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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 08/07/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2245 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Toronto Blue Jays (78-32) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 |  
								| Houston Astros (45-66) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Blue Jays Drop Astros, 7-6 |  
					| The Toronto Blue Jays grabbed a win, 7-6, over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Toronto left fielder Willis Robles went 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was Spencer Jones. His record is now 17-1. The left-hander went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits for the Blue Jays. Hoof Harted converted his 9th save in 13 tries. 
 With Toronto leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Robles hit a fastball from Moises Hernandez Jr. for a 3-run  home run. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 4-0.
 
 "Chalk one up for the good guys," said Robles. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."
 
 The win puts Toronto at 78-32 this season.
 
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					| TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Schick
 (18, 4th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
W. Robles
 (24, 8th Inning off K. McPeak, 0 on, 1 out)
 Triples: 
J. Schick
 (3, 9th Inning off J. Tejeda, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
W. Robles
 (24, 3rd Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
D. Burnside
, 
M. Byrd
, 
W. Robles
 6
, 
N. Dean
, 
B. Van Gilder
, 
J. Schick
 6
, 
D. Novakowski
 2-out RBI: 
J. Schick
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Byrd
, 
K. Arp
, 
D. Novakowski
 GIDP: 
D. Burnside
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
D. Burnside
 (23)
, 
M. Byrd
 (16)
, 
N. Dean
 (15)
, 
B. Van Gilder
 (8)
 CS: 
B. Van Gilder
 (7)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
3 (Dean-Richerson-Byrd, Richerson-Dean-Byrd, Arp-Richerson-Byrd)
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								| a - B. Hill pinch hit for D. Merrill in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
E. Chotkowski
 (12, 7th Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
R. Chavez
 (17, 9th Inning off Z. Ault, 3 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
E. Katz
 2
, 
E. Chotkowski
 2
, 
J. Christie
, 
J. Trump
 3
, 
R. Chavez
 3
, 
J. Gardner
, 
D. Merrill
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Woods
 GIDP: 
J. Woods
 2
, 
R. Chavez
 Sac Fly: 
J. Scott
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
J. Gardner
 (12)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
D. Merrill
 (11)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Trump-Scott-Chavez)
 PB: 
D. Merrill
 2
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					| TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| S. Jones W (17-1) | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 2.59 |  
	| G. Dominguez H (6) | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2.22 |  
	| K. Pratt | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.27 |  
	| Z. Ault H (3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.57 |  
	| H. Harted SV (9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.73 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
S. Jones
 57
 Batters Faced: 
S. Jones
 26, 
G. Dominguez
 4, 
K. Pratt
 3, 
Z. Ault
 5, 
H. Harted
 1
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
S. Jones
 9-5, 
G. Dominguez
 1-0, 
K. Pratt
 0-0, 
Z. Ault
 0-2, 
H. Harted
 1-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
S. Jones
 82-61, 
G. Dominguez
 21-11, 
K. Pratt
 12-4, 
Z. Ault
 16-7, 
H. Harted
 5-2
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
K. Pratt
 1-1
, 
Z. Ault
 3-3
, 
H. Harted
 3-0
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Willis Robles Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:27
 Attendance: 
26390
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