AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE TOR: JEREMY ACCARDO (1-3, 2.67) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: M ROUSE (.125, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND 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: CLEVELAND 5 TORONTO 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: M Rouse (.125, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Michaels hit for M Rouse. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5 TORONTO 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Michaels (.289, 6 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE LINE OUT BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED JASON MICHAELS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BLAKE ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6 TORONTO 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.260, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 11 1 TORONTO 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 x 8 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - CLIFF LEE, FERNANDO CABRERA (5TH), TOM MASTNY (7TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH TOR - ROY HALLADAY, SCOTT DOWNS (6TH), CASEY JANSSEN (7TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN HOME RUNS: CLE - CASEY BLAKE (13) OFF ROY HALLADAY IN THE 3RD, 0 ON TOR - VERNON WELLS (13) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 11 1 TORONTO 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 x 8 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - CLIFF LEE, FERNANDO CABRERA (5TH), TOM MASTNY (7TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH TOR - ROY HALLADAY, SCOTT DOWNS (6TH), CASEY JANSSEN (7TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN WP - ROY HALLADAY (10-3) LP - CLIFF LEE (5-5) SAVE - JEREMY ACCARDO (11) HOME RUNS: CLE - CASEY BLAKE (13) OFF ROY HALLADAY IN THE 3RD, 0 ON TOR - VERNON WELLS (13) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:57 ATT: 28,526 PROBABLES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (9-4, 3.78) TOR - SHAUN MARCUM (4-2, 2.86)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS TORONTO (8) - FINAL CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .281 C Blake 3b 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .277 V Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .325 T Hafner dh 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .259 J Peralta ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .276 B Francisco lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .417 T Nixon rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 K Shoppach c 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .349 M Rouse 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 a-J Michaels ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289 Totals 36 6 11 6 2 6 15 a-walked for M Rouse in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (16, R Halladay); T Hafner (10, R Halladay); B Francisco (3, R Halladay); T Nixon (13, R Halladay); C Blake (20, J Accardo). HR - C Blake (13, 3rd inning off R Halladay 0 on, 1 Out). SF - V Martinez , K Shoppach. RBI - C Blake 2 (45), K Shoppach (17), T Hafner (55), J Peralta (50), V Martinez (67). 2-out RBI - J Peralta. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, J Peralta 1, B Francisco 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (24, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun). FIELDING: E - J Peralta (14, line drive). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .258 R Johnson lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .270 A Rios rf 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 .296 F Thomas dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .246 A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 G Zaun c 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .235 C Thigpen 1b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 a-M Stairs ph-1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .299 R Clayton ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .228 J McDonald 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .289 Totals 33 8 10 8 6 3 12 a-tripled to deep center for C Thigpen in the 5th. BATTING: 2B - A Rios (22, C Lee); R Clayton (13, F Cabrera); F Thomas (11, F Cabrera). 3B - M Stairs (1, F Cabrera). HR - V Wells (13, 4th inning off C Lee 0 on, 1 Out). S - R Johnson. RBI - J McDonald (11), V Wells 3 (49), A Rios 2 (52), M Stairs (34), R Clayton (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, G Zaun 1, A Hill 2. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: CS - A Rios (2, 2nd base by F Cabrera/K Shoppach). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 101 120 001 -- 6 TORONTO - 050 120 00x -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee (L, 5-5) 4 6 6 5 3 0 1 5.23 F Cabrera 2 4 2 2 2 1 0 4.73 T Mastny 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.63 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay (W, 10-3) 5 2/3 9 5 5 1 3 1 4.46 S Downs (H, 12) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.43 C Janssen (H, 11) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.40 J Accardo (S, 11) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.86 WP - C Lee, R Halladay. IBB - V Wells (by F Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: C Lee 92-56; F Cabrera 38-21; T Mastny 24-14; R Halladay 96-61; S Downs 16-9; C Janssen 22-14; J Accardo 22-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 2-10; F Cabrera 3-1; T Mastny 1-3; R Halladay 11-3; S Downs 2-0; C Janssen 0-2; J Accardo 1-2. Batters faced: C Lee 22; F Cabrera 11; T Mastny 7; R Halladay 27; S Downs 4; C Janssen 4; J Accardo 5. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. T--2:57. Att--28,526. Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 25 mph, in from left.</div>
