MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/08/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1805 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (50-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Toronto Blue Jays (44-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Merritt, Yankees Zap Blue Jays, 1-0
The New York Yankees got a magnificent effort from pitcher Nate Merritt, who kept Toronto hitters in check en route to a 1-0 Yankees win at Rogers Centre. The save was credited to Zach Rogers, his 28th. The second-place Blue Jays now sit at 44-36.

Merritt was in the zone all game. He frustrated Toronto hitters while giving the Yankees 7.2 innings of quality work. Merritt threw 105 pitches, allowing 4 hits and getting 7 punchouts.

"We did just enough to win," Merritt said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benhart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 4 34
N. Rich 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .270 12 38
M. Gravel 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .298 6 23
J. Coley SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265 2 21
J. Owens DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .254 8 41
D. Ortiz CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 5 40
   a-J. Dillard CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 0 2
W. Serrano LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 8 30
B. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 11 44
E. Fairweather RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 8 29
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 5 9      
a - J. Dillard substituted for D. Ortiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gravel (10, 1st Inning off A. Bartolo, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Rich (22, 9th Inning off J. Courtney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Rich 3 , M. Gravel 2 , J. Coley , J. Owens 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Owens , W. Serrano
GIDP: D. Ortiz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Fairweather(Rivera at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Polanco DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .319 7 15
Z. Baize LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 9 32
   a-J. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 9
V. Rivera 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .244 9 50
D. Steinhart 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .266 14 36
N. Maruschak 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 16 53
K. Harvey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 11 39
E. Starnes RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 7 34
M. Beiriger C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .175 7 25
C. Abbott CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
Totals 29 0 4 0 2 9 8      
a - J. Thompson pinch hit for Z. Baize in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: Z. Baize , V. Rivera 2 , D. Steinhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Harvey
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Baize (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harvey-Maruschak-Rivera)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Merritt 7.2 4 0 0 2 7 0 105 5.04   
B. McKie W (5-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.81   
Z. Rogers SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Merritt 76
Batters Faced: N. Merritt 27, B. McKie 1, Z. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Merritt 5-9, B. McKie 0-0, Z. Rogers 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Merritt 105-67, B. McKie 3-3, Z. Rogers 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bartolo 8.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 100 3.61   
J. Courtney L (1-7) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bartolo 79
Batters Faced: A. Bartolo 28, J. Courtney 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bartolo 14-5, J. Courtney 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bartolo 100-67, J. Courtney 15-8
WP: A. Bartolo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Merritt
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 39634
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