MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/31/2005
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1981 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (63-70) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 2
Cleveland Guardians (56-76) 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 6 15 2
Thames Hits 2 home runs in Guardians Win
The Cleveland Guardians topped the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, at Jacobs Field. Cleveland right fielder Marcus Thames was a spark plug for the offense. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4. Joe Grahe recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 21 for 23. The last-place Guardians now have a record of 56-76.

Thames contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Cleveland in the bottom of the fifth. With his team trailing 4-3, Thames took a fastball from Robert Stiehl and stroked the home run to right-center. His 22nd home run of the season allowed the Guardians to leap in front, 6-4.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Thames, "one at-bat at a time."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Boone 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .307 14 39
B. Wilkerson RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .277 7 48
A. Ethier CF 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 .299 18 82
C. Wakeland DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .181 24 59
T. Helton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .283 11 84
   a-L. Rivas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
S. Fagan 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .333 7 21
B. Inge C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .279 10 58
S. Pratt LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .247 5 40
M. Izturis SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 0 4
Totals 37 5 8 5 4 4 20      
a - L. Rivas pinch ran for T. Helton in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Inge (4, 3rd Inning off D. Borrell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Wakeland (24, 7th Inning off D. Borrell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wakeland 4 , T. Helton , S. Fagan 2 , B. Inge 4 , S. Pratt 2
2-out RBI: C. Wakeland , S. Fagan , B. Inge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone , B. Wilkerson , S. Pratt 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Helton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Inge (21) , S. Pratt (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Stiehl (2) , B. Boone (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeJesus LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282 6 50
N. Garciaparra 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .297 13 74
J. Alfaro 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .312 2 9
G. Jenkins SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .282 18 75
M. Thames RF 5 3 3 4 0 1 3 .287 22 88
R. Frias 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285 0 39
J. Randa DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .280 3 22
M. Byrd CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .260 9 59
B. Schwalm C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .224 2 36
Totals 38 6 15 5 1 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Randa (15, 5th Inning off E. Maleski, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. DeJesus (36, 8th Inning off G. Huguet, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Thames 2 (22, 4th Inning off R. Stiehl, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Stiehl, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. DeJesus 2 , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Alfaro , G. Jenkins 3 , M. Thames 9 , R. Frias , J. Randa 2 , M. Byrd 2 , B. Schwalm
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. DeJesus , M. Thames , M. Byrd , B. Schwalm 2
Sac Bunt: R. Frias
Sac Fly: J. Randa
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Garciaparra (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Alfaro 2 (5)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stiehl L (7-8) 4.1 9 6 4 0 4 2 80 5.25   
E. Maleski 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 7.84   
G. Huguet 1.1 4 0 0 1 0 0 30 2.42   
H. Jones 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stiehl 29
Batters Faced: R. Stiehl 23, E. Maleski 7, G. Huguet 9, H. Jones 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stiehl 6-3, E. Maleski 2-1, G. Huguet 2-2, H. Jones 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stiehl 80-52, E. Maleski 22-16, G. Huguet 30-18, H. Jones 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Jones 2-0
WP: R. Stiehl , H. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Borrell W (8-5) 7.0 5 5 3 4 2 1 114 4.78   
A. Cooke H (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.33   
J. Grahe SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Borrell 49
Batters Faced: D. Borrell 33, A. Cooke 5, J. Grahe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Borrell 10-9, A. Cooke 0-2, J. Grahe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Borrell 114-64, A. Cooke 21-11, J. Grahe 17-10
WP: D. Borrell 2
Hit Batsmen: D. Borrell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcus Thames
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 24917
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