Bautista continues grand season, lifts Jays over Tribe
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07/30/2010 -
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Bautista's grand slam and league-leading
31st home run highlighted a six-run fourth, as the Toronto Blue Jays won their
fourth straight with an 8-1 rout of the struggling Cleveland Indians at Rogers
Centre.
Bautista tied the club record with his 11th home run of July and finished with
three hits, as the Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak to Cleveland.
Fred Lewis also homered as part of the 14-hit attack, while Yunel Escobar and
Lyle Overbay both had multi-hit efforts.
Shaun Marcum (10-4) was dominant in the start, allowing just one run and three
hits while fanning a season-high 10 over seven frames.
Matt LaPorta's sacrifice fly was the only offense for the Indians, who have
lost three straight and six of seven. Justin Masterson (3-10) was pounded for
eight runs on a career-high 13 hits and two walks over only 5 1/3 innings to
take the loss.
The Blue Jays got the scoring started with Lewis' leadoff shot in the third,
then scored six times in the fourth to take control.
Aaron Hill and Lyle Overbay both singled to begin the big inning, and Edwin
Encarnacion's base hit with one away brought in Hill for a 2-0 edge. Lewis
singled to load the bases, and Escobar pushed a Masterson offering through the
infield's left side to plate another run and keep the bases loaded.
Bautista followed by launching a pitch into the seats in center for his third
career grand slam and a commanding seven-run advantage for Toronto.
The Indians could manage only LaPorta's sacrifice fly in the fifth, but were
answered when Escobar scampered home on a wild pitch in the sixth for an 8-1
margin, which held for the final score.
Game Notes
Bautista tied Shawn Green's Toronto record. Green hit 11 home runs in July,
1999...The Indians went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and are now
5-for-61 in such situations during the last nine games...Cleveland outfielder
Austin Kearns hit a double for the Indians' only extra-base hit of the game.
The club now has an extra-base hit in 52 straight games, the longest active
streak in the majors...The season series is tied, 4-4...The Blue Jays have
homered in 11 straight games...Bautista's last grand slam came on September
19, 2006 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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