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Litsch's gem wasted
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Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1
Lyle Overbay returns to the dugout after his fifth-inning homer. (Duane Burleson/AP)
Jesse Litsch appears to have used his time in the Minors wisely. The righty was outstanding over seven scoreless frames, limiting the Tigers to four hits. But the Toronto relief corps wasn't up to the task, yielding five runs in the eighth.
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Series at a glance:
TOR
Toronto (62-60)
Lost 1
Detroit 5, Toronto 1   DET
Detroit (59-62)
Won 1
August 14, 2008
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Toronto
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0   1 6 0
Detroit
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 X   5 7 0
Standings thru 8/14/08  |  Recap: TOR | DET  |  Gameday  |  Blue Jays stats  |  Tigers stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Inglett, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .293
Scutaro, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
Rios, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .281
Wells, V, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Stairs, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248
Lind, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .295
Overbay, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .265
Zaun, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231
McDonald, Jo, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 8 14  

BATTING
3B: Rios (5, Galarraga).
HR: Overbay (9, 5th inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Inglett 2; Scutaro; Rios 3; Overbay 4; McDonald, Jo.
RBI: Overbay (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rios; Stairs.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (McDonald, Jo-Inglett-Overbay).

 
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293
Polanco, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .309
Ordonez, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .320
Cabrera, Mi, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .295
Sheffield, DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .220
Joyce, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .269
Renteria, SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .264
Inge, 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .220
Sardinha, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .097
Totals 30 5 7 5 5 4 11  

BATTING
2B: Renteria (16, Frasor).
TB: Ordonez; Cabrera, Mi 2; Joyce; Renteria 3; Inge.
RBI: Cabrera, Mi (92), Renteria 2 (42), Inge 2 (36).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, Mi; Renteria 2; Inge 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sardinha.
GIDP: Polanco.
Team RISP: 3-for-4.
Team LOB: 7.

 
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Litsch 7.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 4.20
Carlson (H, 15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.09
Frasor (BS, 1)(L, 1-2) 0.1 2 5 5 3 0 0 4.42
Camp 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Galarraga (W, 11-4) 8.0 6 1 1 2 6 1 3.10
Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.68

WP: Frasor.
IBB: Sheffield (by Frasor).
HBP: Inge (by Litsch).
Pitches-strikes: Litsch 111-67, Carlson 2-1, Frasor 22-10, Camp 7-6, Galarraga 121-78, Rodney 15-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Litsch 8-5, Carlson 0-1, Frasor 0-1, Camp 0-0, Galarraga 11-6, Rodney 1-0.
Batters faced: Litsch 27, Carlson 1, Frasor 6, Camp 2, Galarraga 32, Rodney 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Camp 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:44.
Att: 41,259.
August 14, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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