MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/04/2110
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1709 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (29-47) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 12 0
Toronto Blue Jays (48-29) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 X 5 7 0
Blue Jays Down Yankees, 5-4
Toronto Blue Jays starter Billy Demeter pitched a strong game against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre, leading the Blue Jays to victory, 5-4. Demeter got the win, improving to 4-5. He gave up 4 hits and walked 1 over 5.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. Jay Courtney finished the game for Toronto and earned his 14th save.

In the bottom of the third inning, right fielder Eric Starnes had a 2-run home run for Toronto. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays on top, 2-0.

"Win or lose, it's not the end of the world," said Starnes.

Toronto now sits at 48-29, while New York falls to 29-47.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Fairweather RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .302 9 37
N. Rich 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .249 8 36
J. Owens LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .314 14 54
S. Marston 2B 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .239 10 45
W. Serrano CF 5 0 3 1 0 2 2 .286 9 41
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .266 0 25
J. Benhart 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .273 4 22
   a-A. Flores PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 3
   b-H. Vitagliano 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 17
B. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .192 7 22
B. Lamadrid SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .078 1 2
Totals 39 4 12 4 2 12 26      
a - A. Flores pinch hit for J. Benhart in the 8th
b - H. Vitagliano substituted for A. Flores in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benhart (14, 2nd Inning off B. Demeter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Fairweather , N. Rich 2 , S. Marston 2 , W. Serrano 3 , D. Ortiz , J. Benhart 2 , A. Flores , B. Lamadrid
2-out RBI: E. Fairweather , S. Marston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Rich , S. Marston , W. Serrano , J. Benhart , B. Lamadrid
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Owens (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Merritt-Lamadrid-Rich)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Starnes RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .260 14 39
V. Rivera DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294 27 61
M. Iniguez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 17 43
   b-J. Thompson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 4 18
N. Maruschak 2B, 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .256 9 31
A. Castaneda 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .276 6 31
   a-C. Abbott 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 2 5
Z. Wilson LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .288 6 23
E. Andrade CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .222 1 13
H. Amador SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 2 19
A. Chairez C 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .211 2 8
Totals 30 5 7 5 2 7 6      
a - C. Abbott substituted for A. Castaneda in the 8th
b - J. Thompson pinch hit for M. Iniguez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Chairez (2, 3rd Inning off N. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Starnes (14, 3rd Inning off N. Merritt, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Iniguez (17, 4th Inning off N. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Chairez (2, 5th Inning off N. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Starnes 4 , M. Iniguez 4 , N. Maruschak , A. Castaneda , E. Andrade , A. Chairez 6
2-out RBI: E. Starnes , E. Andrade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Amador
GIDP: Z. Wilson
Team LOB: 3
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Merritt L (5-5) 5.1 6 5 5 1 3 3 89 4.37   
D. Yoshioka 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 48 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Merritt 38
Batters Faced: N. Merritt 22, D. Yoshioka 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Merritt 5-7, D. Yoshioka 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Merritt 89-53, D. Yoshioka 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Yoshioka 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Demeter W (4-5) 5.1 4 1 1 1 7 0 87 3.90   
S. Jinks 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 2.90   
Y. Fujii 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 5.24   
B. Bassett H (4) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 25 1.94   
E. Burnham H (11) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.38   
J. Courtney SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Demeter 62
Batters Faced: B. Demeter 21, S. Jinks 5, Y. Fujii 3, B. Bassett 7, E. Burnham 2, J. Courtney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Demeter 7-2, S. Jinks 0-1, Y. Fujii 0-1, B. Bassett 2-0, E. Burnham 1-0, J. Courtney 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Demeter 87-54, S. Jinks 28-16, Y. Fujii 10-6, B. Bassett 25-16, E. Burnham 8-5, J. Courtney 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Jinks 1-1 , Y. Fujii 1-0 , B. Bassett 3-2 , E. Burnham 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Demeter
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 49438
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