Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1
Frank Catalanotto hit his seventh homer of the season on Sunday. (Nathan Denette/AP)
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
The Rangers got off to a promising start when Frank Catalanotto led off the game with a homer, but that's all the bats could muster off Dustin McGowan in the loss. Brandon McCarthy pitched well enough to win, notching his second straight quality start.
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Toronto 4, Texas 1
Today's Boxes 8/5/07
CWS 3, DET 1
ATL 6, COL 5
FLA 6, HOU 5
NYY 8, KC 5
WSH 6, STL 3
BAL 11, TB 3
PHI 8, MIL 6
MIN 1, CLE 0
LAA 4, OAK 3
BOS 9, SEA 2
SD 5, SF 4
ARI 3, LAD 0
NYM 8, CHC 3
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Standings thru 8/5/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Blue Jays Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Catalanotto , LF5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .243
Kinsler , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244
Young , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Sosa , DH4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .242
Cruz , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .214
Wilkerson , 1B4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .226
Saltalamacchia , C4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .265
Vazquez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250
Hairston , CF2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .195
a-Botts , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176
Totals 36 1 9 1 1 7 19
BATTING HR : Catalanotto (7, 1st inning off McGowan, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Catalanotto 5; Young; Sosa 2; Wilkerson; Saltalamacchia 2; Hairston.RBI : Catalanotto (27).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wilkerson; Kinsler 3; Catalanotto 2.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Hairston (4, 2nd base off McGowan/Zaun).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , LF2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .264
Stairs , 1B3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .286
1-McDonald , PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Rios , RF3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .300
Wells , CF4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .259
Thomas , DH4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .255
Hill , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275
Zaun , C4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .250
Luna , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Olmedo , SS2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .500
a-Overbay , PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
Totals 32 4 9 4 3 8 18
BATTING 2B : Zaun (12, McCarthy), Stairs 3 (15, McCarthy, McCarthy, Francisco), Olmedo (1, McCarthy).3B : Wells (2, Francisco).TB : Stairs 6; Wells 3; Thomas; Hill; Zaun 3; Olmedo 2.RBI : Thomas (61), Stairs 2 (42), Wells (59).2-out RBI : Thomas; Wells.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hill; Johnson; Thomas 2; Wells.S : Johnson.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Stairs (2, 3rd base off McCarthy/Saltalamacchia).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McGowan (W, 8-5)8.0 8 1 1 1 6 1 4.11
Accardo (S, 20)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.53
WP : Francisco.Pitches-strikes : McCarthy 104-65, Francisco 24-14, Benoit 22-13, McGowan 106-74, Accardo 14-9.Ground outs-fly outs : McCarthy 7-7, Francisco 0-1, Benoit 0-1, McGowan 14-4, Accardo 1-1.Batters faced : McCarthy 26, Francisco 5, Benoit 5, McGowan 33, Accardo 4.Inherited runners-scored : Benoit 1-0, Accardo 1-0.Umpires : HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Greg Gibson.Weather : 77 degrees, sunny.Wind : 9 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:37.Att : 29,593.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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