Wells helps send Indians to third straight loss <h3>TORONTO 8, CLEVELAND 6</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Roy Halladay was in a giving mood againstthe Cleveland Indians. Luckily for the righthander, the TorontoBlue Jays took more from Cliff Lee. Vernon Wells homered and drove in three runs and Alex Rios addedtwo RBI as the Blue Jays made up for a sub-par effort fromHalladay on Friday and posted an 8-6 victory over the Indians,who have lost three straight. Entering with a 4-0 lifetime record against Cleveland, Halladayfell behind in the first inning before Toronto erupted for fiveruns against Lee in the second. Halladay struggled to preserve the four-run lead, however,giving up single runs in the third and fourth innings, and twomore in the fifth after Wells belted a solo shot in the fourthas the Indians pulled within 6-5. But pinch hitter Matt Stairs delivered an RBI triple to deepcenter field with one out in the bottom of the fifth and scoredon Royce Clayton's double to left, expanding Toronto's advantageto three runs. Halladay (10-3), who had been supported by an average of 6.1runs over his first 15 starts of the season, lasted 5 2/3innings in this one. The former American League Cy Young Awardwinner allowed five runs and nine hits with a walk and threestrikeouts but escaped with his sixth win in seven decisions. The Indians made things interesting in the ninth, however.After Scott Downs and Casey Janssen combined for 2 1/3 scorelessframes, Jeremy Accardo started the ninth and walked leadoffhitter Jason Michaels. Following a flyout by Grady Sizemore, Casey Blake - who homeredearlier in the game - belted a double over the head of rightfielder Rios, putting runners on second and third. Representingthe tying run, Victor Martinez ripped a shot to left that wasticketed for extra bases. But left fielder Reed Johnson made a superb diving catch,limiting Martinez to a sacrifice fly and preventing thepotential tying run from scoring. Accardo sealed the victoryand his 11th save by inducing a game-ending groundout by TravisHafner. Lee (5-5) worked just four innings, his shortest start of theseason. The lefthander yielded six runs - five earned - and sixhits, walking three without a strikeout and uncorking a wildpitch. Gregg Zaun went 2-for-4 and scored twice for the Blue Jays, whohave won three of their last four games. Martinez extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a singleand Blake went 3-for-4 with two RBI for Cleveland, which slippedinto a tie for first place in the AL Central Division withDetroit.
Re: AL: CLEVELAND (51-34) at TORONTO (41-43) Good win. The offence stepped up for the second straight game.
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (6) AT TORONTO (8) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore doubled to deep right. C Blake singled to center, G Sizemore scored. V Martinez singled to right, C Blake to second. T Hafner grounded out to catcher, C Blake to third, V Martinez to second. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Blake out at home. B Francisco struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: G Zaun singled to deep left center. C Thigpen safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta, G Zaun to second. R Clayton walked, G Zaun to third, C Thigpen to second. J McDonald singled to center, G Zaun scored, C Thigpen to third, R Clayton to second. V Wells singled to center, C Thigpen and R Clayton scored, J McDonald to second. R Johnson sacrificed to pitcher, J McDonald to third, V Wells to second. A Rios doubled to left, J McDonald and V Wells scored. F Thomas flied out to right, A Rios to third. A Hill flied out to right. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 1, TORONTO 5. CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore grounded out to second. C Blake homered to left. V Martinez grounded out to first. T Hafner doubled to left. