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Regular Season Game #40: New York Mets @ Toronto Blue Jays

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 05:35 PM.

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7:07 PM ET May 18th, 2012 \| Rogers Center, Toronto, ON
2	Final	1
New York Mets (19-20)		Toronto Blue Jays (24-16)

Byrd's Squeeze Bunt Propels Mets Past Jays In Series Opener

TORONTO -- Small ball. The New York Mets used small ball to squeeze past the Blue Jays for their 19th win of the season, with outfielder Marlon Byrd laying down a sacrifice squeeze bunt to score Justin Turner from third base in the seventh inning to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.

The Mets would hold on to the lead, with former Blue Jay Frank Francisco pitching a scoreless eighth inning and closer Bobby Parnell netting his second save of the season to preserve the victory for starter Johan Santana (5-0) who went six strong innings, giving up six hits and one run to the quiet Blue Jays offense.

Former Mets catcher Josh Thole (who came to Toronto in the R.A. Dickey trade), singled up the middle in the bottom of the second inning scoring Edwin Encarnacion from third base following his leadoff double and a groundout from Jeff Baker. �I was down in the count and just tried to make contact. [i] got enough of the ball and picked up the RBI.� said Thole.

The Mets got a lucky bounce when Colin Cowgill�s groundball up the middle ricocheted off the second base bag and dribbled into center field, allowing Marlon Byrd to score from second base to tie the game up.

Johan Santana managed to escape a fifth inning jam when he had to face feared Jays slugger Jose Bautista in with the bases loaded and two outs. However, after a nine pitch battle, Santana was able to get Bautista to pop out to second base to end the inning. �I tried to stay in there but just missed [the] pitch and ended up popping out.� said Bautista.

The Blue Jays continue their series at home against the Mets at the Rogers Center tomorrow afternoon with first pitch at 1:05. You can catch the game on Sportsnet Ontario, East, West and Pacific or get your tickets at bluejays.com or call 416-341-1280.

New York Mets at Toronto Blue Jays
May 18, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (18-20)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	2
Toronto (24-15)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
W: Johan Santana (5-0) L: Ricky Romero (2-2) S: Bobby Parnell (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	TOR
	Bot 2nd	Josh Thole grounded to center field for a single. Edwin Encarnacion scores.	0	1
	Top 3rd	Colin Cowgill grounded to center field for a single. Marlon Byrd scores.	1	1
	Top 7th	Marlon Byrd sacrificed to third baseman Maicer Izturis. Justin Turner scores.	2	1

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
R. Tejada, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.306
C. Cowgill, LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.218
D. Wright, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.235
I. Davis, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.313
T. d'Arnaud, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.350
J. Turner, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.269
K. Nieuwenhuis, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.183
M. Byrd, RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.202
B. Hicks, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.235
TOTALS	32	2	6	2	0	5
BATTING 2B: J. Turner (8) RBI: C. Cowgill (5), M. Byrd (6) SAC: M. Byrd
BASERUNNING SB: M. Byrd (1)
FIELDING E: D. Wright (4), J. Turner (6)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Santana (W, 5-0)	6.0	6	1	1	0	5	2.59
R. Carson (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
F. Francisco (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.75
B. Parnell (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	2.70
TOTALS	9.0	7	1	1	0	8

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
J. Reyes, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.215
E. Bonifacio, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.284
J. Bautista, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.298
E. Encarnacion, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.261
J. Baker, DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.246
A. Lind, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196
J. Thole, C	4	0	1	1	0	1	.100
M. Izturis, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.103
A. Gose, LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.500
TOTALS	34	1	7	1	0	8
BATTING 2B: E. Encarnacion (8), J. Bautista (6) RBI: J. Thole (5) SAC: J. Baker
BASERUNNING SB: A. Gose (2), R. Davis 4 (10)

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Romero (L, 2-2)	7.0	6	2	2	0	5	2.08
S. Delabar	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.69
D. Oliver	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	0	5