MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/13/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1833 - SUNDAY, JULY 13TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (53-31) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (31-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Toronto Wins, Slaff hits 2 home runs
Behind a solid performance from center fielder John Slaff, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1. Slaff went 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Blue Jays. The winner was Greg Earle, who threw 92 pitches over 6.1 innings. The left-hander was charged with no runs on 4 hits. The Blue Jays own a robust 53-31 mark.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Slaff hit a 2-run home run to put his team ahead.

"I've been criticized for being a slacker, but the one thing I do care about is winning," Slaff told the Toronto Times.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Coleman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .315 11 36
G. Whitaker 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .266 13 48
J. Slaff CF 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .311 18 52
D. Desper DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .268 21 53
R. Anguiano RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 15 38
R. Ricks LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 3 8
   a-V. Ramirez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 8 18
   c-J. Kidd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 8
J. Dupree 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 6 40
M. Spalding SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252 0 13
A. Carrillo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 8 22
   b-D. Daugherty PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 9 24
Totals 35 5 10 5 1 5 8      
a - V. Ramirez pinch hit for R. Ricks in the 9th
b - D. Daugherty pinch hit for A. Carrillo in the 9th
c - J. Kidd substituted for V. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Whitaker (23, 6th Inning off T. Vaccaro, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Dupree (21, 9th Inning off I. Espinosa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Slaff 2 (18, 1st Inning off T. Vaccaro, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Vaccaro, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Desper (21, 6th Inning off T. Vaccaro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Coleman , G. Whitaker 3 , J. Slaff 8 , D. Desper 5 , R. Ricks , J. Dupree 2 , M. Spalding
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Daugherty
GIDP: G. Whitaker , J. Dupree
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dupree (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Spalding-Whitaker-Coleman)
PB: A. Carrillo
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Saez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .095 0 0
J. Saxton LF, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .263 2 11
R. Collier 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .267 20 52
B. Arnett DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 11 35
J. Whaley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 6 27
D. Martinez RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198 1 6
   a-J. Nieto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 6 12
   b-J. Goldberg RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 10
B. Rinehart CF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 2 10
B. Herian SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 7 29
   c-B. Smolka PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 16 32
J. Rush C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 3 15
Totals 33 1 5 1 0 11 12      
a - J. Nieto pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 7th
b - J. Goldberg substituted for J. Nieto in the 8th
c - B. Smolka pinch hit for B. Herian in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Saxton (11, 6th Inning off G. Earle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Collier (20, 9th Inning off B. Bassett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Saez , J. Saxton 3 , R. Collier 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Saxton , B. Arnett , J. Whaley , D. Martinez
GIDP: R. Collier
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Saez-Whaley-Collier, Collier-Herian)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Earle W (4-2) 6.1 4 0 0 0 7 0 92 3.29   
B. Dickerson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.48   
A. Korner 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.57   
B. Bassett 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Earle 72
Batters Faced: G. Earle 23, B. Dickerson 3, A. Korner 3, B. Bassett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Earle 7-4, B. Dickerson 2-1, A. Korner 1-0, B. Bassett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Earle 92-59, B. Dickerson 13-7, A. Korner 14-10, B. Bassett 14-9
WP: A. Korner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Vaccaro L (5-7) 5.1 8 5 5 0 2 3 65 3.94   
C. Genereux 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 34 4.36   
I. Espinosa 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Vaccaro 34
Batters Faced: T. Vaccaro 22, C. Genereux 7, I. Espinosa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Vaccaro 6-6, C. Genereux 3-2, I. Espinosa 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Vaccaro 65-43, C. Genereux 34-18, I. Espinosa 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Slaff
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 26021
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