Bautista continues grand season, lifts Jays over Tribe

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07/30/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Bautista's grand slam and league-leading 31st home run highlighted a six-run fourth, as the Toronto Blue Jays won their fourth straight with an 8-1 rout of the struggling Cleveland Indians at Rogers Centre.

Bautista tied the club record with his 11th home run of July and finished with three hits, as the Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak to Cleveland. Fred Lewis also homered as part of the 14-hit attack, while Yunel Escobar and Lyle Overbay both had multi-hit efforts.

Shaun Marcum (10-4) was dominant in the start, allowing just one run and three hits while fanning a season-high 10 over seven frames.

Matt LaPorta's sacrifice fly was the only offense for the Indians, who have lost three straight and six of seven. Justin Masterson (3-10) was pounded for eight runs on a career-high 13 hits and two walks over only 5 1/3 innings to take the loss.

The Blue Jays got the scoring started with Lewis' leadoff shot in the third, then scored six times in the fourth to take control.

Aaron Hill and Lyle Overbay both singled to begin the big inning, and Edwin Encarnacion's base hit with one away brought in Hill for a 2-0 edge. Lewis singled to load the bases, and Escobar pushed a Masterson offering through the infield's left side to plate another run and keep the bases loaded.

Bautista followed by launching a pitch into the seats in center for his third career grand slam and a commanding seven-run advantage for Toronto.

The Indians could manage only LaPorta's sacrifice fly in the fifth, but were answered when Escobar scampered home on a wild pitch in the sixth for an 8-1 margin, which held for the final score.

Game Notes

Bautista tied Shawn Green's Toronto record. Green hit 11 home runs in July, 1999...The Indians went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and are now 5-for-61 in such situations during the last nine games...Cleveland outfielder Austin Kearns hit a double for the Indians' only extra-base hit of the game. The club now has an extra-base hit in 52 straight games, the longest active streak in the majors...The season series is tied, 4-4...The Blue Jays have homered in 11 straight games...Bautista's last grand slam came on September 19, 2006 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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