Tigers 5, Blue Jays 4
Tomo Ohka delivers a pitch during the third inning on Thursday night. (Aaron Harris/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Right-hander Tomo Ohka yielded five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits over six innings, and the Blue Jays' rally fell just short in their loss to the Tigers. Second baseman Aaron Hill connected on a two-run homer for Toronto.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 12, 2007
Detroit
(6-3)
Won 3
Detroit 5, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 4/12/07
CLE 4, LAA 2
BAL 2, KC 1
NYM 5, PHI 3
WSH 2, ATL 0
MIN 3, TB 2
Toronto
(5-4)
Lost 1
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Standings thru 4/12/07  | Gameday  | Tigers Stats  | Blue Jays Stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .250
Polanco , 2B5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375
Sheffield , RF3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .125
Ordonez , DH5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .229
Guillen , SS4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .294
Casey , 1B4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .233
Monroe , LF4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .233
Rabelo , C4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Inge , 3B3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .107
Totals 36 5 9 5 4 5 18
BATTING 2B : Ordonez (3, Ohka), Guillen (4, Ohka), Polanco (1, Marcum).HR : Inge (1, 3rd inning off Ohka, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Polanco 3; Sheffield; Ordonez 2; Guillen 2; Casey 2; Inge 5.RBI : Inge 3 (3), Guillen (3), Monroe (8).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Polanco; Casey; Guillen.SF : Inge.GIDP : Sheffield.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Sheffield (1, 2nd base off Accardo/Zaun). FIELDING DP : (Guillen-Polanco-Casey).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios , RF5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .333
Stairs , LF4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .200
Wells , CF5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .297
Thomas , DH4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .229
Glaus , 3B1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333
McDonald , 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Smith , PH-3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Hill , 2B4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .400
Zaun , C3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .259
Clayton , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
Phillips , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
b-Overbay , PH-1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
Totals 36 4 12 4 3 6 18
a-Walked for McDonald in the 8th. b-Doubled for Phillips in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Wells (5, Maroth), McDonald (1, Maroth), Zaun (2, Maroth), Overbay (5, Zumaya).HR : Hill (2, 4th inning off Maroth, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Rios 2; Stairs; Wells 2; McDonald 3; Hill 5; Zaun 3; Phillips; Overbay 2.RBI : Hill 2 (11), Zaun (7), Overbay (5).2-out RBI : Overbay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Thomas; Stairs; Rios.SF : Zaun.GIDP : Glaus.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Hill (4, fielding), Ohka (1, throw).DP : (McDonald-Phillips).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maroth (W, 2-0)6.0 9 2 2 2 2 1 4.91
Mesa (H, 1)1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 15.43
Zumaya (S, 1)2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.35
Mesa pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.WP : Zumaya.IBB : Guillen (by Accardo).Pitches-strikes : Maroth 108-60, Mesa 26-14, Zumaya 27-19, Ohka 86-55, Accardo 19-7, Zambrano 12-8, Downs 3-3, Marcum 16-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Maroth 10-5, Mesa 0-1, Zumaya 2-2, Ohka 9-7, Accardo 2-0, Zambrano 1-2, Downs 0-0, Marcum 1-0.Batters faced : Maroth 27, Mesa 6, Zumaya 7, Ohka 28, Accardo 5, Zambrano 3, Downs 1, Marcum 4.Inherited runners-scored : Zumaya 2-2.Umpires : HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Mike Reilly.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:58.Att : 20,416.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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