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Indians 9, Blue Jays 7
Aaron Hill had two hits and two runs scored, but he struck out for the final out of the game. (AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Brian Tallet dazzled, no-hitting the Indians for 6 1/3 innings before unraveling in the seventh. The Jays regained the lead a half-inning later, lost it and then sent the game to extras on Jose Bautista's two-run single in the ninth. But Shawn Camp allowed three runs in the 12th, and Toronto was out of comebacks.
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Series at a glance:
CLE
Cleveland (10-16)
Won 1 		Cleveland 9, Toronto 7   TOR
Toronto (18-10)
Lost 1
May 4, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   R   H   E 
Cleveland
 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3   9 15 1
Toronto
 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1   7 16 2
Standings thru 5/4/09  |  Recap: CLE | TOR  |  Gameday  |  Indians stats  |  Blue Jays stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore, CF 7 0 2 2 0 1 5 .243
Cabrera, A, 2B-SS 7 1 2 2 0 1 2 .315
Martinez, V, C 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 .379
Choo, RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .261
DeRosa, 3B-1B 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 .241
Peralta, J, SS-3B 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 .198
Garko, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302
  2-Valbuena, PR-2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
LaPorta, LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .143
  a-Dellucci, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .538
  1-Barfield, PR-LF 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
Francisco, B, DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .236
Totals 50 9 15 9 4 5 26  

a-Singled for LaPorta in the 9th.
1-Ran for Dellucci in the 9th. 2-Ran for Garko in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Sizemore 2 (8, Tallet, Camp), Martinez, V (8, League), DeRosa (6, Camp).
HR: LaPorta (1, 7th inning off Tallet, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Sizemore 4; Cabrera, A 2; Martinez, V 2; Choo; DeRosa 3; Garko 2; LaPorta 4; Dellucci; Barfield 2; Francisco, B.
RBI: LaPorta 2 (2), Cabrera, A 2 (13), Martinez, V (14), Choo (13), Barfield (1), Sizemore 2 (21).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, A; Martinez, V; Choo; Sizemore 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa 2; Sizemore 3; Choo; Cabrera, A.
S: Francisco, B.
GIDP: Peralta, J; Martinez, V.
Team RISP: 5-for-19.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Choo (6, 2nd base off League/Barajas).

FIELDING
E: DeRosa (5, fielding).
 
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Scutaro, SS 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 .262
Hill, A, 2B 6 2 2 0 0 2 3 .360
Rios, RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .267
Wells, V, CF 6 0 2 2 0 2 6 .288
Lind, LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .318
  1-Bautista, J, PR-LF 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .326
Rolen, 3B 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 .312
Overbay, 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .239
Barajas, C 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333
Snider, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
  a-Millar, PH-DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .341
  2-McDonald, Jo, PR-DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 52 7 16 7 2 10 26  

a-Struck out for Snider in the 8th.
1-Ran for Lind in the 7th. 2-Ran for Millar in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Rolen 2 (5, Carmona, F, Perez, R), Lind (9, Carmona, F), Millar (5, Betancourt, R).
TB: Scutaro; Hill, A 2; Rios 2; Wells, V 2; Lind 3; Bautista, J; Rolen 4; Overbay; Barajas; Millar 2; McDonald, Jo.
RBI: Barajas 2 (15), Lind (24), Wells, V 2 (18), Bautista, J 2 (4).
2-out RBI: Lind; Wells, V 2; Bautista, J 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lind; Overbay 2; Rolen; Scutaro; Hill, A.
SF: Barajas.
Team RISP: 5-for-17.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rios (3, 2nd base off Wood, K/Martinez, V).

FIELDING
E: Rolen (4, throw), Hill, A (5, throw).
DP: 2 (Scutaro-Hill, A-Overbay, Hill, A-Scutaro-Overbay).
 
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carmona, F 6.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 6.11
Sipp 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Wood, K (BS, 1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 7.20
Betancourt, R (W, 1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.14
Perez, R (H, 3) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 13.94
Lewis, J (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
 
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tallet 7.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 5.83
League (BS, 2) 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 5.17
Frasor 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Murphy, B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35
Camp (L, 0-1) 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 4.85

WP: Tallet.
HBP: Hill, A (by Carmona, F), Choo (by Tallet).
Pitches-strikes: Carmona, F 96-64, Sipp 16-10, Wood, K 23-12, Betancourt, R 34-25, Perez, R 13-8, Lewis, J 5-4, Tallet 94-55, League 28-20, Frasor 14-12, Murphy, B 1-1, Camp 31-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Carmona, F 7-10, Sipp 0-2, Wood, K 0-2, Betancourt, R 1-2, Perez, R 1-0, Lewis, J 1-0, Tallet 6-10, League 5-1, Frasor 0-2, Murphy, B 0-1, Camp 5-1.
Batters faced: Carmona, F 31, Sipp 5, Wood, K 6, Betancourt, R 8, Perez, R 4, Lewis, J 2, Tallet 31, League 10, Frasor 4, Murphy, B 1, Camp 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Sipp 1-0, Lewis, J 2-0, Murphy, B 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 68 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:59.
Att: 15,295.
May 4, 2009

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