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On The Field
Progressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio
Luis Perez
Jairo Asencio
W (1-0)
IP H ER BB K ERA
4.0 0 0 3 3 0.00
L (0-1)
IP H ER BB K ERA
3.0 2 3 2 2 9.00

Jays win majors' longest-ever opener
The Toronto Blue Jays are determined to have a special season. They opened it by making history. J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run homer in the 16th inning to send the Blue Jays, who rallied to force extras with a three-run ninth, to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday in the longest opening-day game ever in the major leagues. A game that seemed so routine for several hours wound up extraordinary. ''I guess it's pretty cool...
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Scoring Summary
Bottom of 2nd
- Kotchman grounded out, first baseman Lind unassisted, C.Santana scored, Duncan to third.
- Hannahan homered to right on a 2-2 count, Duncan scored, Kipnis scored.
Top of 4th
- Bautista homered to left on a 0-1 count.
Top of 9th
- Bautista hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brantley, Y.Escobar scored, K.Johnson to second.
- Encarnacion doubled to left, K.Johnson scored, R.Davis scored.
Top of 16th
- Arencibia homered to left on a 1-2 count, Lawrie scored, Vizquel scored.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Tue 4/2 Tor CLE 4 at
TOR 1
W: Masterson
L: Dickey
Wed 4/3 Tor CLE 3 at
TOR 2
W: Albers
L: Santos
Thu 4/4 Tor CLE 8 at
TOR 10
W: Delabar
L: Myers
Date Home Time (ET)
Tue 7/9 CLE 7:05 pm
Wed 7/10 CLE 7:05 pm
Thu 7/11 CLE 12:05 pm
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. Y. Escobar, SS 8 1 2 0 0
2. K. Johnson, 2B 5 1 1 0 2
3. J. Bautista, RF-1B-RF 4 1 3 2 2
4. A. Lind, 1B 3 0 1 0 1
4. R. Davis, PR-RF-LF 3 1 0 0 0
5. E. Encarnacion, DH 7 0 2 2 0
6. B. Lawrie, 3B 6 1 0 0 1
7. E. Thames, LF 4 0 0 0 1
7. O. Vizquel, LF-1B 2 1 0 0 0
8. J. Arencibia, C 7 1 1 3 0
9. C. Rasmus, CF 7 0 0 0 0
Totals 56 7 10 7 7
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. M. Brantley, CF 6 0 1 0 1
2. A. Cabrera, SS 7 0 1 0 0
3. S. Choo, RF 4 0 1 0 2
4. C. Santana, C 4 1 0 0 3
5. T. Hafner, DH 4 0 1 0 0
5. J. Donald, PR-DH 2 0 0 0 1
6. S. Duncan, LF 2 1 1 0 1
6. A. Cunningham, PR-LF 2 0 0 0 1
7. C. Kotchman, 1B 7 0 0 1 0
8. J. Kipnis, 2B 5 1 0 0 2
9. J. Hannahan, 3B 6 1 2 3 0
Totals 49 4 7 4 11
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
R Romero 5.0 3 4 4 3 4 7.20
J Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
D Oliver 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
C Janssen 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00
F Cordero 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Villanueva 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0.00
L Perez
(W, 1-0)
4.0 0 0 0 3 3 0.00
S Santos 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
J Masterson 8.0 2 1 1 1 10 1.13
C Perez
(BS, 1)
0.2 3 3 3 2 0 40.50
V Pestano 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
J Smith 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0.00
T Sipp 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0.00
J Asencio
(L, 0-1)
3.0 2 3 3 2 2 9.00
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: Y Escobar (1), A Lind (1), E Encarnacion (1)
HR: J Bautista (1), J Arencibia (1)
BATTING
2B: M Brantley (1), S Duncan (1)
HR: J Hannahan (1)
BASERUNNING
CS: S Choo (1)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Blue Jays
Mark Buehrle (TOR - P)

News: Hiroki Kuroda pitched two-hit ball for eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees again beat the struggling Mark Buehrle, 5-0 on Friday night.  (STATS - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Josh Johnson (TOR - P)

News: Johnson (triceps) will make his first rehab start with High-A Dunedin on Monday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Chad Jenkins (TOR - P)

News: Jenkins will make his next start Monday against the Rays, Barry Davis of Sportsnet reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Indians
Michael Bourn (CLE - CF)

News: Bourn had three hits in the Indians' 6-3 victory in 10 innings over Seattle on Friday night.  (STATS - Sat. May 18, 2013)
Jason Kipnis (CLE - 2B)

News: Kipnis' three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.  (STATS - Sat. May 18, 2013)

News: Brantley is not in the starting lineup Saturday.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)

Injury Report
Blue Jays
NameInjuryStatus
R DavisStrained obliqueon 15-day DL
J HappHead contusionon 15-day DL
J JohnsonRight triceps inflammationon 15-day DL
S SantosRight triceps strainon 15-day DL
J ReyesSprained left ankleon 60-day DL
D McGowanSore right shoulderon 60-day DL
D HutchisonRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
K DrabekRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
L PerezRecovery from left elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
Indians
NameInjuryStatus
L MarsonRight shoulder sorenesson 15-day DL
B MyersRight elbow inflammationon 15-day DL
F HerrmannRight elbow surgery - out for seasonon 60-day DL
B WoodRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
J TomlinRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL

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