Final/10
Halladay, Blue Jays shoot for three straight
Jun 25, 2008 - 12:53 PM CINCINNATI (35-43) at TORONTO (37-41), 7:07 pm EDTTORONTO (Ticker) -- A new-found offense is suiting the Toronto Blue Jays just fine.
Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays seek their third straight victory when they take on the Cincinnati Reds in interleague play Wednesday .
Toronto routed Cincinnati, 14-1, on Tuesday, posting season-highs in runs and hits (22) in the process. The Blue Jays have now scored 22 runs in their last two wins after suffering through a seven-game losing streak in which they tallied just 23 in the process.
Halladay (8-6, 2.90 ERA), the 2003 American League Cy Young Award winner, will be after his first win in three starts despite an impressive last outing.
The big righthander yielded just six hits and struck out seven, but did not get a decision in Toronto's 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates last Friday.
The Reds, who have dropped seven of nine, counter with Aaron Harang (3-10, 4.33).
Harang also hopes for a better outing than his last effort as the righthander gave up five runs and 10 hits in five innings during a 7-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last Thursday.
Cincinnati is 6-4 in interleague play while Toronto is 5-9 vs. the National League.
- ML
FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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CINCINNATI 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
TORONTO 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 R H E
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CINCINNATI 1 6 10 0
TORONTO 0 5 12 0 (FINAL 10)
BATTERIES: CIN
Jun 25 10:42 PM - ML
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JAY BRUCE SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P JANISH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 6
TORONTO 5 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.221, 1-FOR-4, BB, RBI)
Reds 6, Blue Jays 5 Top 10, 0 OutsJun 25 10:36 PM - ML
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED LYLE OVERBAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, A LIND ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J INGLETT (.327, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
Reds 5, Blue Jays 5 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 25 9:16 PM - ML
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOE INGLETT (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF AARON HARANG SCORED MARCO SCUTARO.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5, TORONTO 4
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.279, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 5, Blue Jays 4 Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 25 8:01 PM - ML
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADAM LIND (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF AARON HARANG SCORED GREGG ZAUN.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5, TORONTO 2
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.259, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 5, Blue Jays 2 Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 25 7:58 PM - ML
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JOEY VOTTO SCORED ADAM DUNN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J VOTTO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
TORONTO 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.316, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 5, Blue Jays 0 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 25 7:51 PM - ML
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED JAY BRUCE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, A DUNN ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
TORONTO 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.248, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
Reds 4, Blue Jays 0 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 25 7:47 PM - ML
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM DUNN SCORED DAVID ROSS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, J BRUCE ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
TORONTO 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.274, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Reds 3, Blue Jays 0 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 25 7:45 PM - ML
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CINCINNATI 2 2 1 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
TOR - ROY HALLADAY
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.260, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
J INGLETT (.313, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
A RIOS (.280, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
Reds 2, Blue Jays 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 25 7:15 PM
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