Tolleson goes Yard

Steve Tolleson hits his third homer of the the spring (EDDIE MICHELSD PHOTO)

Dunedin, Fla.– Steve Tolleson hit his third home run of the spring and the Blue Jays beat the crosstown spring time rival Philadelphia Phillies 4-1.  Tolleson’s home run came on a 2-2 pitch in the 8th inning off Philadelphia reliever Ken Giles.  Giles took the loss dropping to 1-1 on the spring.

Aaron Sanchez started for the Jays and pitched a solid 5 1/3 innings giving up a run on two hits.  Cole Hamels started for the Phillies and also had a solid spring outing piching five innings, giving up two hits a striking five.  Hamels did scatter four walks but keep the base runners for scoring.

BTW, Ryan Howard was 0 for 4 with a strikeout…

Aaron Sanchez (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Blue Jays closer Brett Cecil made his first appearance of the spring on Thursday against the Phillies tossing a perfect inning and striking out one. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Dalton Pompey tripled when he got into third head first (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Brett Cecil walks off after his perfect inning (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Manager Ryne Sandberg signs for the Fans (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Cole Hamels (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

PHILADELPHIA (1) AT TORONTO (4)

 PHILADELPHIA     AB  R  H BI  TORONTO          AB  R  H BI
 Hernández ss      4  0  1  0  Reyes ss          3  0  0  0 
 Sizemore lf       4  0  1  0  Gindl rf          0  0  0  0 
 Canzler lf        0  0  0  0  Martin c          3  0  0  0 
 Utley 2b          3  1  2  0  Ochinko ph-c      1  0  0  0 
 Phelps 2b         1  0  0  0  Bautista rf       2  0  0  0 
 Howard dh         4  0  0  0  Kawasaki ss       0  1  0  0 
 Ruiz c            3  0  1  1  Encarnación dh    1  0  0  0 
 Bogusevic rf      1  0  0  0  Viciedo pr-dh     1  0  0  0 
 Francoeur rf      3  0  0  0  Donaldson 3b      3  0  0  0 
 Hill c            1  0  0  0  Goins 3b-lf       1  1  1  1 
 Ruf 1b            3  0  0  0  Valencia 1b       1  0  0  0 
 Danks cf          2  0  0  0  Smoak 1b          0  1  0  0 
 Blanco 3b         3  0  0  0  Pillar lf         3  0  1  0 
                               Tolleson 3b       1  1  1  3 
                               Travis 2b         3  0  0  0 
                               Pompey cf         2  0  1  0 
                               Diaz cf           1  0  0  0 
 TOTALS           32  1  5  1  TOTALS           26  4  4  4

 PHILADELPHIA              000 100 000 --  1
 TORONTO                   000 000 04x --  4

 DP--PHILADELPHIA 1. LOB--PHILADELPHIA 5, TORONTO 
 8. 2B--Utley, Ruiz, Goins. 3B--Pompey. 
 HR--Tolleson 1 (3) (off Giles). SB--Utley 1 (1). 
 CS--Pillar.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  PHILADELPHIA
 Hamels                             5   2   0   0   3   4   0
 L. García                          1   0   0   0   1   0   0
 Oliver                           2-3   0   0   0   4   0   0
 Giles (L,1-1)                    2-3   2   4   4   2   1   1
 De Fratus                        2-3   0   0   0   0   1   0
  TORONTO
 Sánchez                        5 1-3   2   1   1   1   2   0
 Hynes                            2-3   1   0   0   0   0   0
 Cecil                              1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Barnes (W,1-1)                     1   2   0   0   0   0   0
 Drabek (S,1)                       1   0   0   0   0   1   0

 SO--PHI: Howard, Hernández, Bogusevic, Francoeur.
 TOR: Reyes, Travis, Pompey, Donaldson, Viciedo, 
 Valencia. BB--PHI: Danks. TOR: Encarnación 2, 
 Smoak 2, Pompey, Valencia, Gindl, Bautista, 
 Travis, Kawasaki. T--2:35. A--4,730.