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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 16, 2011
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 16, 2011 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 2011 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 2011 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kyle Drabek |
Home Starting Pitcher | Max Scherzer |
Ballpark | Comerica Park |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 20,444 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Reynolds 1B: Mike Estabrook 2B: Mike DiMuro 3B: Tim Welke |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
Corey Patterson | Left Fielder |
Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
Edwin Encarnacion | First Baseman |
Aaron Hill | Second Baseman |
Juan Rivera | DH |
J.P. Arencibia | Catcher |
Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
John McDonald | Third Baseman |
John Farrell | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Austin Jackson | Center Fielder |
Andy Dirks | Left Fielder |
Brennan Boesch | Right Fielder |
Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
Victor Martinez | DH |
Jhonny Peralta | Shortstop |
Alex Avila | Catcher |
Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
Ramon Santiago | Second Baseman |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 16, 2011
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Scherzer
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Scherzer
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Scherzer
Bautista hits a fly ball into right field. Boesch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Scherzer
Encarnacion hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drabek
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dirks vs. Drabek
There goes Jackson. The throw from Arencibia and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Dirks vs. Drabek
Dirks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Boesch vs. Drabek
Boesch takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Dirks moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Cabrera vs. Drabek
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. Dirks tags and moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Drabek
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Scherzer
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Scherzer
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Scherzer
Arencibia hits a fly ball into left field. Dirks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Drabek
Peralta strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Drabek
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Drabek
Inge strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Scherzer
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Scherzer
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Dirks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Scherzer
Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Scherzer
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Drabek
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drabek
Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dirks vs. Drabek
Dirks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boesch vs. Drabek
Drabek fires to first and picks off Dirks. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Scherzer
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Scherzer
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Scherzer
Hill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Encarnacion moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Scherzer
Rivera hits a line drive into left field. Dirks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arencibia vs. Scherzer
Arencibia hits a popup towards short. Peralta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boesch vs. Drabek
Boesch hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Drabek
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Drabek
Martinez hits a popup towards third. McDonald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Peralta vs. Drabek
Peralta hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Scherzer
Davis bunts in front of the plate. Avila fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Scherzer
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Scherzer
Escobar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Scherzer
There goes Escobar. The throw from Avila and he is out, Peralta applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Drabek
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Drabek
Inge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Drabek
Santiago hits a popup, foul, towards first. Encarnacion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Drabek
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Inge moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Dirks vs. Drabek
Dirks hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Scherzer
Patterson bunts towards first. Cabrera fields the ball and throws to Scherzer covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Scherzer
Bautista hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patterson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Scherzer
Encarnacion hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Scherzer
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Scherzer
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boesch vs. Drabek
Boesch hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Drabek
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Drabek
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabek fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Peralta vs. Drabek
Peralta hits a line drive into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Scherzer
Arencibia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabrera settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cabrera. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Scherzer
Arencibia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Scherzer
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Arencibia moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Scherzer
McDonald bunts towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Santiago covering, for the out. Arencibia moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Escobar vs. Scherzer
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Boesch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arencibia tags and scores. Davis tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Patterson vs. Scherzer
Patterson hits a fly ball into right field. Boesch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Drabek
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Drabek
Inge bunts towards the mound. Drabek fields it and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Drabek
Santiago hits a popup, foul, towards third. McDonald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Drabek
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Benoit
Joaquin Benoit now pitching.
Bautista hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Benoit
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bautista moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Benoit
Hill hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Dirks. Hill reaches second base with a double. Bautista scores. Encarnacion moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Benoit
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Boesch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Encarnacion tags and scores. Hill tags and moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Arencibia vs. Benoit
Arencibia hits a fly ball into left field. Dirks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hill tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Benoit
Davis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Benoit
McDonald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Rzepczynski
Marc Rzepczynski now pitching. Ryan Raburn pinch hits for Andy Dirks.
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boesch vs. Rzepczynski
Boesch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Rzepczynski
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Perry
Ryan Raburn now playing left field. Ryan Perry now pitching.
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Boesch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Perry
Patterson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Perry
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabrera. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Perry
Encarnacion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Francisco
Frank Francisco now pitching.
Martinez hits a popup towards third. McDonald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Francisco
Peralta hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Francisco
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Francisco
Inge hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Francisco
Don Kelly pinch hits for Ramon Santiago.
Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/2011 -- Toronto at Detroit (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Escobar Y, ss 3 0 2 1 Jackson A, cf 3 1 1 0 Patterson C, lf 5 0 1 0 Dirks A, lf 2 0 1 0 Bautista J, rf 5 1 2 0 Raburn R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Encarnacion E, 1b 5 1 2 0 Boesch B, rf 3 0 0 0 Hill A, 2b 4 1 2 1 Cabrera M, 1b 1 0 0 1 Rivera J, dh 3 0 0 1 Martinez V, dh 4 0 0 0 Arencibia J, c 3 1 1 1 Peralta J, ss 4 1 1 1 Davis R, cf 4 0 2 0 Avila A, c 2 0 0 0 McDonald J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Inge B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Santiago R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kelly D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 12 4 27 2 4 2 Toronto 000 000 130 -- 4 Detroit 100 000 001 -- 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Drabek K (W) 7.0 3 1 1 6 2 Rzepczynski M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Francisco F (S) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Scherzer M 7.0 8 1 0 1 2 Benoit J (L) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 Perry R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Cabrera M 2 DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Toronto 9, Detroit 7 2B -- Hill A HR -- Peralta J SB -- Jackson A CS -- Escobar Y SH -- McDonald J, Inge B SF -- Cabrera M, Escobar Y, Rivera J, Arencibia J T -- 2:53 A -- 20444
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