Edwin Encarnacion homers, drives in five as Blue Jays rout Braves
Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, Colby Rasmus and J.P. Arencibia each had a two-run shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
3
Toronto Blue Jays
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
E Gattis homered to right (413 feet), F Freeman scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-9
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-9
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Play Result 1-9
E Encarnacion homered to left (413 feet), A Gose and J Bautista scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-9
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Advancing On Force 1-8
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
J Arencibia homered to center (430 feet), A Lind scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-6
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-4
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
A Simmons singled to center, C Johnson scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
E Encarnacion singled to center, M Cabrera and J Bautista scored, E Encarnacion out stretching at second.
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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End Inning 3-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
A Simmons struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
A Simmons batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
J Schafer walked.
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
J Schafer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
C Johnson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Uggla out at second.
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Advancing On Force 3-9
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
C Johnson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
D Uggla singled to center.
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Single 3-9
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
D Uggla batting
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Play Result 3-9
T Weber relieved B Lincoln.
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Start Inning 3-9
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-9
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Lineup Change 3-9
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End Inning 3-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
E Encarnacion flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Showing the last 40 of 615 events.
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Atlanta Braves
- Jurickson Profar Suspension
- Spencer Strider Out
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Adam A Lind1B
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Colby RasmusCF28
Brett Lawrie3B15
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
Munenori KawasakiSS66
Substitutes
Anthony GoseLF34
Mark DeRosa3B16
ATL
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Reed JohnsonRF5
Justin UptonLF8
Freddie Freeman1B5
Evan GattisDH11
Brian McCannC16
Dan Uggla2B26
Chris Johnson3B92
Jordan SchaferCF19
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