MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/20/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 491 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (20-24) 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 7 13 1
Toronto Blue Jays (26-21) 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 8 9 0
Blue Jays Handle Tigers, Grab 8-7 Win
Rogers Centre was the site of an exciting ballgame between the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers.

In a tight contest at Rogers Centre, the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Detroit Tigers by the score of 8-7. Toronto right fielder Shawn Green, who blasted 2 home runs, was a key contributor. Roy Halladay went 6 innings for Toronto to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs. He scattered 8 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 2. His record improves to 5-5.

With Toronto leading 7-5 in the bottom of the seventh, Green hit a fastball from Denny McLain for a solo home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 8-5.

"Put the ball in play and good things will happen," said Green.

The Blue Jays improved to 26-21.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .326 1 17
C. Gehringer 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .277 3 25
H. Heilmann DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .313 2 36
H. Greenberg 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .185 8 26
A. Kaline LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .242 1 8
V. Wertz RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .231 3 16
A. Trammell SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 2 12
   a-N. Cash PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 0 2
   c-P. Polanco SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
D. Evans 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .221 3 14
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 10
   b-T. Phillips PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .294 0 5
   d-L. Parrish C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7 3 3 14      
a - N. Cash pinch hit for A. Trammell in the 8th
b - T. Phillips pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 8th
c - P. Polanco substituted for N. Cash in the 8th
d - L. Parrish substituted for T. Phillips in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kaline (6, 2nd Inning off R. Halladay, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Heilmann (16, 6th Inning off R. Halladay, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Cash (4, 8th Inning off T. Henke, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Cobb (6, 7th Inning off P. Quantrill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cobb 5 , H. Heilmann 2 , H. Greenberg 2 , A. Kaline 4 , V. Wertz , A. Trammell , N. Cash 2 , D. Evans
2-out RBI: A. Trammell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gehringer , D. Evans
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb (16)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Trammell (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. White CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .212 3 12
B. Bichette SS 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .287 8 17
   a-R. Alomar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 6 19
J. Donaldson 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .270 6 22
C. Taylor DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .171 10 25
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .239 6 23
   b-J. Olerud 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
S. Green RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .205 3 4
J. Carter LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .170 2 6
T. Fernandez 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 0 2
J. Phelps C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .120 0 1
Totals 34 8 9 8 3 9 10      
a - R. Alomar substituted for B. Bichette in the 9th
b - J. Olerud substituted for V. Guerrero Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. White (4, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Carter (2, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Taylor (10, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Green 2 (3, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. McLain, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Guerrero Jr. (6, 7th Inning off D. McLain, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. White 3 , J. Donaldson , C. Taylor 5 , V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , S. Green 8 , J. Carter 4 , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr. , S. Green 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bichette , S. Green
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (5) , J. Donaldson 2 (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Green(Greenberg at 2nd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (1-4) 4.2 6 6 6 3 4 3 83 4.73   
D. McLain 3.1 3 2 2 0 5 2 42 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 29
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 24, D. McLain 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 6-4, D. McLain 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 83-48, D. McLain 42-30
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Halladay W (5-5) 6.0 8 4 4 0 2 0 96 2.94   
P. Quantrill H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 3.06   
T. Henke H (6) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 21 3.32   
D. Ward SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Halladay 42
Batters Faced: R. Halladay 26, P. Quantrill 5, T. Henke 7, D. Ward 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Halladay 11-5, P. Quantrill 2-0, T. Henke 2-1, D. Ward 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Halladay 96-67, P. Quantrill 21-16, T. Henke 21-10, D. Ward 20-11
WP: T. Henke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Green
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 25860
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