Game Wrapup


	Too little, too late

Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3

Kenny Rogers allowed four runs in 6 2/3 innings of work on Wednesday. (AP)

By Scott McNeish / MLB.com

The Tigers put together a ninth-inning comeback, getting the tying run to second base, but couldn't manage to even the score while Kenny Rogers settled down after giving up a grand slam to Vernon Wells in the third inning.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 08/11: TOR 7, DET 2
Tue. 08/12: TOR 6, DET 4
Wed. 08/13: TOR 4, DET 3
Thu. 08/14: DET 5, TOR 1

Toronto (62-59)
Won 3

Toronto 4, Detroit 3

Detroit (58-62)
Lost 3

August 13, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	1
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	1

Toronto	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Scutaro, 3B	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.255
Eckstein, 2B	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	.274
Rios, CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	.281
Wells, V, DH	3	1	1	4	1	0	2	.290
Barajas, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257
Lind, LF	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	.301
Overbay, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.265
Mench, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.222
McDonald, Jo, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.214
Totals	34	4	7	4	5	4	14
BATTING 2B: Eckstein (18, Rogers). HR: Wells, V (10, 3rd inning off Rogers, 3 on, 0 out). TB: Eckstein 4; Rios; Wells, V 4; Lind; McDonald, Jo. RBI: Wells, V 4 (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Barajas; Wells, V; Mench. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Rios (4, fielding). DP: (Eckstein-McDonald, Jo-Overbay).

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Granderson, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295
Polanco, 2B	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.312
Ordonez, RF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.319
Cabrera, Mi, 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	.293
Sheffield, DH	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.222
a-Joyce, PH-DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.268
Raburn, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.244
Renteria, SS	3	0	1	2	1	1	0	.262
Inge, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.218
Santiago, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.328
Totals	31	3	4	3	4	7	11
a-Reached on error for Sheffield in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Renteria (15, League). TB: Ordonez 2; Renteria 2; Santiago. RBI: Cabrera, Mi (91), Renteria 2 (40). 2-out RBI: Renteria 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Mi; Inge. GIDP: Cabrera, Mi. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Polanco (6, 2nd base off Purcey/Barajas). FIELDING E: Santiago (4, fielding). Outfield assists: Raburn (McDonald, Jo at 2nd base).

Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Purcey (W, 2-3)	6.0	2	0	0	3	4	0	5.93
Frasor	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.29
Downs, S	0.0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1.40
League (S, 1)	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2.29

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rogers (L, 8-10)	6.1	7	4	4	3	2	1	4.95
Beltran, F	2.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	3.68

Downs, S pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: Beltran, F.
Pitches-strikes: Purcey 99-56, Frasor 25-18, Downs, S 8-4, League 17-13, Rogers 101-58, Beltran, F 34-22.
Groundouts-flyouts: Purcey 4-6, Frasor 1-3, Downs, S 0-0, League 1-1, Rogers 8-7, Beltran, F 4-2.
Batters faced: Purcey 22, Frasor 6, Downs, S 2, League 5, Rogers 29, Beltran, F 10.
Inherited runners-scored: League 2-2, Beltran, F 2-0.
Ejections: Detroit Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield ejected by HP umpire Fieldin Culbreth (7th).
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:52 (:49 delay).
Att: 39,073.
August 13, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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