AL: TORONTO (72-68) at TAMPA BAY (58-83) <h3>Burnett looks to maintain dominance over Devil Rays</h3> <div class="pre">Toronto (72-68) at Tampa Bay (58-83) 7:10 pm EDT</div> ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Starting to play better awayfrom home, the Toronto Blue Jays look to clinch a series win onSaturday when they continue their three-game set with the TampaBay Devil Rays. The Blue Jays, who have won two straight road games, look to winthree consecutive contests away from home for just the secondtime this season and first time since April. A.J. Burnett (8-7, 3.71 ERA) has had little trouble with TampaBay over his career, posting a 6-1 record with a 2.57 ERA in 11lifetime starts against them, including a 1-0 mark with a 2.63ERA in two outings this season. The righthander has been quite sharp since returning from thedisabled list on August 12, going 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA in in fivestarts. In a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, heallowed three runs and four hits over seven innings, strikingout seven batters. The Devil Rays counter with Jason Hammel (2-4, 6.95), who willbe looking for the first two-game winning streak in his youngcareer. The 25-year-old celebrated his birthday with a win inhis last start on Sunday, yielding a run and striking out sevenover five frames in an 8-2 triumph over the New York Yankees. The righthander has only faced the Blue Jays one other time - onAugust 1 - but did not factor into the decision. Hammel leftthat start with right shoulder tightness after surrendering tworuns over three innings.
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO AT TAMPA BAY -- LINEUPS TORONTO TAMPA BAY AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Vernon Wells CF .254 16 77 Akinori Iwamura 3B .288 7 27 Matt Stairs LF .312 19 58 Carl Crawford LF .314 10 76 Alex Rios RF .308 22 74 Carlos Pena 1B .275 37 105 Frank Thomas DH .268 21 82 Delmon Young CF .293 11 79 Troy Glaus 3B .261 20 62 Brendan Harris 2B .285 9 54 Lyle Overbay 1B .242 10 42 Jonny Gomes RF .248 15 41 Aaron Hill 2B .270 14 70 Greg Norton DH .219 3 17 Gregg Zaun C .241 9 42 Dioner Navarro C .222 7 37 John Mcdonald SS .253 1 28 Josh Wilson SS .282 2 22 A.J. Burnett RHP (8-7, 3.71) Jason Hammel RHP (2-4, 6.95)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY WARMUPS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT (8-7, 3.71) TAM - JASON HAMMEL (2-4, 6.95) UMPIRES: HP - RON KULPA 1B - PAUL EMMEL 2B - DAN IASSOGNA 3B - ANGEL CAMPOS WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY STARTING BATS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT AND GREGG ZAUN TAM - JASON HAMMEL AND DIONER NAVARRO DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.254, 16 HR, 77 RBI) M STAIRS (.312, 19 HR, 58 RBI) A RIOS (.308, 22 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Stairs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 D Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Gomes (M Stairs at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.71 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.83 Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 0-2. Batters faced: J Hammel 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 1 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.288, 7 HR, 27 RBI) C CRAWFORD (.314, 10 HR, 76 RBI) C PENA (.275, 37 HR, 105 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Stairs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Gomes (M Stairs at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.68 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.83 Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 18-12; J Hammel 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 0-2; J Hammel 0-2. Batters faced: A Burnett 5; J Hammel 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 1 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.268, 21 HR, 82 RBI) T GLAUS (.261, 20 HR, 62 RBI) L OVERBAY (.242, 10 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Stairs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Gomes (M Stairs at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 00 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.68 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.71 Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 18-12; J Hammel 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 0-2; J Hammel 3-2. Batters faced: A Burnett 5; J Hammel 7. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.248, 15 HR, 41 RBI) G NORTON (.219, 3 HR, 17 RBI) D NAVARRO (.222, 7 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY DIONER NAVARRO (8) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF A.J. BURNETT. CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0, TAMPA BAY 1 DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.282, 2 HR, 22 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.241, 9 HR, 42 RBI) J MCDONALD (.253, 1 HR, 28 RBI) V WELLS (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Stairs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 D Navarro c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 2 BATTING: HR - D Navarro (8, 2nd inning off A Burnett 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Navarro (38). 2-out RBI - D Navarro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Gomes (M Stairs at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 00 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 3.72 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.71 Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 41-26; J Hammel 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 0-3; J Hammel 3-2. Batters faced: A Burnett 9; J Hammel 7. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Stairs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 D Navarro c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 2 BATTING: HR - D Navarro (8, 2nd inning off A Burnett 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Navarro (38). 2-out RBI - D Navarro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Gomes (M Stairs at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 3.72 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.60 Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 41-26; J Hammel 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 0-3; J Hammel 3-5. Batters faced: A Burnett 9; J Hammel 10. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.287, 0-FOR-1) C CRAWFORD (.313, 0-FOR-1) C PENA (.275, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.314, 1-FOR-1) A RIOS (.308, 0-FOR-1) F THOMAS (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Stairs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 C Crawford lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 D Navarro c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 11 1 2 1 1 4 2 BATTING: HR - D Navarro (8, 2nd inning off A Burnett 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Navarro (38). 2-out RBI - D Navarro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Gomes (M Stairs at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 3 2 1 1 1 4 1 3.69 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.60 Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 51-32; J Hammel 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 1-4; J Hammel 3-5. Batters faced: A Burnett 12; J Hammel 10. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Stairs lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 F Thomas dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .263 L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 14 0 3 0 1 0 4 BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (26, J Hammel). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 1. Team LOB - 3. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 C Crawford lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 D Navarro c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 11 1 2 1 1 4 2 BATTING: HR - D Navarro (8, 2nd inning off A Burnett 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Navarro (38). 2-out RBI - D Navarro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Gomes (M Stairs at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era A Burnett 3 2 1 1 1 4 1 3.69 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 6.49 Pitches-strikes: A Burnett 51-32; J Hammel 55-36. Ground balls-fly balls: A Burnett 1-4; J Hammel 6-5. Batters faced: A Burnett 12; J Hammel 15. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - A.J. BURNETT TAM - JASON HAMMEL DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.294, 1-FOR-1) B HARRIS (.285, 0-FOR-1) J GOMES (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>
