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MLB News | April 10, 2010
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Eveland’s brilliance puts Jays over Orioles 3-0
By David Ginsburg
April 10, 2010
Baltimore, MD — Dana Eveland pitched brilliantly into the eighth inning in his Toronto debut, and the Blue Jays got two RBIs from No. 9 hitter Jose Molina in a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and scored twice for the Blue Jays, who have won four straight. Toronto is already 2-0 at Camden Yards after going 1-8 in 2009.
Eveland (1-0) allowed five hits in 7 1-3 innings, walking two and striking out two. The left-hander permitted only two runners to get past second base and retired 13 of the final 15 batters he faced.
Eveland was 2-4 with a 7.16 ERA last year with Oakland, which sent him to Toronto in February for cash.
Scott Downs got an inning-ending, double-play grounder in the eighth, and Jason Frasor got three outs for his third save.
Eveland outpitched Baltimore starter David Hernandez (0-1), who gave up two runs and six hits in six innings. The Orioles have lost Hernandez’s last 10 starts since Aug. 11, 2009.
It was Baltimore’s first game of the season that was not decided by one run. The Orioles are 1-4 despite scoring only five fewer runs than the opposition.
Baltimore stranded runners at second and third in the second inning, and the Blue Jays failed to score in the third after putting runners on the corners with one out.
In the Toronto fourth, Encarnacion snapped a 1-for-13 skid with a two-out single and took third on a double by Alex Gonzalez. After an intentional walk to Travis Snider loaded the bases, Hernandez hit Molina with a pitch to force in a run.
The Blue Jays made it 2-0 in the sixth. A double by Encarnacion and a two-out intentional walk to Snider preceded an RBI single by Molina.
Adam Lind doubled in a run in the ninth.
NOTES: Orioles 2B Brian Roberts (abdominal sprain) did not play and expects to be sidelined for the next several days. He was replaced by Julio Lugo, who had two hits. … Blue Jays 2B Aaron Hill missed a third straight game with a sore right hamstring. Asked to project Hill’s return, manager Cito Gaston said, “I’m thinking maybe Monday—if we’re lucky.” … Baltimore CF Adam Jones received his 2009 Gold Glove before the game, then went 0 for 4 to extend his hitting slump to 1 for 17. … Orioles RF Aaron Hill walked twice and has eight BBs in five games.
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