San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito asks the home plate umpire for a new ball while working against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning of interleague MLB baseball action in Toronto Friday, June 18, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseDarren Calabrese/The Canadian Press
Turning point
Edwin Encarnacion stepped to the plate in the eighth inning of a tied game and drove a first-pitch offering from San Francisco Giants starter Barry Zito over the wall in left field that provided the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-2 victory.
Offensive player
Encarnacion accounted for all three of the Blue Jays runs. In the fifth inning, his broken-bat flare into left with the bases loaded scored two and erased a 1-0 San Francisco lead.
Starting pitchers
After a bit of a rocky start, where he surrendered one run off two hits and two walks in the first inning, Toronto starter Brandon Morrow settled down to tame the San Francisco bats. Morrow lasted six innings, surrendering two runs off five hits, while striking out four. Zito was solid, taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning before it was wiped out by Encarnacion. Zito went the whole game, allowing all three runs off just four hits.
Notes The Blue Jays signed infielder Nick Green to a contract and he was in the lineup Friday. To make room on the roster, the Jays optioned infielder Mike McCoy to Triple-A Las Vegas. Green was used sparingly by the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, before being released. In 2009, he proved useful to the Boston Red Sox, appearing in 103 games and batting .236. Jays manager Cito Gaston said the move was made so McCoy, who appeared in just 28 games this season, could get more playing time. … The results of another MRI on the right shoulder of injured Toronto pitcher Dustin McGowan did not reveal any new information, according to the club. The next step is for McGowan to be re-evaluated on Monday by orthopedic surgeon James Andrews.
On deck Today
San Francisco
Giants at Rogers Centre, 1:07 p.m. (EDT)
Starters Toronto RHP Jesse Litsch (0-1, 27.00 ERA) v. San Francisco RHP Matt Cain (6-4, 2.05)
TV Rogers Sportsnet