NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, Blue Jays struggle in opener
NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey and the overhauled Toronto Blue Jays struggled in their opener and lost to Asdrubal Cabrera, Justin Masterson and the Cleveland Indians 4-1 Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
4
Toronto Blue Jays
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Cabrera homered to right (370 feet), M Bourn scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Play Result 2-1
A Lind grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Cabrera scored, E Encarnacion out at second, J Bautista to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
D Stubbs singled to left, M Reynolds scored, D Stubbs to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
L Chisenhall grounded out to shortstop, M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
C Rasmus struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
C Rasmus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
J Arencibia doubled to deep right center.
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Double 4-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
J Arencibia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Lind flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-1
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
A Lind batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
E Encarnacion flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
E Encarnacion batting
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Play Result 4-1
C Perez relieved V Pestano.
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Start Inning 4-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Cabrera flied out to center.
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Fly Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Showing the last 40 of 573 events.
Head to Head
CLE wins series 2-1
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
Adam A LindDH
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Colby RasmusCF28
Maicer Izturis3B13
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
CLE
Michael BournCF1
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Jason Kipnis2B22
Nick Swisher1B23
Michael BrantleyLF23
Carlos SantanaC41
Mark ReynoldsDH12
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Drew StubbsRF46
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