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  GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 1:05pm ET
Toronto (83-78) at Cleveland (97-64)
 
 
Pitching match-up CAREER VS. OPPONENT
TEAM NO. NAME L/R IP W L BB SO ERA IP W L ERA
Toronto 33 David Wells L 222.2 16 10 61 163 4.93 129.1 9 3 3.55
Cleveland 34 Dave Burba R 215.0 15 8 96 166 4.35 21.0 0 1 5.14

Standings
TEAM W L PCT HOME ROAD EAST WEST CENT STREAK
Toronto 83 78 .516 40-41 43-37 24-25 17-24 33-20 Won 2
Cleveland 97 64 .602 47-33 50-31 26-26 29-13 33-16 Lost 2

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- With no chance at home-field advantage in the playoffs, the Cleveland Indians look to head into the postseason on a winning note today in their regular-season finale against the Toronto Blue Jays.

SEASON SERIES
Jun. 22
Jun. 23
Jun. 24
Jul. 21
Jul. 22
Sep. 24
Sep. 25
Sep. 26
Sep. 30
Oct. 1
Oct. 2
Oct. 3
at Toronto 4, Cleveland 3
Cleveland 9, at Toronto 6
at Toronto 3, Cleveland 0
Toronto 4, at Cleveland 3
Toronto 4, at Cleveland 3
Cleveland 18, at Toronto 4
Cleveland 9, at Toronto 6
Cleveland 11, at Toronto 7
at Cleveland 9, Toronto 2
Toronto 8, at Cleveland 6
Toronto 7, at Cleveland 3
Toronto at Cleveland, 1:05pm ET

Cleveland's 7-3 loss to Toronto on Saturday and New York's win at Tampa Bay clinched homefield for the Yankees.

The Indians have lost three of four after winning six of seven.

Dave Burba (15-8, 4.35 ERA) hopes to head into the postseason on a winning note when he starts for Cleveland. The righthander has developed into one of the Indians' most reliable starters, winning seven of his last eight decisions. He was hit hard at Toronto on September 26, yielding seven runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings.

Burba pitched well in his first two starts against the Jays this season before last Sunday's poor outing. He is 2-1 all-time vs. Toronto.

The Blue Jays have won four of their last five games after dropping nine of 11. Toronto finished 88-74 last season.

David Wells (16-10, 4.93) seeks to end his season with a four-game winning streak. The lefthander is 3-0 in his last four starts, winning his last two outings on the road. He limited Tampa Bay to two runs and five hits over seven innings in an 8-2 win Tuesday.

Wells gave up two runs ands five hits over five innings in a 4-3 victory at Cleveland on July 22. He has won 10 of 13 career decisions against the Indians.


TORONTO
10-game log
CLEVELAND
10-game log
Sep. 26
Sep. 28
Sep. 29
Sep. 30
Oct. 1
Oct. 2
Oct. 3
Cleveland
@ Tampa Bay
@ Tampa Bay
@ Cleveland
@ Cleveland
@ Cleveland
@ Cleveland
L 7-11
W 8-2
W 6-2
L 2-9
W 8-6
W 7-3

Sep. 26
Sep. 28
Sep. 29
Sep. 30
Oct. 1
Oct. 2
Oct. 3
@ Toronto
@ Kansas City
@ Kansas City
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
W 11-7
W 2-1
L 2-5
W 9-2
L 6-8
L 3-7



Toronto regulars
POS
NO
PLAYER
HT
WT
B/T
AB
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
AVG
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
9
25
18
1
7
24
3
15
12
Darrin Fletcher
Carlos Delgado
Homer Bush
Tony Fernandez
Tony Batista
Shannon Stewart
Vernon Wells
Shawn Green
Willie Greene
6-2
6-3
5-10
6-2
6-0
6-1
6-1
6-4
5-11
200
225
175
195
190
205
210
200
192
L-R
L-R
R-R
B-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-L
L-R
409
573
480
482
515
608
84
609
226
120
156
152
159
143
185
22
190
46
26
39
25
41
30
28
5
45
7
0
0
4
0
1
2
0
0
0
18
44
5
6
30
11
1
42
12
80
134
55
75
96
67
8
123
41
.293
.272
.317
.330
.278
.304
.262
.312
.204

Complete Toronto roster

Cleveland regulars
POS
NO
PLAYER
HT
WT
B/T
AB
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
AVG
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
2
25
12
35
13
23
7
24
33
Einar Diaz
Jim Thome
Roberto Alomar
Enrique Wilson
Omar Vizquel
David Justice
Kenny Lofton
Manny Ramirez
Harold Baines
5-10
6-4
6-0
5-11
5-9
6-3
6-0
6-0
6-2
165
225
185
170
170
200
190
205
195
R-R
L-R
B-R
B-R
B-R
L-L
L-L
R-R
L-L
391
494
563
328
571
429
464
520
428
110
137
182
86
189
123
140
174
134
21
27
40
22
36
18
28
34
18
1
2
3
1
4
0
6
3
1
3
33
24
2
4
21
7
44
25
32
108
120
24
65
88
39
165
103
.281
.277
.323
.262
.331
.287
.302
.335
.313

Complete Cleveland roster

Regulars Statistics source: STATS, Inc.

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