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Mcgowan pitches best game of his career, Jays win
The Official Site of The Toronto Blue Jays: News: Toronto Blue Jays News
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TORONTO -- Dustin McGowan turned in the strongest start of his young career, shutting down the Yankees en route to a 7-2 victory for the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre. The win marked the first for McGowan as a Toronto starter since Aug. 9, 2005, which was his first season in the Majors.
The 25-year-old right-hander, who has been given the chance by the Jays to be a full-time starter this season, shut out New York for seven frames before yielding a two-run home run to Hideki Matsui in the eighth. Entering Monday's outing vs. the Yankees, McGowan (1-2) was 1-7 with a 7.52 ERA in 14 career starts for Toronto (23-27).
Against New York (21-28), McGowan gave up five hits, walked one and set career highs with seven strikeouts and 7 2/3 innings. The Yankees, who have lost four straight, had runners on first and second base with two outs in the second, but McGowan induced an inning-ending fly ball from Doug Mientkiewicz to end the threat.
In the fourth inning, McGowan yielded a leadoff double to Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, but he stranded the runner by retiring the next three hitters in a row. In the sixth, McGowan made a fielding error that allowed Matsui to reach first with one out. The pitcher recovered by striking out Rodriguez and forcing Yankees catcher Jorge Posada to ground into a fielder's choice to end the frame.
Lyle Overbay put the Blue Jays on the board in the third inning, when he sent a 3-1 pitch from Yankees starter Matt DeSalvo (1-2) deep to left-center field for a solo home run -- the first baseman's eighth blast of the year. Toronto tacked on one run each in the fourth and fifth innings, and then broke through for four more in the seventh against New York reliever Ron Villone. Toronto second baseman Aaron Hill chipped in three RBIs in the win.
Overbay finished 3-for-5, finishing a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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The Official Site of The Toronto Blue Jays: News: Boxscore
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Toronto 7, NY Yankees 2 TOR
Toronto (23-27)
Won 1
May 28, 2007
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
Toronto
0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 X 7 10 1
Standings thru 5/28/07 | Wrap | Gameday
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
Jeter, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .355
Matsui, DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .278
Rodriguez, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .298
Posada, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .362
Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
Abreu, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233
Cabrera, LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215
Mientkiewicz, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 7 9
BATTING
2B: Rodriguez (11, McGowan).
HR: Matsui (5, 8th inning off McGowan, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Matsui 4; Rodriguez 2; Abreu.
RBI: Matsui 2 (25).
2-out RBI: Matsui 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez; Mientkiewicz; Abreu.
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: Jeter (5, 2nd base off McGowan/Phillips), Abreu (8, 2nd base off McGowan/Phillips).
FIELDING
Outfield assists: Damon (Hill at 2nd base).
DP: (Cano-Jeter-Mientkiewicz).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios, RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .302
Overbay, 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .270
Wells, CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .267
Glaus, 3B 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .278
McDonald, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Thomas, DH 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 .223
Hill, 2B 3 0 2 3 1 1 1 .277
Lind, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .219
Phillips, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
Clayton, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250
Totals 32 7 10 7 7 5 20
BATTING
2B: Wells (14, DeSalvo), Glaus (5, DeSalvo), Overbay (15, DeSalvo).
HR: Overbay (8, 3rd inning off DeSalvo, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Rios; Overbay 7; Wells 2; Glaus 3; Hill 2; Clayton.
RBI: Overbay 2 (27), Hill 3 (28), Glaus (24), Thomas (21).
2-out RBI: Overbay 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus; Thomas 2; Phillips; McDonald 2.
GIDP: Lind.
Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING
E: McGowan (3, missed catch).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
DeSalvo (L, 1-2) 4.2 5 3 3 3 2 1 5.40
Vizcaino 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.27
Villone 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 4.50
Myers 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.13
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McGowan (W, 1-2) 7.2 5 2 2 1 7 1 5.90
Downs 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41
WP: DeSalvo, Villone.
IBB: Wells (by Villone).
HBP: Glaus (by DeSalvo).
Pitches-strikes: DeSalvo 85-46, Vizcaino 15-9, Villone 21-8, Myers 28-17, McGowan 117-78, Downs 14-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: DeSalvo 4-7, Vizcaino 2-1, Villone 1-0, Myers 3-0, McGowan 6-10, Downs 4-0.
Batters faced: DeSalvo 22, Vizcaino 4, Villone 6, Myers 8, McGowan 30, Downs 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Vizcaino 3-0, Myers 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 68 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:46.
Att: 28,791.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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What an entertaining game to watch! I am proud of Dustin, who was almost perfect today! 
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05-28-2007, 11:56 PM
