MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
08/26/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 977 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (41-99) 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Cleveland Indians (97-43) 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 4 X 10 14 0
Indians Flatten Blue Jays, 10-4
Behind the hitting of Charlie Blackmon, the Cleveland Indians stopped the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-4. Blackmon went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Indians. Jon Lester recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 6 for 8. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Cleveland.

J.T. Realmuto had a big 2-run home run for the Indians in the bottom of the third inning. With Cleveland leading 3-1 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a fastball from former first round draft pick Dan Haren and punished it. The result was his 17th home run of the season, which put the Indians on top, 5-1.

Cleveland manager Jake Indians commended his team for "putting the hammer down."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Goodrum 2B 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .195 0 2
M. Aviles 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270 3 43
J. Soto LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .296 16 59
Y. Cespedes DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 24 68
A. Verdugo RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .266 10 59
J. Kubel 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .235 16 48
M. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .174 0 3
G. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .094 1 2
B. Ryan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .198 2 14
Totals 33 4 6 3 3 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Verdugo (26, 4th Inning off A. Bradley, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Soto (21, 5th Inning off A. Bradley, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Aviles , J. Soto 3 , A. Verdugo 2 , J. Kubel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Goodrum , A. Verdugo , J. Kubel
Hit by Pitch: N. Goodrum
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Aviles (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon DH 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .250 21 58
O. Albies 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .313 17 81
A. Jackson RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .352 36 100
M. Machado 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .288 23 110
R. Grichuk LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .249 29 90
J. Realmuto C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .240 17 58
J. Schoop 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 21 71
K. Kiermaier CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .270 16 74
   a-M. Smith CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 23
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .288 6 42
Totals 38 10 14 9 3 4 13      
a - M. Smith substituted for K. Kiermaier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jackson 3 (50, 1st Inning off T. Gott, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Ceda, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Machado (35, 3rd Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Schoop (39, 3rd Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Kiermaier (4, 5th Inning off J. Ceda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (16, 2nd Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Blackmon (21, 3rd Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Realmuto (17, 3rd Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Blackmon 6 , O. Albies , A. Jackson 6 , M. Machado 2 , J. Realmuto 4 , J. Schoop 2 , K. Kiermaier 8 , A. Simmons
2-out RBI: J. Realmuto , K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Machado , R. Grichuk 2 , K. Kiermaier , A. Simmons
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Albies (15)
CS: R. Grichuk (1)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gott 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
D. Haren L (3-13) 2.0 6 5 5 0 1 3 54 6.24   
J. Ceda 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 43 7.23   
J. Diekman 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 5.79   
T. Roark 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 0 22 4.55   
P. Coke 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gott 46
Batters Faced: T. Gott 5, D. Haren 12, J. Ceda 12, J. Diekman 2, T. Roark 7, P. Coke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gott 0-2, D. Haren 4-1, J. Ceda 2-4, J. Diekman 1-0, T. Roark 1-1, P. Coke 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gott 17-11, D. Haren 54-38, J. Ceda 43-30, J. Diekman 9-4, T. Roark 22-11, P. Coke 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Coke 1-1
WP: P. Coke 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bradley W (13-7) 5.1 6 4 4 3 2 0 94 3.19   
G. Holland H (18) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.53   
B. Maurer H (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.55   
J. Lester SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bradley 39
Batters Faced: A. Bradley 26, G. Holland 2, B. Maurer 3, J. Lester 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bradley 5-9, G. Holland 0-2, B. Maurer 1-2, J. Lester 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bradley 94-51, G. Holland 6-4, B. Maurer 15-9, J. Lester 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Holland 2-0
WP: A. Bradley 2
Hit Batsmen: A. Bradley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Blackmon
Ballpark: Jacobs Field 1994-2014
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 42953
Special Notes: CF Kevin Kiermaier was injured while running the bases.
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