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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baltimore 2, Toronto 0
When: 7:07 PM ET, Friday, September 9, 2011
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - D.J. Reyburn
Attendance: 13918

Jeremy Guthrie threw seven shutout innings for the first time all season as the Baltimore Orioles blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Friday night for their third consecutive victory.

Guthrie (7-17) continued his mastery of the Blue Jays, scattering three hits to avoid becoming the first 18-game loser in the major leagues. The veteran righthander has allowed zero runs in just three starts this season, but two of those outings have come against Toronto.

Vladimir Guerrero gave Guthrie all the offense he would need with an RBI single in the sixth inning off losing pitcher Brett Cecil (4-9). Guerrero finished with a pair of hits and is batting a sizzling 9-for-19 over his last five games.

Nick Markakis added two hits and a run-scoring groundout in the eighth inning that provided the Orioles with some insurance.

Cecil was the hard-luck loser, limiting the Orioles to seven hits over 7 2/3 innings while striking out a season-high nine batters. The lefty is 0-5 in his last eight starts.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Baltimore   Toronto
Jeremy Guthrie Player Brett Cecil
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 7.2
5 Strikeouts 9
3 Hits 7
0.00 ERA 1.17
Hitting
Baltimore   Toronto
Vladimir Guerrero Player Adam Lind
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Baltimore 7 0 7 .219 11 9 2 1 1 1
Toronto 3 0 4 .111 13 5 0 5 1 1