Toronto 5, Seattle 1
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:10 PM
Location -
Safeco Field
Temperature -
72°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Brian Runge,
First Base -
Marvin Hudson,
Second Base -
Cory Blaser,
Third Base -
Tim McClelland,
Attendance -
26579
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Toronto
|
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5
|
6 |
2 |
|
Seattle
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1
|
3 |
1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Toronto
|
63-60 |
31-29 |
32-31 |
W2 |
| Seattle
|
53-69 |
30-31 |
23-38 |
L2 |
Recap
Brandon Morrow struck out a season-high 12 and the Toronto Blue Jays swatted three more homers en route to a 5-1 victory over the host Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
Morrow (9-7) gave up one run, three hits and walked two in six innings while beating his former team.
Adam Lind hit a three-run homer, and Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus hit solo homers for the Blue Jays, who hit eight homers in the series.
Franklin Gutierrez had a run-scoring double in the sixth for the Mariners.
Seattle’s Mike Carp went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 17 games and reach base for the 26th consecutive contest.
Lind’s 22nd homer gave Toronto a 4-0 lead in the third.
Jesse Litsch, Casey Janssen and Frank Francisco combined for three innings of hitless relief for the Blue Jays.
Mariners starter Blake Beavan (3-4) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Toronto
|
6 |
3 |
15 |
.188 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Seattle
|
3 |
0 |
4 |
.100 |
11 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Seattle will play their next game on the road against
Tampa Bay.
The
Mariners
have a W/L % of
.453
after a win and
.420
after a loss.
-
Toronto will play their next game on the road against Oakland.
The
Blue Jays
have a W/L % of
.484
after a win and
.541
after a loss.