Toronto (35-39) at Pittsburgh (34-39)

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Jays prescribing less stress for Rios

Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
With Alex Rios struggling at the plate, the Jays have dropped the young right-fielder down in the order as the Jays head to Pittsburgh.
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

Roy Halladay

  • RHP
  • (8-6) 3.09 ERA
Blue Jays: On Saturday, the Cubs forced Halladay's pitch count up to 95 after five innings, forcing Toronto's ace out of the game for his shortest start since July 12 of last season. Against Chicago, Halladay gave up six runs -- the most he'd surrendered since June 5, 2007 -- though only two were earned. The right-hander yielded five hits, while striking out five and walking one in the loss, which marked his first defeat since May 9. Halladay went 5-0 with a 2.72 ERA in his previous six outings. He's 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in one career start against Pittsburgh.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 119-61 3.60 1669.1 394 1167 .256
Season 8-6 3.09 107.2 13 86 .241
June 2-1 3.86 18.2 2 15 .273

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/20/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 35 39 .473 10.5 18-17 17-22
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 34 39 .466 11.0 21-15 13-24
Stats - 06/20/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TOR .258 297 49 277 47 429 3.64 665.0 619 225 543
PIT .258 358 75 343 21 469 5.14 658.0 751 296 425
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Bucs welcome Jays in first visit to PNC

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
The Yankees and Rays will be showcased in the Steel City over the next 10 days, but before that six-day stretch, the Pirates will begin by hosting the Toronto Blue Jays' first visit to the city of Pittsburgh.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Zach Duke

  • LHP
  • (4-4) 4.24 ERA
Pirates: Duke is looking to win his third straight decision. Against Baltimore last Saturday, Duke allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings, but John Grabow allowed a two-run home run in the seventh to deprive him of a win in his third straight start for the first time since his magical rookie year of 2005. Duke didn't walk a batter for just the second time in 14 starts and didn't allow a home run. He's given up just five in 85 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 25-29 4.20 492.1 140 248 .308
Season 4-4 4.24 85.0 24 32 .303
June 2-0 3.66 19.2 4 9 .276

Blue Jays hitters vs Zach Duke

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bautista, Jose - - - - - - - -
Chavez, Raul - - - - - - - -
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin - - - - .167 12 1 1
Hill, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe - - - - - - - -
Lind, Adam - - - - - - - -
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
Overbay, Lyle - - - - .167 6 0 0
Ruiz, Randy - - - - - - - -
Snider, Travis - - - - - - - -
Wells, Vernon - - - - .333 3 0 0

Pirates hitters vs Roy Halladay

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian - - - - - - - -
Cedeno, Ronny .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Clement, Jeff - - - - .000 3 0 0
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori .250 4 0 0 .200 20 0 0
Jaramillo, Jason - - - - - - - -
Jones, Garrett - - - - - - - -
LaRoche, Andy - - - - - - - -
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - - - - -
Milledge, Lastings - - - - .000 3 0 0
Moss, Brandon .500 2 0 0 .500 2 0 0
Pearce, Steve - - - - - - - -
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon .000 3 0 0 .200 10 0 0
Walker, Neil - - - - - - - -
Young, Delwyn - - - - - - - -

Twelve-inning duel lands with Bucs (35-40) (35-39)

Pirates 1, Blue Jays 0 (12)

Jays feeling blue

Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Despite a scoreless seven-inning outing by starter Roy Halladay, a 2-for-5 night by Alex Rios and a fresh coaching staff in the dugout, the Jays' offense couldn't come alive as the club lost to the Pirates in an extra-inning set.

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Mientkiewicz's miracle

Todd Krise / MLB.com
A 3-for-4 night turned Doug Mientkiewicz into Friday's hero, as his leadoff double in the 12th inning became the winning run. Starter Zach Duke hurled seven scoreless innings, and the Pirates took the opener of a three-game set against the Jays.
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Pirates 1, Blue Jays 0

TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Scutaro, 2B4000102.248
Overbay, 1B4010001.263
  1-Wilkerson, PR-1B1000011.244
Rios, RF5020012.272
Wells, V, CF5010022.277
Rolen, 3B4000102.268
Barajas, C4010001.289
Mench, LF5000023.217
McDonald, SS5020002.171
Halladay, P3000024.000
  Downs, P0000000.000
  a-Stairs, PH1010000.255
  Wolfe, P0000000.000
  Ryan, P0000000.000
  b-Inglett, PH0000100.291
  Carlson, P0000000.000
  Frasor, P0000000.000
Totals410803820 

a-Singled for Downs in the 10th. b-Walked for Ryan in the 12th.
1-Ran for Overbay in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Rios 2 (18, Duke, Duke).
TB: Overbay; Rios 4; Wells, V; Barajas; McDonald 2; Stairs.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, V; Halladay; Rolen; Rios.
S: Scutaro.
GIDP: Overbay; Wells, V.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: McDonald (2, fielding).
Outfield assists: Rios (Mientkiewicz at home).
DP: (Rios-Barajas).
 
PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Morgan, RF5000014.139
Sanchez, F, 2B5020011.235
McLouth, CF5000032.290
Bay, LF5000022.281
LaRoche, Ad, 1B5010011.219
Mientkiewicz, 3B4130110.250
Wilson, Ja, SS4020001.298
Chavez, R, C3010212.235
Duke, P1000011.107
  a-Gomez, PH1000013.310
  Marte, P0000000.000
  Capps, P0000000.000
  b-Bautista, J, PH1000010.254
  Yates, P0000000.000
  c-Michaels, PH1000000.237
Totals4019031317 

a-Struck out for Duke in the 7th. b-Struck out for Capps in the 10th. c-Reached on error for Yates in the 12th.

BATTING
2B: Mientkiewicz (7, Carlson).
TB: Sanchez, F 2; LaRoche, Ad; Mientkiewicz 4; Wilson, Ja 2; Chavez, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez, F; Duke; Morgan 2.
S: Duke; Wilson, Ja.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Duke-Wilson, Ja-LaRoche, Ad, Mientkiewicz-Sanchez, F-LaRoche, Ad).
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Halladay 7.06002702.90
Downs 2.00000201.39
Wolfe 1.01000203.07
Ryan 1.00000202.63
Carlson (L, 1-1)0.02100001.80
Frasor 0.00001003.86
 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Duke 7.06001403.91
Marte 2.01001103.22
Capps 1.01000202.80
Yates (W, 3-0)2.00001103.79

Wolfe pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.
Carlson pitched to 2 batters in the 12th.
Frasor pitched to 2 batters in the 12th.

IBB: Chavez, R (by Halladay).
HBP: Barajas (by Duke).
Pitches-strikes: Halladay 96-62, Downs 22-16, Wolfe 19-12, Ryan 12-7, Carlson 10-8, Frasor 6-2, Duke 97-64, Marte 27-20, Capps 17-11, Yates 28-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Halladay 7-6, Downs 1-3, Wolfe 1-0, Ryan 0-1, Carlson 0-0, Frasor 0-0, Duke 9-8, Marte 2-3, Capps 1-0, Yates 4-1.
Batters faced: Halladay 28, Downs 6, Wolfe 4, Ryan 3, Carlson 2, Frasor 2, Duke 28, Marte 7, Capps 4, Yates 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Ryan 1-0, Frasor 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 3:31.
Att: 28,962.
June 20, 2008

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