AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Downs relieved J Towers. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J BARFIELD ON FIRST, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0 TORONTO 0 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.281, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE TOR: JEREMY ACCARDO (1-3, 2.86) IN THE 9TH SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.277, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Accardo relieved S Downs. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0 TORONTO 0 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C Blake (.277, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD TOR - JEREMY ACCARDO DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.254, 0-FOR-3) R JOHNSON (.227, 0-FOR-3) A RIOS (.292, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 C Blake 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 V Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .324 T Hafner dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 J Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277 T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 J Michaels lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 K Shoppach c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 J Barfield 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 31 0 3 0 1 6 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 2, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (9, 2nd base off J Towers/G Zaun). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 R Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 A Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 M Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 G Zaun c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 R Clayton ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .236 H Clark 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 J McDonald 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 Totals 27 0 3 0 0 2 7 BATTING: 2B - R Clayton (14, P Byrd). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: E - J McDonald (4, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 000 000 000 -- 0 TORONTO - 000 000 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 8 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.34 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Towers 8 3 0 0 0 4 0 5.07 S Downs 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41 J Accardo 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.80 J Towers pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 90-66; J Towers 92-68; S Downs 2-1; J Accardo 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 8-14; J Towers 11-9; S Downs 1-0; J Accardo 0-0. Batters faced: P Byrd 27; J Towers 27; S Downs 1; J Accardo 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (1-0, 1.13) IN THE 9TH SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, R JOHNSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.292, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Betancourt relieved P Byrd. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R JOHNSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0 TORONTO 0 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Rios (.292, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED REED JOHNSON. FINAL SCORE: TORONTO 1, CLEVELAND 0</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (9TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH TOR - JOSH TOWERS, SCOTT DOWNS (9TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE TOR - NONE</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (9TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH TOR - JOSH TOWERS, SCOTT DOWNS (9TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN WP - JEREMY ACCARDO (2-3) LP - PAUL BYRD (7-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE TOR - NONE TIME: 2:17 ATT: 28,239 PROBABLES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (10-3, 4.46) BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (9-8, 4.39) PROBABLES: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (4-8, 5.68) CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (1-4, 6.27)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TORONTO (1) - FINAL CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 C Blake 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 V Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .324 T Hafner dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 J Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277 T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 J Michaels lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 K Shoppach c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 J Barfield 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 31 0 3 0 1 6 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 2, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (9, 2nd base off J Towers/G Zaun). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 R Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .244 A Rios rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 M Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 G Zaun c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 R Clayton ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .236 H Clark 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 J McDonald 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 Totals 30 1 5 1 0 2 7 BATTING: 2B - R Clayton (14, P Byrd); R Johnson (3, P Byrd). RBI - A Rios (53). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - M Stairs (5, catch). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 000 000 000 -- 0 TORONTO - 000 000 001 -- 1 One out when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd (L, 7-4) 8 1/3 4 1 1 0 2 0 4.41 R Betancourt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Towers 8 3 0 0 0 4 0 5.07 S Downs 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41 J Accardo (W, 2-3) 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.80 J Towers pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. R Betancourt pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 96-70; R Betancourt 3-2; J Towers 92-68; S Downs 2-1; J Accardo 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 8-15; R Betancourt 0-0; J Towers 11-9; S Downs 1-0; J Accardo 0-0. Batters faced: P Byrd 29; R Betancourt 1; J Towers 27; S Downs 1; J Accardo 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry Poncino. T--2:17. Att--28,239. Weather: INDOORS</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (0) AT TORONTO (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO 9TH: V Wells flied out to left. R Johnson doubled to right. R Betancourt relieved P Byrd. A Rios singled to center, R Johnson scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 1.