Toronto 7, Seattle 0
Saturday, April 28, 2012 4:07 PM
Location -
Rogers Centre
Temperature -
Indoors
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Manny Gonzalez,
First Base -
Victor Carapazza,
Second Base -
Gerry Davis,
Third Base -
Greg Gibson,
Attendance -
30765
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Seattle
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0
|
6 |
1 |
|
Toronto
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
7
|
10 |
1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Seattle
|
11-11 |
3-6 |
8-5 |
L1 |
| Toronto
|
11-10 |
5-6 |
6-4 |
W1 |
Recap
Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0: Brandon Morrow pitched six shutout innings and Edwin Encarnacion knocked in five runs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, as Toronto defeated visiting Seattle to snap a four-game losing streak.
Morrow (2-1) struck out a season-high nine, scattering five hits against the Mariners, who saw their four-game win streak end.
Encarnacion also had a sacrifice fly in a three-run third inning and has a team-leading 19 RBIs. Adam Lind, who was 4-for-27 with no RBIs the last eight games, also doubled home a run in the third.
Seattle had two runners on with one out in the fifth, but Morrow struck out Brendan Ryan and got Chone Figgins on a ground out to end the inning. Morrow also struck out Jesus Montero with two on and two out in the sixth.
Mariners starter Kevin Milwood (0-2) allowed seven hits and three runs over seven innings. Millwood dropped to 2-8 lifetime against the Jays.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto slugger Jose Bautista earned his 10th RBI on a fielder’s choice grounder that was booted, but is hitting .187. … Seattle’s Michael Saunders had four extra-base hits the first 17 games and has five the last five, including a double on Saturday. …Toronto has beaten Seattle nine of the last 11 games at home.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Seattle
|
6 |
0 |
8 |
.176 |
17 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Toronto
|
10 |
1 |
16 |
.323 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Toronto
will play their next game at home against Seattle.
The
Blue Jays
have a W/L % of
.636
after a win and
.400
after a loss.
-
Seattle will play their next game on the road against Toronto.
The
Mariners
have a W/L % of
.500
after a win and
.500
after a loss.