Cleveland (49-64) at Toronto (59-56)

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New faces join Tribe for Jays series

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
When the Indians open a three-game set with the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday night, right-handed starter Anthony Reyes and right-handed reliever Brendan Donnelly will be with them.
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Indians probable pitcher

Anthony Reyes

  • #27 RHP
  • (2-1) 4.91 ERA 10 SO
The Indians will see if Reyes can get back to being the guy who won Game 1 of the 2006 World Series or if he's still the guy who struggled with the Cards the past two seasons. After joining the Indians in a July 26 trade, Reyes impressed the Tribe with his first two starts at Triple-A Buffalo, where he went 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA. He owns a career Major League record of 10-24 and ERA of 5.38 in 53 games, including 38 starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-24 5.38 220.2 84 168 .255
Season 2-1 4.91 14.2 3 10 .276

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/08/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cleveland Indians (AL Central) 49 64 .434 13.5 29-26 20-38
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 59 56 .513 9.5 34-23 25-33
Stats - 08/08/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CLE .252 527 120 508 55 837 4.44 999.0 1061 318 703
TOR .259 496 79 467 72 670 3.68 1028.2 955 342 837
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Barajas is hot hand in Jays' offense

Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
Though the season started off slowly for Rod Barajas, Toronto's catcher has regained his power stroke and is hot going into the series against the Indians.
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

David Purcey

  • #25 LHP
  • (1-2) 8.35 ERA 11 SO
The good news: Purcey allowed just three hits in his last start. The bad news: All three hits were home runs. Purcey started out hot, facing the minimum through three innings and striking out four of the nine batters he faced. He faded fast, though, allowing five runs the next two innings -- all on home runs -- before departing. Purcey will try to keep his pitches in the park in his next start Friday against the Indians, whom he's never pitched against.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-2 8.35 18.1 14 11 .250
Season 1-2 8.35 18.1 14 11 .250
August 0-1 9.00 5.0 2 4 .176

Indians hitters vs David Purcey

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Brantley, Michael - - - - - - - -
Brown, Jordan .000 3 0 0 .333 6 0 4
Cabrera, Asdrubal .000 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Choo, Shin-Soo - - - - .667 3 0 1
Crowe, Trevor - - - - .333 3 0 1
Donald, Jason - - - - - - - -
Gimenez, Chris 1.000 3 0 0 .600 5 0 0
Hafner, Travis - - - - - - - -
Hodges, Wes - - - - - - - -
LaPorta, Matt - - - - .000 2 0 0
Marson, Lou - - - - - - - -
Marte, Andy - - - - .000 1 0 0
Peralta, Jhonny - - - - .000 3 0 0
Rivero, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Santana, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Shoppach, Kelly - - - - .333 3 0 0
Sizemore, Grady - - - - .000 3 0 0
Toregas, Wyatt - - - - .667 3 0 2
Valbuena, Luis - - - - - - - -
Weglarz, Nick - - - - - - - -

Blue Jays hitters vs Anthony Reyes

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bautista, Jose 1.000 1 0 1 .125 8 0 2
Chavez, Raul - - - - .000 2 0 0
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin .000 1 0 0 .571 7 4 7
Hill, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe - - - - .000 3 0 0
Lind, Adam - - - - .667 3 0 0
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
Overbay, Lyle - - - - .125 8 0 0
Ruiz, Randy - - - - - - - -
Snider, Travis - - - - - - - -
Wells, Vernon - - - - - - - -

Reyes lights Tribe's way (50-64) (59-57)

Indians 5, Blue Jays 2

A debut winner

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Anthony Reyes, making his first start for the Indians after being acquired from the Cardinals, allowed just one run over 6 1/3 innings, and Ben Francisco and Shin-Soo Choo each added a pair of RBIs as the Tribe won the series opener. Jensen Lewis earned his first Major League save.

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Series at a Glance

 

Win streak ends

David Singh / MLB.com
Coming off a four-game sweep of the A's, the Jays weren't able to continue the momentum. Rookie David Purcey struck out a career-high eight while allowing three runs over six innings, but Toronto never led. Cleveland struck for three runs in the fourth inning and didn't look back.
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Indians 5, Blue Jays 2

ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF4000021.271
Carroll, 2B4110112.266
Shoppach, C3210121.281
Peralta, SS4000034.278
Francisco, DH4122000.273
Choo, LF4132001.254
Gutierrez, F, RF4011013.220
Gonzalez, A, 1B3000110.200
Marte, 3B3000100.175
Totals3358541012 

BATTING
2B: Shoppach (20, Purcey), Francisco (23, Purcey), Choo (14, Purcey).
TB: Carroll; Shoppach 2; Francisco 3; Choo 4; Gutierrez, F.
RBI: Francisco 2 (42), Choo 2 (29), Gutierrez, F (23).
2-out RBI: Francisco 2; Choo 2; Gutierrez, F.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Choo; Gutierrez, F.
GIDP: Gutierrez, F.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Gonzalez, A (1, 2nd base by Purcey/Barajas).

FIELDING
E: Gutierrez, F (3, fielding).
DP: (Peralta-Carroll-Gonzalez, A).
 
TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Inglett, 2B5000013.286
Wilkerson, RF4010112.226
Rios, CF5000034.282
Overbay, 1B4010011.266
Barajas, C4220001.264
Lind, LF4020001.312
Stairs, DH3011012.253
  a-Mench, PH-DH1011000.233
Rolen, 3B2010101.252
McDonald, SS2000004.198
  b-Zaun, PH0000100.239
Totals342923719 

a-Singled for Stairs in the 8th. b-Walked for McDonald in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Barajas (17, Perez, R).
TB: Wilkerson; Overbay; Barajas 3; Lind 2; Stairs; Mench; Rolen.
RBI: Stairs (40), Mench (8).
2-out RBI: Stairs; Mench.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilkerson; McDonald 2; Overbay; Rios 2.
S: McDonald.
GIDP: Stairs.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Rolen (8, throw).
Outfield assists: Rios (Gutierrez, F at 2nd base).
DP: (Rolen-Inglett-Overbay).
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Reyes (W, 3-1)6.17111403.86
Perez, R (H, 17)1.22111202.93
Lewis, J (S, 1)1.00001104.17
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Purcey (L, 1-3)6.06332807.40
Camp 1.21222203.74
Carlson 0.11000002.11
Frasor 1.00000003.57

HBP: Rolen (by Reyes), Sizemore (by Frasor).
Pitches-strikes: Reyes 88-62, Perez, R 28-19, Lewis, J 18-11, Purcey 97-58, Camp 37-16, Carlson 4-4, Frasor 9-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Reyes 7-8, Perez, R 3-0, Lewis, J 2-0, Purcey 3-5, Camp 2-1, Carlson 1-0, Frasor 1-2.
Batters faced: Reyes 27, Perez, R 8, Lewis, J 4, Purcey 24, Camp 8, Carlson 2, Frasor 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Perez, R 1-0, Carlson 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Dale Scott. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Bill Hohn.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:47.
Att: 31,627.
August 8, 2008

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