MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/30/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2151 - SUNDAY, JULY 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (51-55) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 2
Toronto Blue Jays (64-42) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Spiders Deal Blue Jays 5-4 Loss
The Cleveland Spiders turned back the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, at Rogers Centre. Ernie Jones, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times. Addison Reed sewed up the save, his 3rd. Cleveland is third in the American League Central Division with a record of 51-55.

Li-Jen Chu, the two-time All-Star , had a direct impact on the outcome. Chu contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to put Cleveland up, 5-4.

"This was one of those 'not to be denied' games," said Cleveland field general Terry Francona.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Polo LF 6 1 2 0 0 1 6 .279 11 48
L. Chu 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .223 17 44
M. Garland SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .263 17 67
E. Jones 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .261 12 54
M. Ozuna RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .251 19 59
J. Abreu DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .242 3 10
L. Thompson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   a-J. Young PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 4 18
   b-J. Wendle 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 6 28
J. Pederson CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .125 0 1
B. Austin C 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .250 0 6
Totals 42 5 10 5 4 9 21      
a - J. Young pinch ran for L. Thompson in the 7th
b - J. Wendle substituted for J. Young in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Thompson (1, 7th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Austin (2, 11th Inning off E. Leon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jones (12, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Polo 2 , L. Chu , E. Jones 5 , M. Ozuna , J. Abreu , L. Thompson 2 , J. Pederson , B. Austin 2
2-out RBI: M. Ozuna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Polo , M. Garland
Sac Fly: L. Chu , M. Garland
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: L. Thompson (1) , J. Wendle (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 .275 0 6
M. Arnold CF 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 .259 21 56
A. Chávez 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 .249 5 40
B. Belt 1B 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .272 8 39
M. Choice DH 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .258 16 40
R. Holt RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 .299 9 46
J. Morgan 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289 6 36
J. Ruíz LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .303 0 11
   a-D. Pompey LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 7 31
E. Castillo C 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .429 0 2
Totals 47 4 12 3 4 5 27      
a - D. Pompey substituted for J. Ruíz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gordon (10, 1st Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ruíz (5, 2nd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Choice (16, 7th Inning off J. Nunez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon 4 , M. Choice 4 , R. Holt , J. Morgan 2 , J. Ruíz 4 , E. Castillo 2
2-out RBI: N. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Gordon 2 , A. Chávez , B. Belt , M. Choice 2 , J. Ruíz
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Chávez (8)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. 5.0 7 3 2 3 4 0 105 3.91   
R. Villasmil 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.00   
J. Nunez 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19 2.45   
J. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 2.97   
J. Bray 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
J. Barrett W (5-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.66   
A. Reed SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 44
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 26, R. Villasmil 5, J. Nunez 6, J. Sanchez 4, J. Bray 4, J. Barrett 3, A. Reed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 8-3, R. Villasmil 2-1, J. Nunez 1-2, J. Sanchez 3-0, J. Bray 1-1, J. Barrett 1-2, A. Reed 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 105-58, R. Villasmil 24-15, J. Nunez 19-12, J. Sanchez 22-10, J. Bray 14-9, J. Barrett 13-8, A. Reed 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale 6.1 5 3 3 2 4 1 98 4.69   
R. Alvarez 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 3.71   
M. Pearson BS (1) 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 19 1.57   
T. Kolek 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.91   
E. Leon L (5-2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 53
Batters Faced: C. Sale 27, R. Alvarez 3, M. Pearson 6, T. Kolek 4, E. Leon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 9-7, R. Alvarez 0-0, M. Pearson 0-2, T. Kolek 2-0, E. Leon 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 98-59, R. Alvarez 15-8, M. Pearson 19-10, T. Kolek 24-13, E. Leon 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alvarez 2-0 , T. Kolek 3-0
WP: C. Sale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Jones
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 39314
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