Adam Lind homers twice in Blue Jays' win over Angels
Adam Lind hit two home runs, Yunel Escobar has a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
5
Toronto Blue Jays
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
A Lind homered to left center (407 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Y Escobar hit a ground rule double to right, E Encarnacion scored, K Johnson to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
J Hester homered to left (374 feet), E Aybar scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
A Pujols doubled to left, T Hunter scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
A Lind homered to center (440 feet), Y Escobar and R Davis scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Y Escobar singled to shallow left, E Encarnacion scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
E Encarnacion singled to center, J Bautista scored, E Encarnacion to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
E Aybar hit sacrifice fly to center, M Trumbo scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 5-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
M Trout struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
M Trout batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
M Izturis struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
M Izturis batting
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Play Result 5-7
M Izturis hit for J Hester.
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
E Aybar grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-7
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
E Aybar batting
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Play Result 5-7
C Janssen relieved D Oliver.
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Start Inning 5-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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End Inning 5-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
J Bautista struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Head to Head
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Brett Lawrie3B15
Colby RasmusCF28
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Kelly Johnson2B55
Yunel EscobarSS0
Rajai DavisLF18
Adam A Lind1B
J.P. ArencibiaC19
LAA
Mike TroutCF27
Torii HunterRF48
Albert Pujols1B5
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Mark TrumboLF45
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Howie Kendrick2B47
Erick AybarSS0
John HesterC60
Substitutes
Maicer IzturisPH13
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