One of the few highlights of the club’s last visit to the shores of Lake Erie was the performance of Marcus Stroman, who surrendered one earned run over 7.2 innings while avoiding the decision in a 2-1 loss as a +105 bet on July 22. The Blue Jays were outscored by a lopsided 23-5 margin over three losses in a visit to Cleveland last July, and have amassed just eight total runs over six straight losses at Progressive Field, according to the OddsShark MLB Database. Run production has also been a concern for Toronto during its current road slide against the Indians. However, two subsequent meetings with the Orioles proved to be tighter affairs, with the Blue Jays eking out a narrow 2-1 win as -127 chalk on Tuesday in the lowest-scoring game they have played this season. The club carried over that offensive punch into a 7-1 win as a +106 underdog in Monday’s series opener with the Orioles, and has tallied at least seven runs in five of 13 outings. RHP Zach McAllister (2-2) faces RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-0).The Blue Jays averaged 5.33 runs per game while taking two of three from the Texas Rangers to open their current junket, capped by Sunday’s 7-4 win as a -110 bet. Cleveland opens a four-game series against Kansas City at Progressive Field on Monday. He was hit by a pitch in a spring training game. The Indians are expected to activate DH Jason Giambi (broken rib) from the 15-day DL Monday. The Blue Jays are off Monday and begin a three-game series at home Tuesday against Baltimore. NOTES: Bautista has reached safely in all 19 games. 20, 2011, against the Los Angeles Angels.Ĭarrasco, who missed the 2012 season because of elbow surgery, is 0-11 with an 8.28 ERA since his last win as a starter.īrantley sent a 3-2 pitch - the ninth of the at-bat - into Toronto's bullpen in right field. His last victory came in a relief appearance on Aug. The right-hander's last win as a starter came on June 29, 2011, against Arizona. Lawrie's groundout made it 3-1.Ĭarrasco hasn't recorded a victory in his last 16 starts. Melky Cabrera's single sent Reyes to third before Bautista's single to right tied it.Įncarnacion struck out, but Francisco's single up the middle scored Cabrera and sent Bautista to third. Jose Reyes led off with a double into the right field corner. By the time Melky Cabrera tracked it down, the runners had raced home and Cleveland had the lead.Ĭarlos Carrasco retired the first nine hitters, but got into immediate trouble in the fourth. Murphy's liner past third bounced off the stands a few feet beyond the tarp and rolled into shallow left. After Kipnis was caught stealing, Loup walked Carlos Santana, Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera to fill the bases. Loup got Jason Kipnis on a fielder's choice. Jose Bautista and Juan Francisco had RBI singles while Brett Lawrire added a run-scoring groundout.īrandon Morrow allowed three runs and was pulled after Nick Swisher's leadoff single in the sixth. ![]() Toronto scored three times on four hits in the fourth. ![]() ![]() Michael Brantley hit a solo homer in the second and added an RBI double in the fourth. The Indians, who had dropped seven of nine, responded by breaking a three-game skid. Josh Outman (3-0) recorded the final out of the sixth and Cleveland's bullpen pitched 3 1-3 innings of relief.Ĭleveland manager Terry Francona told reporters before the game he called a team meeting after Saturday's defeat. CLEVELAND - David Murphy hit a three-run double in the sixth inning and John Axford worked out of bases-loaded jam in the ninth, lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.Ĭleveland entered the sixth trailing 4-2, but reliever Aaron Loup (1-1) walked the bases loaded before Murphy delivered a line drive past third base that kicked off the stands and caromed into shallow left field, allowing all three runners to score.Īxford, the fourth Cleveland reliever, loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before retiring Edwin Encarnacion on a groundout for his sixth save.
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