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Struggling Blue Jays begin three-game set against Reds

Jun 24, 2008 - 12:27 PM Cincinnati Reds (35-42) at Toronto Blue Jays (36-41), 7:05 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Toronto Blue Jays received some good news going into Tuesday's opener of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Injured pitcher Shaun Marcum visited Dr. James Andrews and was told what Toronto had already knew - that he was suffering from strained ligaments around the elbow and forearm. Andrews gave Marcum the go-ahead to begin a throwing program as soon as Saturday.

The bad news for Toronto, however, is that it lost seven straight before defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday to avoid a sweep.

Due to the slide, the Blue Jays are now in the basement of the tight American League East Division.

After dropping five consecutive games, Cincinnati took two of three games against the hot New York Yankees to begin its three-city, nine-game road trip.

Bronson Arroyo (4-6, 5.55 ERA) precedes aces Aaron Harang and Edinson Volquez, who are scheduled to start Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

Opponents are hitting .324 off Arroyo in June, where he has a putrid 5.98 ERA.

His counterpart, A.J. Burnett (6-7, 5.42), will need to step up while Marcum begins a probably short rehab assignment.

Burnett, who has been the subject of many trade discussions to serious contenders such as the Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and even the Los Angeles Dodgers, has been very inconsistent. He has walked 46 in 91 1/3 innings and has failed to win three in a row this season.

Perhaps Tuesday will can erase his last outing, which he allowed eight runs in five innings to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds' offense ranks 14th in the NL and rookie sensation Jay Bruce is suffering through a 4-for-32 slump.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
    TORONTO 6 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 x 14 22 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, GARY MAJEWSKI (2ND), JEREMY AFFELDT (5TH),
    DAVID WEATHERS (7TH), BILL BRAY (8TH) AND PAUL BAKO
    TOR - A.J. BURNETT, BRIAN TALLET (9TH) AND GREG

    Jun 24 9:48 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GREGG ZAUN SCORED ALEX RIOS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ZAUN ON FIRST, S ROLEN ON SECOND, B
    WILKERSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 14 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A LIND (.192, 2-FOR-4, RBI)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 14  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 24 9:21 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED LYLE OVERBAY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 13 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J INGLETT (.309, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 13  Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 24 9:00 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY VERNON WELLS SCORED JOE INGLETT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V WELLS ON FIRST, A RIOS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 12 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.258, 1-FOR-2, SF, 2 RBI)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 12  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 24 8:40 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY JOE INGLETT SCORED LYLE OVERBAY.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, A LIND ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 11 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.277, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 11  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 7:59 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ADAM LIND SCORED SCOTT ROLEN.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, A LIND ON FIRST, L OVERBAY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 10 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.256, 2-FOR-2)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 10  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 7:56 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED MATT STAIRS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 9 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.268, 1-FOR-1)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 9  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 7:48 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MATT STAIRS SCORED VERNON WELLS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M STAIRS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 8 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: S ROLEN (.275, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 8  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 7:45 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ALEX RIOS (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF BRONSON ARROYO.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, TORONTO 7
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.276, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 7  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 24 7:42 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JAY BRUCE SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON FIRST, J VOTTO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    TORONTO 6 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: P JANISH (.180, 0 HR, 5 RBI)

    Reds 1, Blue Jays 6  Top 2, 0 OutsJun 24 7:36 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GREGG ZAUN (5) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF BRONSON ARROYO SCORED LYLE OVERBAY.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, TORONTO 6
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A LIND (.136, 1 HR, 1 RBI)

    Reds 0, Blue Jays 6  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 24 7:23 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY SCOTT ROLEN (5) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 1ST OFF BRONSON ARROYO SCORED JOE INGLETT AND ALEX RIOS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, TORONTO 4
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.265, 6 HR, 30 RBI)

    Reds 0, Blue Jays 4  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 24 7:20 PM


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    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MATT STAIRS SCORED MARCO SCUTARO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, J INGLETT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: S ROLEN (.271, 4 HR, 19 RBI)

    Reds 0, Blue Jays 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 24 7:19 PM
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    Reds 0, Blue Jays 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 24 7:15 PM

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