Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4
Righty Edwin Jackson notched four strikeouts Tuesday night in his Tigers debut. (AP)
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Edwin Jackson's stellar Tigers debut (7 1/3 innings, two hits and one earned run) was erased by a Jays rally in the eighth. Brandon Inge's solo homer in the ninth brought Detroit back even, but Brandon Lyon yielded a walk-off sac fly to Rod Barajas.
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Detroit
(0-2)
Lost 2
Toronto 5, Detroit 4
Today's Boxes 4/7/09
CWS 4, KC 2
SF 10, MIL 6
BOS 5, TB 3
ATL 4, PHI 0
FLA 8, WSH 3
HOU 3, CHC 2
MIN 6, SEA 5
STL 9, PIT 3
COL 3, ARI 0
SD 4, LAD 2
OAK 6, LAA 4
Toronto
(2-0)
Won 2
April 7, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Detroit
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
4
8
1
Toronto
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
5
5
1
Standings thru 4/7/09  | Recap: DET | TOR  | Gameday  | Tigers stats  | Blue Jays stats
Detroit
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Granderson , CF
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
.286
Polanco , 2B
5
0
1
0
0
1
1
.111
Ordonez , RF
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.286
Cabrera, Mi , 1B
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
.667
Guillen , LF
2
1
0
0
2
0
2
.167
Laird , C
4
0
1
0
0
2
6
.250
Thames, M , DH
4
0
1
1
0
1
2
.250
Inge , 3B
4
2
2
1
0
1
2
.375
Everett , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.000
Totals
31
4
8
3
5
6
16
BATTING 2B : Inge (1, Purcey), Thames, M (1, Purcey), Cabrera, Mi (1, Camp).HR : Inge (2, 9th
inning off Ryan, B, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Granderson; Polanco; Cabrera, Mi 3; Laird; Thames, M 2; Inge 6.RBI :
Granderson (2), Thames, M (1), Inge (3).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Everett 2; Laird 2.SAC :
Everett.SF : Granderson.GIDP : Guillen.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team LOB : 7.
BASERUNNING CS : Polanco (1, 2nd base by Purcey/Barajas). FIELDING E : Inge
(1, fielding).
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Scutaro , SS
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
.250
Hill, A , 2B
4
1
1
3
0
1
1
.250
Rios , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.286
Wells, V , CF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.375
Lind , DH
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.500
1-Bautista , PR-DH
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Rolen , 3B
4
1
2
1
0
0
1
.429
Overbay , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.125
Barajas , C
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
.143
Snider , LF
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
.286
Totals
31
5
5
5
3
4
8
1-Ran for Lind in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Wells, V (2, Jackson, E).HR : Rolen (1, 8th inning off Jackson, E, 0 on, 0 out),
Hill, A (1, 8th inning off Lyon, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Scutaro; Hill, A 4; Wells, V 2; Rolen 5.RBI : Rolen
(2), Hill, A 3 (4), Barajas (1).2-out RBI : Hill, A 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Overbay;
Hill, A.SF : Barajas.Team RISP : 1-for-5.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E :
Purcey (1, throw).DP : 2 (Scutaro-Hill, A-Overbay, Barajas-Hill, A).
Detroit
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Jackson, E
7.1
2
2
1
1
4
1
1.23
Seay (H, 1)
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Lyon (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)
1.0
3
3
3
2
0
1
27.00
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Purcey
7.0
5
3
2
3
5
0
2.57
Camp
1.0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0.00
Ryan, B (BS, 1)(W, 1-0)
1.0
2
1
1
0
1
1
9.00
IBB : Overbay (by Lyon), Guillen (by Camp).Pitches-strikes : Jackson, E 89-60, Seay 3-2, Lyon 37-20, Purcey
101-61, Camp 23-9, Ryan, B 15-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Jackson, E 9-7, Seay 1-0, Lyon 1-1, Purcey 7-3, Camp 2-0,
Ryan, B 2-0.Batters faced : Jackson, E 26, Seay 1, Lyon 8, Purcey 27, Camp 6, Ryan, B 5.Inherited runners-scored :
Seay 1-0, Lyon 1-1.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather :
68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:40.Att : 16,790.April 7, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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