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Toronto Blue Jays 06-18-2001
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| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 11th, 2001: Smith Whitewashes Indians
Sometimes even Chuck Smith of Toronto isn't sure which pitcher will show up when he takes the mound.
"I've been good sometimes and bad sometimes," he said. This time he looked good and made the Cleveland Indians look bad, blanking them by the score of 5-0.
Smith tossed a 4-hit shutout against them, totaling 3 strikeouts and giving up 3 walks.
In 2001 Smith has compiled a 6-5 record with a 3.29 ERA in 13 starts. |
 | Friday, June 8th, 2001: Career Over for Berkman, Major Injury
The baseball career of Toronto's Lance Berkman abruptly ended today in the game against the Washington Senators at The Skydome. The 25-year-old right fielder sustained a severe injury colliding with a player at a base, suffering a fractured elbow and will not play again.
His doctor described the injury to reporters and said, "On a scale of one to three, it was a four. It was off the chart."
Thus far this season Berkman is hitting .352 with 20 home runs, 53 RBIs and 56 runs scored. He has 75 hits in 213 at-bats and has played in 61 games.
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 | Wednesday, May 23rd, 2001: Colon Hurls Shutout
Bartolo Colon scattered 5 hits in going the distance in the Toronto 7-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians at The Skydome. The 27-year-old Colon whiffed 8 and allowed 3 walks in the game.
So far this year Colon has 5 wins and 1 loss and a 2.59 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Eric Gagne | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 4-5 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | RF Lance Berkman | fractured elbow | Career Over! | 53 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | LF Carl Everett | fractured knee | Career Over! | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 44-26, .629 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 24-14, .632 PCT | | Record on the road | 20-12, .625 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-5, .545 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 11-9, .550 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 5-12, .294 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 39-14, .736 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 16-10, .615 PCT | | Record in May | 17-10, .630 PCT | | Record in June | 11-6, .647 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .289 - 6th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .356 - 6th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .430 - 9th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .785 - 7th in AL | | Runs Scored | 393 - 4th in AL | | Hits | 712 - 7th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 195 - 11th in AL | | Home Runs | 68 - 9th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 257 - tied for 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 360 - 1st in AL | | Stolen Bases | 63 - tied for 1st in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.81 - 1st in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.72 - 1st in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.13 - 6th in AL | | Runs allowed | 296 - 1st in AL | | Hits allowed | 614 - 1st in AL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 1st in AL | | BABIP | .296 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 82 - 10th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 203 - 2nd in AL | | Strikeouts | 541 - 1st in AL |
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