Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Toronto 16, Texas 10
When: 7:07 PM ET, Friday, May 14, 2010
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Mike Winters, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Mike Estabrook
Attendance: 16020

Lyle Overbay ended a lengthy slump with three hits, including one of Toronto’s five home runs, as the Blue Jays outslugged the Texas Rangers 16-10 on Friday.

Overbay, who came into the game mired in an 8-for-53 rut, belted a solo homer to kick off an eight-run third inning for the Blue Jays. Vernon Wells and Travis Snider added three-run shots in the frame, before Aaron Hill and Adam Lind went back-to-back to highlight Toronto’s four-run fourth.

Josh Roenicke (1-0) earned the win for Toronto despite allowing two runs in 1 1/3 innings.

Nelson Cruz paced the Rangers with four RBIs in his first game since being activated from the 15-day disabled list. Vladimir Guerrero added three hits and three RBIs in defeat.

Neither starter lasted past the third inning. Jays left-hander Brett Cecil was tagged for eight runs in just two innings of work, while Texas counterpart Rich Harden surrendered seven runs and tied a season high by issuing six walks in 2 2/3 innings.

Doug Mathis (1-1) absorbed the loss after giving up eight runs in 1 1/3 innings.

The teams’ pitchers combined to allow 26 hits and 17 walks.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Texas   Toronto
Rich Harden Player Brett Cecil
No Decision W/L No Decision
2.2 IP 2.0
3 Strikeouts 2
4 Hits 8
23.62 ERA 36.00
Hitting
Texas   Toronto
Vladimir GuerreroPlayer Lyle Overbay
3 Hits 3
3 RBI 3
0 HR 1
3 TB 7
.750 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Texas 11 1 15 .324 21 9 10 8 0 0
Toronto 15 5 33 .395 15 6 16 9 1 1