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Hafner out at third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TORONTO 5. CLEVELAND 4TH: B Francisco doubled to left. T Nixon grounded out to second, B Francisco to third. K Shoppach hit sacrifice fly to center, B Francisco scored. M Rouse flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TORONTO 5. TORONTO 4TH: J McDonald lined out to center. V Wells homered to center. R Johnson singled to center. A Rios lined out to right. F Thomas flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TORONTO 6. CLEVELAND 5TH: G Sizemore singled to right. G Sizemore stole second. C Blake walked. G Sizemore to third on wild pitch by R Halladay. V Martinez struck out swinging. T Hafner grounded out to second, G Sizemore scored, C Blake to second. J Peralta singled to right, C Blake scored. B Francisco grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 6. TORONTO 5TH: F Cabrera relieved C Lee. A Hill struck out swinging. G Zaun singled to right. M Stairs hit for C Thigpen. M Stairs tripled to deep center, G Zaun scored. R Clayton doubled to left, M Stairs scored. J McDonald popped out to second. V Wells intentionally walked. R Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Wells out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. CLEVELAND 9TH: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. J Michaels hit for M Rouse. J Michaels walked. G Sizemore lined out to right. C Blake doubled to deep right center, J Michaels to third. V Martinez hit sacrifice fly to left, J Michaels scored. T Hafner grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TORONTO 8.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (6) AT TORONTO (8) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez 1B, T Hafner DH, J Peralta SS, B Francisco LF, T Nixon RF, K Shoppach C, M Rouse 2B, C Lee LHP. Toronto Starting Lineups -- V Wells CF, R Johnson LF, A Rios RF, F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, C Thigpen 1B, R Clayton SS, J McDonald 3B, R Halladay RHP. Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Bruce Dreckman (2B), Gary Darling (3B). Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 25 mph. CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore doubled to deep right. C Blake singled to center, G Sizemore scored. V Martinez singled to right, C Blake to second. T Hafner grounded out to catcher, C Blake to third, V Martinez to second. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Blake out at home. B Francisco struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 1ST: V Wells flied out to right. R Johnson walked. R Johnson to second on wild pitch by C Lee. A Rios walked. F Thomas flied out to left. A Hill grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Rios out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 2ND: T Nixon lined out to third. K Shoppach grounded out to second. M Rouse struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: G Zaun singled to deep left center. C Thigpen safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta, G Zaun to second. R Clayton walked, G Zaun to third, C Thigpen to second. J McDonald singled to center, G Zaun scored, C Thigpen to third, R Clayton to second. V Wells singled to center, C Thigpen and R Clayton scored, J McDonald to second. R Johnson sacrificed to pitcher, J McDonald to third, V Wells to second. A Rios doubled to left, J McDonald and V Wells scored. F Thomas flied out to right, A Rios to third. A Hill flied out to right. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 1, TORONTO 5. CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore grounded out to second. C Blake homered to left. V Martinez grounded out to first. T Hafner doubled to left. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Hafner out at third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TORONTO 5. TORONTO 3RD: G Zaun flied out to center. C Thigpen flied out to right. R Clayton popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TORONTO 5. CLEVELAND 4TH: B Francisco doubled to left. T Nixon grounded out to second, B Francisco to third. K Shoppach hit sacrifice fly to center, B Francisco scored. M Rouse flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TORONTO 5. TORONTO 4TH: J McDonald lined out to center. V Wells homered to center. R Johnson singled to center. A Rios lined out to right. F Thomas flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TORONTO 6. CLEVELAND 5TH: G Sizemore singled to right. G Sizemore stole second. C Blake walked. G Sizemore to third on wild pitch by R Halladay. V Martinez struck out swinging. T Hafner grounded out to second, G Sizemore scored, C Blake to second. J Peralta singled to right, C Blake scored. B Francisco grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 6. TORONTO 5TH: F Cabrera relieved C Lee. A Hill struck out swinging. G Zaun singled to right. M Stairs hit for C Thigpen. M Stairs tripled to deep center, G Zaun scored. R Clayton doubled to left, M Stairs scored. J McDonald popped out to second. V Wells intentionally walked. R Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Wells out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. CLEVELAND 6TH: M Stairs at first base. T Nixon doubled to deep right center. K Shoppach grounded out to shortstop. M Rouse grounded out to first, T Nixon to third. S Downs relieved R Halladay. G Sizemore grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. TORONTO 6TH: A Rios walked. A Rios caught stealing second, catcher to second. F Thomas doubled to left. A Hill grounded out to second, F Thomas to third. G Zaun grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. CLEVELAND 7TH: C Blake grounded out to second. V Martinez struck out looking. T Hafner singled to right. C