AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO (5) AT LA ANGELS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits hit by pitch. O Cabrera singled to center, O Cabrera out at second, R Willits to third. V Guerrero grounded out to second, R Willits scored. G Anderson safe at first on error by shortstop R Olmedo. G Matthews Jr singled to right, G Anderson to third. M Izturis singled to right, G Anderson scored, G Matthews Jr to third. H Kendrick struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 2. LA ANGELS 3RD: O Cabrera grounded out to third. V Guerrero homered to center. G Anderson flied out to left. G Matthews Jr popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 3. TORONTO 4TH: L Overbay walked. M Stairs flied out to center. V Wells doubled to deep center, L Overbay scored, V Wells to third on throwing error by second baseman H Kendrick. F Thomas reached on infield single to second, V Wells scored. T Glaus flied out to left. A Hill flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 2, LA ANGELS 3. TORONTO 5TH: G Zaun flied out to right. R Olmedo grounded out to second. R Johnson singled to left. L Overbay doubled to center, R Johnson to third. M Stairs doubled to deep center, R Johnson and L Overbay scored. M Stairs to third on wild pitch by E Santana, M Stairs scored on throwing error by catcher R Budde. V Wells singled to center. F Thomas flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 8TH: V Guerrero homered to center. G Anderson singled to right. G Matthews Jr grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Anderson out at second. M Izturis grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 4.</div>
AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO (5) AT LA ANGELS (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson LF, L Overbay 1B, M Stairs RF, V Wells CF, F Thomas DH, T Glaus 3B, A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, R Olmedo SS, J Litsch RHP. La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits DH, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF, G Anderson LF, G Matthews Jr CF, M Izturis 3B, H Kendrick 2B, R Quinlan 1B, R Budde C, E Santana RHP. Umpires -- Charlie Reliford (HP), Greg Gibson (1B), Larry Vanover (2B), Tony Randazzo (3B). Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 7 mph. TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson flied out to left. L Overbay struck out looking. M Stairs grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits hit by pitch. O Cabrera singled to center, O Cabrera out at second, R Willits to third. V Guerrero grounded out to second, R Willits scored. G Anderson safe at first on error by shortstop R Olmedo. G Matthews Jr singled to right, G Anderson to third. M Izturis singled to right, G Anderson scored, G Matthews Jr to third. H Kendrick struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 2. TORONTO 2ND: V Wells flied out to right. F Thomas singled to center. T Glaus struck out looking. A Hill flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 2. LA ANGELS 2ND: R Quinlan grounded out to second. R Budde grounded out to shortstop. R Willits grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 2. TORONTO 3RD: G Zaun grounded out to second. R Olmedo flied out to center. R Johnson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 2. LA ANGELS 3RD: O Cabrera grounded out to third. V Guerrero homered to center. G Anderson flied out to left. G Matthews Jr popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 3. TORONTO 4TH: L Overbay walked. M Stairs flied out to center. V Wells doubled to deep center, L Overbay scored, V Wells to third on throwing error by second baseman H Kendrick. F Thomas reached on infield single to second, V Wells scored. T Glaus flied out to left. A Hill flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 2, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 4TH: M Izturis singled to center. H Kendrick grounded out to shortstop, M Izturis to second. R Quinlan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Izturis out at third. R Budde singled to shallow right, R Quinlan to third. R Willits walked, R Budde to second. O Cabrera struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, LA ANGELS 3. TORONTO 5TH: G Zaun flied out to right. R Olmedo grounded out to second. R Johnson singled to left. L Overbay doubled to center, R Johnson to third. M Stairs doubled to deep center, R Johnson and L Overbay scored. M Stairs to third on wild pitch by E Santana, M Stairs scored on throwing error by catcher R Budde. V Wells singled to center. F Thomas flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 5TH: V Guerrero fouled out to catcher. G Anderson popped out to first. G Matthews Jr grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. TORONTO 6TH: T Glaus grounded out to third. A Hill singled to left. G Zaun flied out to right. R Olmedo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 6TH: M Izturis flied out to center. H Kendrick grounded out to second. R Quinlan grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. TORONTO 7TH: D Oliver relieved E Santana. R Johnson popped out to second. L Overbay popped out to shortstop. A Rios hit for M Stairs. A Rios walked. V Wells popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 