Toronto 4, Chi. White Sox 2
When: 7:07 PM ET, Friday, May 27, 2011
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Emmel, 1B -
Rob Drake, 2B -
David Rackley, 3B -
Bruce Dreckman
Attendance:
16668
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Yunel Escobar hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 4-2 Friday night.
Escobar atoned for botching a suicide squeeze earlier in the game, lacing a two-base hit to right-center field off Mark Buehrle to score Jayson Nix from first base. Escobar finished 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to eight games.
Casey Janssen (2-0) earned the win with an inning of scoreless relief while Jon Rauch earned the first opportunity in Toronto's new closer-by-committee setup by securing his sixth save of the season. Buehrle (4-4) allowed three runs in seven innings while throwing a season-high 120 pitches.
Blue Jays starter Kyle Drabek surrendered just two runs on three hits over 6 2/3 innings but continued to struggle with his control. He walked five, giving him a major league-high 42 free passes on the season.
Three of those were issued to White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn, who rebounded from a four-strikeout performance in Thursday's win by earning four walks Friday. It was his first four-walk game since April 23, 2006 while he was with the Cincinnati Reds.
Rajai Davis led the way for the Jays with three hits and his team-leading 14th stolen base. He was also caught stealing twice for the first time in his major-league career.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. White Sox |
|
Toronto |
|
Mark Buehrle
|
Player |
Kyle Drabek
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
7.0 |
IP |
6.2 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
3 |
|
3.86 |
ERA |
2.70 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. White Sox
|
5 |
0 |
7 |
.156 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| Toronto
|
12 |
0 |
17 |
.343 |
19 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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