AL: CLEVELAND (51-34) at TORONTO (41-43) <h3>Hallady gets start against Indians</h3> <div class="pre">Cleveland (51-34) at Toronto (41-43) 7:07 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) -- Roy Halladay takes the mound for the TorontoBlue Jays when they host the Cleveland Indians in the opener ofa three-game series on Friday. After making the All-Star squad the last two years, Halladay(9-3, 4.27 ERA) will not be participating in the MidsummerClassic after being outvoted by Boston Red Sox reliever HidekiOkajima in the Final Vote. The 30-year-old Halladay had a four-game winning streak snappedin his previous start, surrendering three runs and 10 hits withthree strikeouts over six innings in an 8-3 loss to the SeattleMariners last Saturday. The 10-year veteran will have to shut down a talented Indianslineup which includes All-Star catcher Victor Martinez, who iscurrently on a nine-game hitting streak. The switch-hitting Martinez is batting .322 with 14 home runsand a team-leading 64 RBI this season. Cliff Lee (5-4, 4.90) will start for Cleveland, which hopes toavoid a three-game losing streak. Lee has not recieved a loss in his last four starts, posting a3-0 record with a 2.77 ERA over 26 innings over that span. The 28-year-old lefthander pitched eight innings, yielding justone run and four hits with two walks and a season-high ninestrikeouts in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays onSunday.
AL: CLEVELAND (51-34) at TORONTO (41-43) <h3>Halladay gets start against Indians</h3> <div class="pre">Cleveland (51-34) at Toronto (41-43) 7:07 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) -- Roy Halladay takes the mound for the TorontoBlue Jays when they host the Cleveland Indians in the opener ofa three-game series on Friday. After making the All-Star squad the last two years, Halladay(9-3, 4.27 ERA) will not be participating in the MidsummerClassic after being out-voted by Boston Red Sox reliever HidekiOkajima in the Final Vote. The 30-year-old Halladay had a four-game winning streak snappedin his previous start, surrendering three runs and 10 hits withthree strikeouts over six innings in an 8-3 loss to the SeattleMariners last Saturday. The 10-year veteran will have to shut down a talented Indianslineup which includes All-Star catcher Victor Martinez, who iscurrently on a nine-game hitting streak. The switch-hitting Martinez is batting .322 with 14 home runsand a team-leading 64 RBI this season. Cliff Lee (5-4, 4.90) will start for Cleveland, which hopes toavoid a three-game losing streak. Lee has not received a loss in his last four starts, posting a3-0 record with a 2.77 ERA over 26 innings over that span. The 28-year-old lefthander pitched eight innings, yielding justone run and four hits with two walks and a season-high ninestrikeouts in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays onSunday.
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND TORONTO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Grady Sizemore CF .279 14 45 Vernon Wells CF .255 12 46 Casey Blake 3B .271 12 43 Reed Johnson LF .265 1 7 Victor Martinez 1B .326 15 66 Alex Rios RF .295 17 50 Travis Hafner DH .257 14 54 Frank Thomas DH .247 14 43 Jhonny Peralta SS .276 14 49 Aaron Hill 2B .265 9 47 Ben Francisco LF .450 3 5 Gregg Zaun C .226 3 20 Trot Nixon RF .240 2 25 Curtis Thigpen 1B .286 0 4 Kelly Shoppach C .363 4 16 Royce Clayton SS .226 1 10 Mike Rouse 2B .132 0 3 John Mcdonald 3B .290 1 10 Cliff Lee LHP (5-4, 4.90) Roy Halladay RHP (9-3, 4.27)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO WARMUPS: CLE - CLIFF LEE (5-4, 4.90) TOR - ROY HALLADAY (9-3, 4.27) UMPIRES: HP - JERRY MEALS 1B - LARRY PONCINO 2B - BRUCE DRECKMAN 3B - GARY DARLING WEATHER: 76 Degrees, clear WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO STARTING BATS: CLE - CLIFF LEE AND KELLY SHOPPACH TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.279, 14 HR, 45 RBI) C BLAKE (.271, 12 HR, 43 RBI) V MARTINEZ (.326, 15 HR, 66 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY CASEY BLAKE SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1 TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.326, 15 HR, 66 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL CLEVELAND AT TORONTO NOTE: CLEVELAND FIRST BASEMAN VICTOR MARTINEZ EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 1 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.255, 12 HR, 46 RBI) R JOHNSON (.265, 1 HR, 7 RBI) A RIOS (.295, 17 HR, 50 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 V Martinez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .429 T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363 M Rouse 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (16, R Halladay). RBI - C Blake (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Francisco 1. Team LOB - 2. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 C Thigpen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 J McDonald 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1 TORONTO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.90 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.31 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 2-0. Batters faced: R Halladay 6. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TOR - ROY HALLADAY</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 1 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.240, 2 HR, 25 RBI) K SHOPPACH (.363, 4 HR, 16 RBI) M ROUSE (.132, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TORONTO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 V Martinez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .429 T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363 M Rouse 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (16, R Halladay). RBI - C Blake (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Francisco 1. Team LOB - 2. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 C Thigpen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 J McDonald 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Totals 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.83 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.31 WP - C Lee. Pitches-strikes: C Lee 21-11; R Halladay 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 1-2; R Halladay 2-0. Batters faced: C Lee 5; R Halladay 6. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 0 1 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.226, 3 HR, 20 RBI) C THIGPEN (.286, 0 HR, 4 RBI) R CLAYTON (.226, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 V Martinez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .429 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 M Rouse 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130 Totals 9 1 3 1 0 2 4 BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (16, R Halladay). RBI - C Blake (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Francisco 1. Team LOB - 2. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 R Johnson lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 C Thigpen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 J McDonald 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Totals 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1 TORONTO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.83 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.27 WP - C Lee. Pitches-strikes: C Lee 21-11; R Halladay 32-21. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 1-2; R Halladay 3-1. Batters faced: C Lee 5; R Halladay 9. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 25 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JOHN MCDONALD SCORED GREGG ZAUN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MCDONALD ON FIRST, R CLAYTON ON SECOND, C THIGPEN ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1 TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY VERNON WELLS SCORED CURTIS THIGPEN AND ROYCE CLAYTON. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, V WELLS ON FIRST, J MCDONALD ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1 TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED JOHN MCDONALD AND VERNON WELLS. SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A RIOS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1 TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 0 1 3 1 TORONTO 0 5 5 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.281, 1-FOR-1) C BLAKE (.274, 1-FOR-1, RBI) V MARTINEZ (.328, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TORONTO (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 V Martinez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .429 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 M Rouse 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130 Totals 9 1 3 1 0 2 4 BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (16, R Halladay). RBI - C Blake (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Francisco 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - J Peralta (14, line drive). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .257 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .297 F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 A Hill 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 G Zaun c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 C Thigpen 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 R Clayton ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226 J McDonald 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295 Totals 11 5 4 5 3 0 5 BATTING: 2B - A Rios (22, C Lee). RBI - J McDonald (11), V Wells 2 (48), A Rios 2 (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1 TORONTO - 05 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 2 4 5 2 3 0 0 5.01 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.27 WP - C Lee. Pitches-strikes: C Lee 64-39; R Halladay 32-21. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 2-4; R Halladay 3-1. Batters faced: C Lee 14; R Halladay 9. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 25 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY CASEY BLAKE (13) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF ROY HALLADAY. CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, TORONTO 5 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.328, 1-FOR-1)</div>
