MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/05/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2618 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (92-46) 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 2
Chicago White Sox (91-47) 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 9 0
Blue Jays Drop White Sox, 7-5
Led by Ruben Velasco, the Toronto Blue Jays downed the Chicago White Sox, 7-5. Velasco was 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Blue Jays. Junpei Yamazaki was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 20 of 22 save opportunities. The Blue Jays have an impressive 92-46 record.

With Toronto leading 5-1 in the top of the fifth, Velasco came up to bat against Chicago pitcher Tommy Benedict. Velasco hit a sinker to right for a 2-run home run. His 20th home run of the season put the Blue Jays on top, 7-1.

"I may have one foot in the grave," said Velasco. "But I can still help this team win."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside CF 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .293 5 47
N. Dean SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .267 18 60
M. Altieri C 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .349 19 61
W. Robles LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .296 5 16
   a-D. Burnside PH, LF, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 6 45
D. Casas 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .298 25 80
   b-J. Schick 1B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 6 22
M. Rennie RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .296 25 100
R. Velasco DH 3 2 1 2 2 1 0 .245 20 60
M. Byrd 2B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .255 10 42
S. Piat 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .311 7 17
Totals 32 7 8 7 11 8 17      
a - D. Burnside pinch hit for W. Robles in the 8th
b - J. Schick substituted for D. Casas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Burnside (29, 4th Inning off K. Woods, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Byrd (2, 3rd Inning off K. Woods, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Casas (25, 2nd Inning off K. Woods, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Velasco (20, 5th Inning off T. Benedict, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Burnside 2 , N. Dean 2 , M. Altieri , D. Casas 4 , R. Velasco 4 , M. Byrd 3 , S. Piat
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Robles , D. Burnside , M. Rennie , M. Byrd
Sac Bunt: S. Piat
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Burnside (47) , R. Velasco (13)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Dean (7) , M. Byrd (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Dean-Byrd-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Pedder C 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .265 7 38
C. Herrera DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .259 23 64
R. Rosenberry CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .319 35 116
J. Disepolo SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .339 14 56
V. Ealy 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .264 15 51
C. Cooper LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .289 21 68
S. Castleberry RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 18 63
D. Lash 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 0 33
D. Knoops 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .258 13 47
Totals 37 5 9 5 3 9 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Cooper (21, 2nd Inning off J. Falcon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pedder 2 , C. Herrera , R. Rosenberry 3 , V. Ealy , C. Cooper 4 , D. Knoops
2-out RBI: V. Ealy , C. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rosenberry , V. Ealy , S. Castleberry , D. Knoops
GIDP: V. Ealy
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Castleberry(Dean at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Falcon W (15-5) 6.1 8 5 5 3 5 1 103 3.05   
T. Franco H (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.16   
J. Yamazaki SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Falcon 39
Batters Faced: J. Falcon 30, T. Franco 6, J. Yamazaki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Falcon 7-6, T. Franco 2-1, J. Yamazaki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Falcon 103-63, T. Franco 29-20, J. Yamazaki 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Franco 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Woods L (4-4) 3.1 5 5 5 5 3 1 85 5.38   
T. Benedict 2.0 2 2 2 2 3 1 39 6.23   
S. Wolf 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 4.01   
R. Daidone 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22 3.42   
J. Vaca 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Woods 26
Batters Faced: K. Woods 19, T. Benedict 9, S. Wolf 6, R. Daidone 6, J. Vaca 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Woods 3-3, T. Benedict 2-0, S. Wolf 2-1, R. Daidone 2-1, J. Vaca 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Woods 85-44, T. Benedict 39-22, S. Wolf 21-16, R. Daidone 22-10, J. Vaca 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benedict 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Velasco
Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 51553
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