Editor’s note: The 2006 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur.
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox are set to fight for the American League title in the 2006 Tournament.
With a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the semifinal round, the Blue Jays are headed to Chicago for their third straight road contest.
Ted Lilly went the distance for Toronto allowing seven hits with four strikeouts.
The Blue Jays offense scored all seven runs in the first five frames against Angels starter Ervin Santana, who gave up nine hits in the outing. Scot Shields blanked the Blue Jays the rest of the way, but the damage had been done.
Troy Glaus got the scoring underway in the first for the Blue Jays with a RBI single.
Toronto’s other runs all came on two-run homers. Reed Johnson hit his in the third, while Bengie Molina added his blast in the fourth.
Lyle Overbay smacked the final long ball in the fifth giving the Blue Jays a 7-0 advantage.
The only thing that wilted Lilly’s day was a two-run homer by Mike Napoli in the bottom of the fifth. He limited the Angels to one hit over the last four innings.
2006 AL Tournament
Championship
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox
Semifinals
Chicago White Sox 10, New York Yankees 8
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Los Angeles Angels 2
Second Round Results
New York Yankees 11, Texas Rangers 1
Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 5
Los Angeles Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 3
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Oakland Athletics 2
First Round Results
New York Yankees, bye
Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 4
Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Minnesota Twins 11, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4
Los Angeles Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Seattle Mariners 6
Oakland Athletics, bye
2006 NL Tournament
Semifinals
Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros at San Diego Padres
Second Round Results
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 0
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Houston Astros 6, Washington Nationals 4
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6
First Round Results
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 3
Atlanta Braves 8, Florida Marlins 5
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Colorado Rockies 1
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Washington Nationals 13, Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Houston Astros 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 1
San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 5
San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (11)