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (0) AT TORONTO (1) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez 1B, T Hafner DH, J Peralta SS, T Nixon RF, J Michaels LF, K Shoppach C, J Barfield 2B, P Byrd RHP. Toronto Starting Lineups -- V Wells CF, R Johnson LF, A Rios RF, F Thomas DH, M Stairs 1B, G Zaun C, R Clayton SS, H Clark 2B, J McDonald 3B, J Towers RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Dreckman (HP), Gary Darling (1B), Jerry Meals (2B), Larry Poncino (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out looking. C Blake grounded out to pitcher. V Martinez grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 1ST: V Wells grounded out to pitcher. R Johnson grounded out to shortstop. A Rios flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 2ND: T Hafner flied out to center. J Peralta grounded out to third. T Nixon grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas flied out to left. M Stairs flied out to center. G Zaun grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 3RD: J Michaels grounded out to first. K Shoppach grounded out to third. J Barfield grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 3RD: R Clayton singled to center. H Clark grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Clayton out at second. J McDonald singled to center, H Clark to second. V Wells struck out looking. R Johnson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 4TH: G Sizemore flied out to left. C Blake grounded out to shortstop. V Martinez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 4TH: A Rios flied out to center. F Thomas flied out to left. M Stairs grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 5TH: T Hafner flied out to center. J Peralta grounded out to third. T Nixon lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 5TH: G Zaun grounded out to shortstop. R Clayton flied out to right. H Clark flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 6TH: J Michaels flied out to center. K Shoppach fouled out to first. J Barfield singled to left. J Barfield stole second. G Sizemore struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 6TH: J McDonald fouled out to third. V Wells fouled out to third. R Johnson lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 7TH: C Blake flied out to center. V Martinez grounded out to first. T Hafner singled to right. J Peralta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 7TH: A Rios flied out to left. F Thomas grounded out to shortstop. M Stairs grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 8TH: T Nixon lined out to second. J Michaels struck out swinging. K Shoppach grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 8TH: G Zaun fouled out to third. R Clayton doubled to left. H Clark popped out to shortstop. J McDonald popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. CLEVELAND 9TH: J Barfield singled to center. S Downs relieved J Towers. G Sizemore bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Barfield out at second. J Accardo relieved S Downs. C Blake safe at first on error by first baseman M Stairs, G Sizemore to second. V Martinez struck out swinging. T Hafner walked, G Sizemore to third, C Blake to second. J Peralta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 9TH: V Wells flied out to left. R Johnson doubled to right. R Betancourt relieved P Byrd. A Rios singled to center, R Johnson scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TORONTO 1.</div>
Rios rips game-winning hit to lift Blue Jays past Indians <h3>TORONTO 1, CLEVELAND 0</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- All-Star Alex Rios helped the Toronto BlueJays enter the All-Star break on a high note. Rios ripped a single with one out in the bottom of the ninthinning to plate Reed Johnson with the winning run and propel theBlue Jays to a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Toronto's lone representative in this year's Midsummer Classic,Rios has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismalseason for the Blue Jays. The 26-year-old outfielder leads theteam in average (.294), home runs (17), RBI (53), runs (62) andstolen bases (nine). After Vernon Wells led off the ninth by flying out to thewarning track in left field, Johnson laced a double down theright field line to chase Indians starter Paul Byrd (7-4). That set the stage for Rios, who lined righthander RafaelBetancourt's 1-1 offering past shortstop Jhonny Peralta and intocenter field. The speedy Johnson scored easily from second base, liftingToronto to its third win in the last four games and prompting araucous celebration at Rogers Centre. Toronto closer Jeremy Accardo (2-3) recorded the final two outsin the top of the frame to notch the win. The Blue Jays nearly squandered a brilliant outing by starter JoshTowers, who carried a perfect game into the sixth. Therighthander worked eight-plus innings, yielding three hits withno walks and foru strikeouts. Josh Barfield broke up Tower's no-hit bid with a two-out linerin the sixth the outstretched glove of third baseman JohnMcDonald. Byrd was nearly as impressive as Towers, allowing only one runand four hits in 8 1/3 frames. The veteran righthander struckout two without walking a batter. Cleveland had a chance to give Byrd a win in the ninth, placingrunners at first and second with one out thanks to a leadoffsingle by Barfield and an error by first baseman Matt Stairs onCasey Blake's grounder. But Accardo beared down from there, striking out All-Star VictorMartinez and walking Travis Hafner before striking out Peraltato end the threat and preserve the scoreless tie. Hafner singled in the seventh, extending his hitting streak to10 games.
Rios rips game-winning hit to lift Blue Jays past Indians <h3>TORONTO 1, CLEVELAND 0</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- All-Star Alex Rios helped the Toronto BlueJays enter the All-Star break on a high note. Rios ripped a single with one out in the bottom of the ninthinning to plate Reed Johnson with the winning run and propel theBlue Jays to a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Toronto's lone representative in this year's Midsummer Classic,Rios has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismalseason for the Blue Jays. The 26-year-old outfielder leads theteam in average (.294), home runs (17), RBI (53), runs (62) andstolen bases (nine). After Vernon Wells led off the ninth by flying out to thewarning track in left field, Johnson laced a double down theright field line to chase Indians starter Paul Byrd (7-4). That set the stage for Rios, who lined righthander RafaelBetancourt's 1-1 offering past shortstop Jhonny Peralta and intocenter field. "I got a good pitch to hit," Rios said. "When you've got a goodrunner on second that can score on any hit, you just try andhave a good at-bat." The speedy Johnson scored easily from second base, liftingToronto to its third win in the last four games and prompting araucous celebration at Rogers Centre. "We got that big hit by Rios," Blue Jays manager John Gibbonssaid. "That's why he's an All-Star." Toronto closer Jeremy Accardo (2-3) recorded the final two outsin the top of the frame to notch the win. The Blue Jays nearly squandered a brilliant outing by starterJosh Towers, who carried a perfect game into the sixth. Therighthander worked eight-plus innings, yielding three hits withno walks and four strikeouts. "He's on a little bit of a roll right now," Gibbons said. "Thelast three starts have been very good." Josh Barfield broke up Tower's no-hit bid with a two-out linerin the sixth the outstretched glove of third baseman JohnMcDonald. "I just know that I feel pretty good with the way I slung theball," Towers said. "I know the ball was coming out prettygood, but I was just concentrating on putting up zeros." Byrd was nearly as impressive as Towers, allowing only one runand four hits in 8 1/3 frames. The veteran righthander struckout two without walking a batter. "I loved it," said Byrd, who took the loss despite deliveringhis longest outing of the season. "I like the old-fashionedpitcher's duel. The games changed to a more of anoffensive-minded set, but I like the chess match." Cleveland had a chance to give Byrd a win in the ninth, placingrunners at first and second with one out thanks to a leadoffsingle by Barfield and an error by first baseman Matt Stairs onCasey Blake's grounder. But Accardo beared down from there, striking out All-Star VictorMartinez and walking Travis Hafner before striking out Peraltato end the threat and preserve the scoreless tie. "I fell behind, 2-0, and then tried to be too cute with a pitch,and then had to challenge him with three heaters," Accardosaid. "It was the most energy I've had in a long time pitchingon the mound." Hafner singled in the seventh, extending his hitting streak to10 games.
