Thomas hits two out in win
Blue Jays 9, Rangers 5
Frank Thomas drove in four runs on Saturday to give him 60 RBIs. (Aaron Harris/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Frank Thomas hit two homers and the Blue Jays cruised to an early six-run lead. Shaun Marcum pitched well, despite laboring at times. Alex Rios, John McDonald and Vernon Wells also drove in runs in the win over Texas.
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Toronto 9, Texas 5
Today's Boxes 8/4/07
NYY 16, KC 8
OAK 2, LAA 1
MIN 3, CLE 2
CHC 6, NYM 2
CWS 7, DET 5
CIN 9, PIT 8
ATL 6, COL 4
FLA 6, HOU 5
MIL 6, PHI 5
WSH 12, STL 1
TB 9, BAL 2
BOS 4, SEA 3
SD 3, SF 2
ARI 8, LAD 7
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Standings thru 8/4/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Blue Jays Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Catalanotto , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239
b-Sosa , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
Kinsler , 2B4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .247
Young , SS4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .302
Melhuse , 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244
Byrd , CF5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .318
Botts , DH4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .188
Cruz , RF3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .219
Saltalamacchia , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .259
Laird , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238
Vazquez , 3B-SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
a-Wilkerson , PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226
Totals 38 5 11 5 1 9 18
BATTING 2B : Kinsler (15, Marcum).3B : Botts (1, Marcum).HR : Wilkerson (16, 9th inning off League, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Catalanotto; Kinsler 3; Young 2; Melhuse; Botts 4; Cruz; Laird; Wilkerson 4.RBI : Cruz 2 (20), Young (59), Wilkerson (47), Melhuse (9).2-out RBI : Cruz; Young.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Saltalamacchia 2; Young; Laird.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : (Vazquez-Saltalamacchia).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , LF5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .269
Overbay , 1B3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .252
Rios , RF4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .302
Wells , CF4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .259
Thomas , DH4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .255
Glaus , 3B2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .259
Hill , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .275
Zaun , C2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .245
McDonald , SS3 0 2 3 0 0 1 .274
Totals 31 9 9 9 8 3 11
BATTING 2B : Rios (30, Eyre), Wells (30, Eyre), Hill (33, Murray), McDonald (13, Littleton).HR : Thomas 2 (18, 1st inning off Eyre, 2 on, 0 out; 3rd inning off Eyre, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Johnson; Rios 2; Wells 2; Thomas 8; Hill 2; Zaun; McDonald 3.RBI : Rios (64), Wells (58), Thomas 4 (60), McDonald 3 (20).2-out RBI : McDonald 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johnson 3; Glaus.S : McDonald.GIDP : Rios.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Zaun (3, catcher interference).
IBB : Zaun (by Murray).HBP : Botts (by Marcum).Pitches-strikes : Eyre 67-41, Murray 49-25, Littleton 37-22, Francisco 12-6, Marcum 108-73, Wolfe 13-10, Tallet 18-11, League 18-9, Downs 11-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Eyre 2-3, Murray 2-4, Littleton 5-2, Francisco 3-0, Marcum 8-5, Wolfe 0-1, Tallet 1-1, League 0-0, Downs 0-2.Batters faced : Eyre 15, Murray 11, Littleton 11, Francisco 3, Marcum 28, Wolfe 3, Tallet 4, League 4, Downs 2.Inherited runners-scored : Littleton 3-2, Downs 1-0.Umpires : HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Charlie Reliford.Weather : 77 degrees, sunny.Wind : 8 mph, In from CF.T : 2:57.Att : 25,231.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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