Blue Jays 6, Nationals 0
Starting right-hander A.J. Burnett kept the Nats scoreless, giving up just six hits. (Frank Gunn/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Right-hander A.J. Burnett struck out seven en route to his first shutout of the season, lifting Toronto to a series-opening win over Washington. Shortstop Aaron Hill and first baseman Lyle Overbay each belted fence busters to aid in the victory.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 27, 2006
Washington
(33-45)
Lost 1
Toronto 6, Washington 0
Today's Boxes 6/27/06
ATL 5, NYY 2
CWS 4, PIT 2
DET 4, HOU 0
BOS 9, NYM 4
FLA 8, TB 4
KC 9, CIN 8
MIL 8, CHC 5
CLE 3, STL 1
MIN 9, LAD 2
SEA 11, ARI 7
COL 12, LAA 4
SD 3, OAK 0
SF 5, TEX 3
Toronto
(42-34)
Won 1
June 27, 2006
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Standings thru 6/27/06  | Gameday  | Nationals Stats  | Blue Jays Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
Vidro , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .310
Clayton , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
Johnson , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308
Zimmerman , 3B3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .265
Guillen , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212
Anderson , DH3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Schneider , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
Byrd , CF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
Totals 31 0 6 0 0 7 8
BATTING TB : Soriano; Vidro 2; Johnson; Guillen; Anderson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Schneider; Johnson.GIDP : Clayton; Zimmerman.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Zimmerman (7, throw), Soriano (8, fielding), Clayton (9, fielding).DP : 2 (Clayton-Vidro-Johnson, Vidro-Clayton-Johnson).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios , RF4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .330
Catalanotto , LF2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .322
1-Johnson , PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
Wells , CF5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .316
Glaus , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .248
Overbay , 1B4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .294
Hillenbrand , DH3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .312
Molina , C4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .295
Hill , SS4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .282
Adams , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235
Totals 33 6 9 6 4 4 21
1-Ran for Catalanotto in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Overbay (15, Ortiz), Hill (14, Bergmann).HR : Hill (2, 2nd inning off Ortiz, 1 on, 2 out), Overbay (11, 6th inning off Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Rios 3; Glaus; Overbay 6; Molina; Hill 6.RBI : Hill 3 (23), Overbay (41), Rios 2 (53).2-out RBI : Hill 3; Rios 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Glaus; Hill; Wells 3.GIDP : Glaus; Overbay.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING DP : 2 (Adams-Hill-Overbay, Glaus-Adams-Overbay).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ortiz (L, 5-6)6.2 5 3 3 1 3 2 5.18
Bergmann 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 7.07
Bray 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.02
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burnett (W, 1-1)9.0 6 0 0 0 7 0 3.24
HBP : Rios (by Ortiz), Johnson (by Bray).Pitches-strikes : Ortiz 110-71, Bergmann 24-11, Bray 11-6, Burnett 92-70.Ground outs-fly outs : Ortiz 8-9, Bergmann 2-0, Bray 1-0, Burnett 12-8.Batters faced : Ortiz 28, Bergmann 7, Bray 4, Burnett 31.Inherited runners-scored : Bergmann 1-0, Bray 2-2.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Jerry Crawford.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:25.Att : 20,288.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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