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Game suspended with Jays in lead
Thursday, 24 July 2008 - 1:57pm
Play was set to resume this afternoon with two outs in the top of the sixth.
After the outcome is decided, the teams will take a 20-minute break before playing the finale of their four-game series.
Toronto went up 2-1 moments before a thundershower stopped play. Alex Rios led off with a single, stole second, and scored on a single by Lyle Overbay.
Guthrie then got two outs before the rain intensified, and play was called with Overbay on third and Scott Rolen batting with a 1-0 count.
“Rain wasn’t a factor,” Guthrie said. “Line drives were a factor.”
After a delay of more than 90 minutes, the game was suspended.
“It had the makings of a quality baseball game,” Orioles’ manager Dave Trembley said. “And then the rain came.”
Burnett allowed one run and six hits in five innings for Toronto. He struck out seven and walked none.
“When you don’t have results, I guess you could think of it as wasted,” Blue Jays’ manager Cito Gaston said of Burnett’s performance. “But, hey, he kept us in the game again. . . .
“We’ll start over tomorrow [Thursday] in the sixth inning, go from there, and hopefully get a win.”
The Orioles, meanwhile, wasted a solid start by Guthrie, who gave up six hits in his bid to remain unbeaten since June 12. But at least they don’t have to face Burnett.
“Now we get someone else, not him,” said Adam Jones, who struck out and grounded out against Burnett last night. “Hopefully, we’ll have better luck.”
Both teams wore 1983 throwback uniforms to coincide with a pre-game ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Baltimore’s last World Series champion.
The Blue Jays pulled out their vintage powder blue uniforms while several of the Orioles hiked their pants up to the knees to expose retro-style orange stirrups.
Elsewhere in the AL yesterday, N.Y. beat Minnesota 5-1, Tampa Bay edged Oakland 4-3, Boston downed Seattle 6-3 (12 innings), Detroit dumped Kansas City 7-1, Chicago topped Texas 10-8, and L.A. outslugged Cleveland 14-11.
BALTIMORE—A pitching duel between A.J. Burnett and Jeremy Guthrie ended without a clear winner.
The game between Toronto and the Baltimore Orioles was suspended by rain last night with the Blue Jays leading 2-1 in the sixth inning.
After the outcome is decided, the teams will take a 20-minute break before playing the finale of their four-game series.
Toronto went up 2-1 moments before a thundershower stopped play. Alex Rios led off with a single, stole second, and scored on a single by Lyle Overbay.
Guthrie then got two outs before the rain intensified, and play was called with Overbay on third and Scott Rolen batting with a 1-0 count.
“Rain wasn’t a factor,” Guthrie said. “Line drives were a factor.”
After a delay of more than 90 minutes, the game was suspended.
“It had the makings of a quality baseball game,” Orioles’ manager Dave Trembley said. “And then the rain came.”
Burnett allowed one run and six hits in five innings for Toronto. He struck out seven and walked none.
“When you don’t have results, I guess you could think of it as wasted,” Blue Jays’ manager Cito Gaston said of Burnett’s performance. “But, hey, he kept us in the game again. . . .
“We’ll start over tomorrow [Thursday] in the sixth inning, go from there, and hopefully get a win.”
The Orioles, meanwhile, wasted a solid start by Guthrie, who gave up six hits in his bid to remain unbeaten since June 12. But at least they don’t have to face Burnett.
“Now we get someone else, not him,” said Adam Jones, who struck out and grounded out against Burnett last night. “Hopefully, we’ll have better luck.”
Both teams wore 1983 throwback uniforms to coincide with a pre-game ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Baltimore’s last World Series champion.
The Blue Jays pulled out their vintage powder blue uniforms while several of the Orioles hiked their pants up to the knees to expose retro-style orange stirrups.
Elsewhere in the AL yesterday, N.Y. beat Minnesota 5-1, Tampa Bay edged Oakland 4-3, Boston downed Seattle 6-3 (12 innings), Detroit dumped Kansas City 7-1, Chicago topped Texas 10-8, and L.A. outslugged Cleveland 14-11.
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