MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/25/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2882 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
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Toronto Blue Jays (93-61) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 7 12 1
Texas Rangers (74-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Toronto Beats Texas, Goes to 93-61
The Toronto Blue Jays polished off the Texas Rangers by the score of 7-1. The largest share of the credit belonged to center fielder Carlos Cerda. Cerda was 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Blue Jays. Mike Williams, the winning pitcher, is now 11-4. He went 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on 6 hits, while fanning 1 and walking 1. Toronto sits in first place in the American League East Division at 93-61.

Toronto used the hitting of Dennis Desper to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 3-0. For the game, Desper had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Cerda.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Monroe RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .333 22 81
J. Thompson 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .310 17 75
M. Iniguez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .296 36 116
N. Maruschak 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .270 24 81
D. Desper DH 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .254 31 84
L. Partida LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 1 49
   a-A. Castaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 20 60
   b-N. Slate LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
M. Beiriger C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .243 15 63
H. Amador SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .290 8 55
C. Cerda CF 4 2 2 3 0 2 0 .100 2 3
Totals 39 7 12 7 2 15 12      
a - A. Castaneda pinch hit for L. Partida in the 4th
b - N. Slate substituted for A. Castaneda in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Partida (32, 2nd Inning off D. Shaheed, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Beiriger (25, 6th Inning off J. Jafar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Desper (31, 4th Inning off D. Shaheed, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Cerda 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Shaheed, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Hanley, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Iniguez (36, 9th Inning off B. Hanley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thompson , M. Iniguez 4 , N. Maruschak 2 , D. Desper 5 , L. Partida 2 , N. Slate , M. Beiriger 2 , H. Amador , C. Cerda 8
2-out RBI: M. Iniguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Beiriger , H. Amador 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Amador (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Amador-Maruschak-Thompson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Thompson LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .286 16 66
J. Roberts 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .282 10 38
S. Pabian 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .323 22 87
D. Rivera DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 18 52
J. Kerby 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 26 87
S. Trahan RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385 0 1
   a-R. Sadowski PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 26
   b-N. Montanye PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 5 47
V. Costales C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 17 56
F. Fernandez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 8 24
E. Arroyo SS 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .222 10 38
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 2 16      
a - R. Sadowski pinch hit for S. Trahan in the 9th
b - N. Montanye pinch ran for R. Sadowski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Trahan (2, 4th Inning off M. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Fernandez (13, 9th Inning off L. Coyle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roberts , S. Pabian , J. Kerby , S. Trahan 2 , F. Fernandez 2 , E. Arroyo 3
2-out RBI: E. Arroyo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thompson , S. Pabian , V. Costales
GIDP: D. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: R. Sadowski
Team LOB: 9
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Williams W (11-4) 6.2 6 0 0 1 1 0 84 3.51   
L. Coyle 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 45 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Williams 62
Batters Faced: M. Williams 27, L. Coyle 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Williams 8-10, L. Coyle 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Williams 84-53, L. Coyle 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Coyle 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Coyle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Shaheed L (11-9) 4.0 5 5 5 1 8 2 68 4.15   
J. Jafar 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 42 4.94   
J. Payne 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 0.98   
B. Hanley 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 23 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Shaheed 39
Batters Faced: D. Shaheed 18, J. Jafar 11, J. Payne 6, B. Hanley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Shaheed 1-3, J. Jafar 3-1, J. Payne 2-0, B. Hanley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Shaheed 68-42, J. Jafar 42-29, J. Payne 25-14, B. Hanley 23-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Cerda
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 24344
Special Notes: CF Rob Sadowski was injured being hit by a pitch.
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