TORONTO 5 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.257, 1-FOR-1)</div>