Janssen relieved S Downs. J Peralta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. TORONTO 7TH: T Mastny relieved F Cabrera. M Stairs struck out swinging. R Clayton grounded out to second. J McDonald lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. CLEVELAND 8TH: B Francisco struck out looking. T Nixon lined out to right. K Shoppach lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. TORONTO 8TH: V Wells lined out to right. R Johnson struck out swinging. A Rios walked. F Thomas flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TORONTO 8. CLEVELAND 9TH: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. J Michaels hit for M Rouse. J Michaels walked. G Sizemore lined out to right. C Blake doubled to deep right center, J Michaels to third. V Martinez hit sacrifice fly to left, J Michaels scored. T Hafner grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TORONTO 8.</div>
Wells helps send Indians to third straight loss <h3>TORONTO 8, CLEVELAND 6</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Roy Halladay was in a giving mood againstthe Cleveland Indians. Luckily for the righthander, the TorontoBlue Jays took more from Cliff Lee. Vernon Wells homered and drove in three runs and Alex Rios addedtwo RBI as the Blue Jays made up for a sub-par effort fromHalladay on Friday and posted an 8-6 victory over the Indians,who have lost three straight. Entering with a 4-0 lifetime record against Cleveland, Halladayfell behind in the first inning before Toronto erupted for fiveruns against Lee in the second. John McDonald plated the first run of the inning with a singleand Wells followed with a base hit that scored two, giving theBlue Jays a 3-1 advantage. "That was a big inning," Wells said. "I've been making someadjustments in my swing lately, and it's been paying off." Rios capped the outburst with a two-run double. Halladay struggled to preserve the four-run lead, however,giving up single runs in the third and fourth innings, and twomore in the fifth after Wells belted a solo shot in the fourthas the Indians pulled within 6-5. "Our guys did a real good job against him," Cleveland managerEric Wedge said. "I was real pleased with our approach and ourfight. But Halladay's a warrior and you know he's not going togive in." But pinch hitter Matt Stairs delivered an RBI triple to deepcenter field with one out in the bottom of the fifth and scoredon Royce Clayton's double to left, expanding Toronto's advantageto three runs. "It's nice to see the offense come alive when your ace doesn'thave his best stuff," said Stairs, whose triple was his firstsince April 13, 2005. "That was huge to get that cushion backafter they came back on us." Halladay (10-3), who had been supported by an average of 6.1runs over his first 15 starts of the season, lasted 5 2/3innings in this one. The former American League Cy Young Awardwinner allowed five runs and nine hits with a walk and threestrikeouts but escaped with his sixth win in seven decisions. "They're a good offensive team and you know they're going tocome out swinging," Halladay said. "Control-wise, I was decent.My fastball was OK, but I really need to improve on mycurveballs, both ahead and behind in the count." The Indians made things interesting in the ninth, however.After Scott Downs and Casey Janssen combined for 2 1/3 scorelessframes, Jeremy Accardo started the ninth and walked leadoffhitter Jason Michaels. Following a flyout by Grady Sizemore, Casey Blake - who homeredearlier in the game - belted a double over the head of rightfielder Rios, putting runners on second and third. Representingthe tying run, Victor Martinez ripped a shot to left that wasticketed for extra bases. But left fielder Reed Johnson - who was activated from the60-day disabled list earlier in the day - made a superb divingcatch, limiting Martinez to a sacrifice fly and preventing thepotential tying run from scoring. "I knew that if Martinez got something out over the plate, itwas coming my way," said Johnson, who was sidelined since April12 with a herniated disk in his back. "I was just making sure Iwas ready to make the play. It was an awesome feeling (to makethe catch)." Accardo sealed the victory and his 11th save by inducing agame-ending groundout by Travis Hafner. Lee (5-5) worked just four innings, his shortest start of theseason. The lefthander yielded six runs - five earned - and sixhits, walking three without a strikeout and uncorking a wildpitch. "It was totally a bad outing," Lee said. "It's not acceptablefor me or for our team to pitch that way. When you're throwingballs and working behind in the count, that's when things don'tgo your way. I can't go out there and give up five runs in thesecond inning. That's just not doing my job." Gregg Zaun went 2-for-4 and scored twice for the Blue Jays, whohave won three of their last four games. Martinez extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a singleand Blake went 3-for-4 with two RBI for Cleveland, which slippedinto a tie for first place in the AL Central Division withDetroit. "I was proud of the way we came back," Blake said. "Halladayprobably wasn't too thrilled with the way he threw tonight, buthe still got the win."
