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Carmona to start against Blue Jays

Jul 7, 2007 - 1:26 PM Cleveland (51-35) at Toronto (42-43) 1:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona takes the mound as the Cleveland Indians hope to snap a three-game losing streak when they face the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a three-game series Saturday.

Carmona (9-4, 3.78 ERA) bounced back from his worst outing of the season in his last start, allowing just two runs - one earned - and four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts over six innings in a 10-2 triumph over the Tampa Devil Rays on Monday.

The 23-year-old righthander was blasted for eight runs over just one inning in a 13-7 loss to the Oakland Athletics on June 27.

On the heels of six straight wins, the Indians are now hoping to avoid their first four-game losing streak of the season.

The Blue Jays will counter with Shaun Marcum (4-2, 2.86), who has not lost since moving to the rotation on May 13.

The 25-year-old Marcum posted a 3-0 record with a 2.02 ERA in 10 starts. The righthander's ERA has fallen from 6.06 in that span.

Marcum did not receive a decision after pitching 6 2/3 scoreless innings, yielding six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners.

Vernon Wells homered and drove in three runs in the Blue Jays' 8-6 victory over the Indians on Friday.