MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
05/29/2053
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1341 - THURSDAY, MAY 29TH , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (37-15) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 1
Washington Nationals (28-24) 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 X 10 15 0
Nationals, Lentz Blast Blue Jays, 10-2
The performance of Rudolph Lentz proved critical in helping Washington beat Toronto, 10-2. The Nationals designated hitter was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Washington, at 28-24, sits in second place in the National League East Division.

With Washington leading 6-2 in the bottom of the eighth, Lentz came up to bat against Toronto pitcher Chase Schlong. Lentz hit a fastball to center for a grand slam home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Nationals on top, 10-2.

Washington manager Mike Shore commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .368 4 28
D. Burnside RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302 5 28
D. Hasek II LF, 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .328 4 41
W. Lazcano 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331 9 43
   a-I. Toyota PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 6
D. Casas 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 5 26
   b-M. Byrd PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289 2 21
B. Van Gilder SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 3 22
   c-Z. Larikov PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 3 15
M. Harkins 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 0 9
M. Salmon DH 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .160 0 3
   d-E. Quinones DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 8
D. Novakowski C 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .174 4 12
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 9 16      
a - I. Toyota pinch hit for W. Lazcano in the 8th
b - M. Byrd pinch hit for D. Casas in the 8th
c - Z. Larikov pinch hit for B. Van Gilder in the 9th
d - E. Quinones inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Van Gilder (6, 7th Inning off J. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Novakowski (4, 6th Inning off J. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Burnside , D. Hasek II , B. Van Gilder 3 , Z. Larikov , D. Novakowski 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Casas , M. Byrd , M. Harkins , D. Novakowski
GIDP: M. Harkins
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Burnside (11)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Jones (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Van Gilder-Harkins-Casas)
PB: D. Novakowski
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Buchanan SS 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 .256 6 26
M. Rangel 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .316 4 21
K. van Pelt C 5 2 2 0 0 3 4 .299 5 25
L. Bazhunaishvili LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .292 6 25
R. Lentz DH 3 1 2 5 1 0 1 .358 4 23
N. Carew 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .320 0 6
S. Aragon RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .188 3 9
X. Reeves 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .278 1 7
C. Gaona CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .265 6 21
Totals 37 10 15 10 3 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rangel (8, 1st Inning off S. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. van Pelt (6, 3rd Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lentz (11, 5th Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lentz (4, 8th Inning off C. Schlong, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Buchanan 2 , M. Rangel 2 , K. van Pelt 3 , L. Bazhunaishvili 2 , R. Lentz 6 , N. Carew 2 , S. Aragon 2 , C. Gaona 2
2-out RBI: L. Bazhunaishvili , R. Lentz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lentz , X. Reeves 2
GIDP: X. Reeves
Sac Fly: R. Lentz
Hit by Pitch: N. Carew
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reeves-Buchanan-Carew)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Jones L (3-4) 5.2 11 6 6 2 7 0 103 2.72   
J. Sedivy 1.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 37 6.00   
C. Schlong 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Jones 28
Batters Faced: S. Jones 30, J. Sedivy 9, C. Schlong 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Jones 6-3, J. Sedivy 2-3, C. Schlong 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Jones 103-67, J. Sedivy 37-19, C. Schlong 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sedivy 2-2 , C. Schlong 3-3
WP: S. Jones
Hit Batsmen: S. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baker W (4-6) 6.2 3 1 1 2 7 1 98 3.67   
J. Wellman 0.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 31 2.89   
F. Santos SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baker 69
Batters Faced: J. Baker 24, J. Wellman 6, F. Santos 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baker 7-5, J. Wellman 0-0, F. Santos 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baker 98-61, J. Wellman 31-16, F. Santos 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wellman 1-0 , F. Santos 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rudolph Lentz
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 33612
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