7TH: A Rios in right field. R Budde grounded out to shortstop. R Willits walked. C Janssen relieved J Litsch. R Willits caught stealing second, catcher to second. O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. TORONTO 8TH: F Thomas flied out to right. T Glaus struck out swinging. A Hill struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 8TH: V Guerrero homered to center. G Anderson singled to right. G Matthews Jr grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Anderson out at second. M Izturis grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 4. TORONTO 9TH: D Moseley relieved D Oliver. G Zaun lined out to right. R Olmedo struck out swinging. R Johnson walked. L Overbay grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 4. LA ANGELS 9TH: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. H Kendrick grounded out to second. R Quinlan grounded out to shortstop. R Budde struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 4.</div>
Litsch, Stairs step up to down Angels <h3>TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 4</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Rookie Jesse Litsch tossed 61/3 strong innings and Matt Stairs had two RBI in a pivotalsixth frame as the Toronto Blue Jays posted a 5-4 victory overthe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday. Litsch (5-6) overcame a rough two-run first by the Angels,allowing only the first of Vladimir Guerrero's two solo homersafter that before departing after yielding three runs - twoearned - and six hits. Even though he fell victim to anunearned run in his third straight start, the righthandergrabbed his first win this month. With Toronto trailing, 3-2, in the fifth, Stairs personallyaccounted for each of the three runs in the frame that providedthe necessary working margin. Reed Johnson singled and Lyle Overbay doubled before Stairs<div class="pre">lined a two-run, two-base hit to center off Angels starter</div>Ervin Santana (5-12) that gave the Blue Jays their first lead. In the next at-bat against Vernon Wells, Santana uncorked a wildpitch that allowed Stairs to take third. Trying to make aplay, Anaheim catcher Ryan Budde threw the ball past thirdbaseman Maicer Izturis, enabling the 39-year-old to score andincrease the advantage to 5-3. Casey Janssen surrendered Guerrero's second homer in the eighthbefore handing the game over to closer Jeremy Accardo, whotossed a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 29 chances. Indoing so, the righthander extended his scoreless-games streak to10. The win continued a long trend between the teams as the BlueJays won for the 24th in 35 games against the Angels.
Litsch, Stairs step up to down Angels <h3>TORONTO 5, LA ANGELS 4</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Rookie Jesse Litsch tossed 61/3 strong innings and Matt Stairs had two RBI in a pivotalsixth frame as the Toronto Blue Jays posted a 5-4 victory overthe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday. Litsch (5-6) overcame a rough two-run first by the Angels,allowing only the first of Vladimir Guerrero's two solo homersafter that before departing after yielding three runs - twoearned - and six hits. Even though he fell victim to anunearned run in his third straight start, the righthandergrabbed his first win this month. With Toronto trailing, 3-2, in the fifth, Stairs personallyaccounted for each of the three runs in the frame that providedthe necessary working margin. "He's just a professional hitter," Blue Jays manager JohnGibbons said. "He has been so productive for us with the numberof at-bats he has this season." Reed Johnson singled and Lyle Overbay doubled before Stairslined a two-run, two-base hit to center off Angels starter ErvinSantana (5-12) that gave the Blue Jays their first lead. "I felt good in the beginning by getting ahead of their hittersand getting some easy outs," said Santana, who retired nine ofthe first 10 batters he faced. "For some reason, I just lostcontrol on some of my pitches and couldn't find the zone." In the next at-bat against Vernon Wells, Santana uncorked a wildpitch that allowed Stairs to take third. Trying to make aplay, Anaheim catcher Ryan Budde sailed a throw well over thehead of third baseman Maicer Izturis, enabling the 39-year-oldStairs to score and increase the advantage to 5-3. "Mistakes are a part of baseball, and that's just the game,"Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We take away that run fromthe throw and we might be playing extra innings, but we justhave to put this one behind us and come out ready to playtomorrow." Casey Janssen surrendered Guerrero's second homer in the eighthbefore handing the game over to closer Jeremy Accardo, whotossed a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 29 chances. Indoing so, the righthander extended his scoreless-games streak to10. "I started off slow and finished up strong, I guess you couldsay," Litsch said. "I got down early in the game, but the guyspicked me up with their bats." Santana lasted six innings, surrendering five runs, eight hitsand a walk with four strikeouts. The win continued a long trend between the teams as the BlueJays won for the 24th in 35 games against the Angels, who hadwon 11 of their last 13 games at home.
