Canadian-born Richmond leads Blue Jays over Texas

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04/23/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Richmond fanned eight over six strong innings, as Toronto beat Texas, 5-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Alex Rios belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning, while Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay added solo shots in the second frame for Toronto, which has won four of its last five games.

The 29-year-old Richmond (2-0), a native of Vancouver and just the sixth Canadian pitcher to ever appear in a Blue Jays uniform, gave up six hits and two runs, both on homers, and walked a pair of batters.

Kevin Millwood (1-2) was charged with five hits and four runs over seven innings.

Josh Hamilton and Chris Davis homered for the Rangers, who are 3-9 since starting the season with three consecutive victories.

Wells homered to left-center on the first pitch of the bottom of the second. With two outs, Overbay homered to center.

Hamilton homered with one out in the fourth, and the Rangers put runners at the corners after Hank Blalock doubled and Nelson Cruz singled. Richmond settled down and fanned Davis. Cruz stole second and David Murphy walked to load the bases, but Taylor Teagarden struck out to end the inning.

Aaron Hill doubled with two outs in the fifth and Rios followed with a homer to left, making it 4-1.

Davis went deep to right-center the next inning, but after walking Murphy, Richmond struck out Teagarden.

Brandon League pitched a perfect seventh inning for Toronto, while Jesse Carlson worked around a lead-off single to Hamilton and struck out the ensuing two batters before Shawn Camp fanned pinch-hitter Andruw Jones to end the inning.

Scott Rolen singled in Adam Lind in the Toronto eighth, and Scott Downs pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save of the year.

Game Notes

Earlier Thursday, the Blue Jays placed rookie pitcher Ricky Romero on the 15- day disabled list because of a strained right oblique muscle...The Rangers start a four-game series at Baltimore Friday, while the Blue Jays play at Chicago against the White Sox this weekend in a three-game set.

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Memphis 30-1 4-1
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Penn 500-1
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