Toronto 5, Seattle 1
When: 10:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Runge, 1B -
Marvin Hudson, 2B -
Cory Blaser, 3B -
Tim McClelland
Attendance:
26579
By SportsDirect Inc.
Brandon Morrow struck out a season-high 12 and the Toronto Blue Jays swatted three more homers en route to a 5-1 victory over the host Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
Morrow (9-7) gave up one run, three hits and walked two in six innings while beating his former team.
Adam Lind hit a three-run homer, and Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus hit solo homers for the Blue Jays, who hit eight homers in the series.
Franklin Gutierrez had a run-scoring double in the sixth for the Mariners.
Seattle’s Mike Carp went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 17 games and reach base for the 26th consecutive contest.
Lind’s 22nd homer gave Toronto a 4-0 lead in the third.
Jesse Litsch, Casey Janssen and Frank Francisco combined for three innings of hitless relief for the Blue Jays.
Mariners starter Blake Beavan (3-4) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Toronto
|
6 |
3 |
15 |
.188 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Seattle
|
3 |
0 |
4 |
.100 |
11 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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