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    Blue Jays 10, Indians 6
    Aaron Hill celebrates with Adam Lind after Lind's go-ahead homer in the seventh. (AP)
    By Larry Millson / Special to MLB.com
    Adam Lind drove in five runs, including three on a go-ahead homer in a seven-run seventh, as the Jays made sure their rally was enough a day after falling short of the Tribe. Brett Cecil put Toronto in great position in his big league debut, allowing two runs (one earned) in six frames.
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    Series at a glance:
    CLE
    Cleveland (10-17)
    Lost 1     		Toronto 10, Cleveland 6   TOR
    Toronto (19-10)
    Won 1
    May 5, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Cleveland
    		 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0   6 13 0
    Toronto
    		 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 X   10 12 1
    Standings thru 5/5/09  |  Recap: CLE | TOR  |  Gameday  |  Indians stats  |  Blue Jays stats
    Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Sizemore, G, CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .241
    Cabrera, A, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .319
    Martinez, V, 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .389
    DeRosa, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .239
    Choo, DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .253
      a-Garko, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
    Peralta, Jh, SS 5 0 3 2 0 2 1 .219
    LaPorta, RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .100
    Francisco, B, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250
    Shoppach, C 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .234
    Totals 38 6 13 4 1 10 23  

    a-Grounded out for Choo in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Peralta, Jh (6, Cecil).
    TB: Peralta, Jh 4; DeRosa; Francisco, B 2; Cabrera, A 2; Martinez, V 3; Shoppach; Sizemore, G.
    RBI: Sizemore, G (22), Martinez, V (15), Peralta, Jh 2 (10).
    2-out RBI: Peralta, Jh 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Choo; Martinez, V; LaPorta 2; Peralta, Jh.
    GIDP: Choo.
    Team RISP: 3-for-12.
    Team LOB: 9.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Francisco, B (4, 3rd base off Cecil/Chavez, R).
    CS: Sizemore, G (4, 2nd base by Cecil/Chavez, R).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Shoppach-Cabrera, A).
    		 
    Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Scutaro, SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .270
    Hill, A, 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .357
    Rios, A, RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .266
    Wells, V, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .281
    Lind, DH 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .333
    Rolen, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .309
    Overbay, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .239
    Chavez, R, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263
    Snider, LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .234
    Totals 35 10 12 10 2 6 12  

    BATTING
    2B: Overbay (7, Reyes, A).
    HR: Lind (6, 7th inning off Sipp, 2 on, 2 out), Rolen (3, 7th inning off Sipp, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Lind 6; Scutaro 2; Chavez, R; Rios, A; Rolen 4; Hill, A; Overbay 2; Snider 2.
    RBI: Overbay (12), Lind 5 (29), Hill, A 2 (24), Rios, A (14), Rolen (10).
    2-out RBI: Overbay; Lind 5; Rolen.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Chavez, R; Rolen.
    Team RISP: 4-for-9.
    Team LOB: 3.

    BASERUNNING
    CS: Scutaro (1, 2nd base by Reyes, A/Shoppach).

    FIELDING
    E: Snider (1, fielding).
    DP: (Hill, A-Scutaro-Overbay).
     
    Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Reyes, A 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 0 6.84
    Perez, R (H, 4) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 15.19
    Chulk (L, 0-1) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.75
    Lewis (BS, 4) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.93
    Sipp 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 3.60
    Kobayashi 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.72
    		 
    Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Cecil 6.0 6 2 1 0 6 0 1.50
    Frasor (H, 2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.79
    Carlson (BS, 1) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 3.00
    Wolfe (W, 1-0) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Downs, S 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.59

    Chulk pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

    WP: Carlson.
    HBP: LaPorta (by Cecil), Shoppach (by Cecil), Shoppach (by Cecil).
    Pitches-strikes: Reyes, A 88-55, Perez, R 11-6, Chulk 8-4, Lewis 9-6, Sipp 15-10, Kobayashi 9-8, Cecil 96-60, Frasor 9-5, Carlson 24-14, Wolfe 15-11, Downs, S 16-13.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Reyes, A 4-6, Perez, R 1-0, Chulk 0-0, Lewis 0-1, Sipp 1-0, Kobayashi 0-1, Cecil 6-4, Frasor 1-0, Carlson 1-0, Wolfe 0-0, Downs, S 2-0.
    Batters faced: Reyes, A 24, Perez, R 3, Chulk 2, Lewis 2, Sipp 3, Kobayashi 3, Cecil 25, Frasor 2, Carlson 5, Wolfe 4, Downs, S 6.
    Inherited runners-scored: Chulk 2-2, Lewis 2-1, Sipp 2-2, Carlson 1-1, Wolfe 3-2, Downs, S 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Bill Welke.
    Weather: 68 degrees, roof closed.
    Wind: 0 mph, None.
    T: 3:12.
    Att: 22,005.
    Venue: Rogers Centre.
    May 5, 2009
    May 5, 2009

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