GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (72-69) at TAMPA BAY (59-83)

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .252
R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Stairs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J McDonald ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 14 1 2 1 0 4 3

BATTING: RBI - V Wells (79). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Johnson 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
B Upton dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
B Harris 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 4 7

BATTING: HR - B Harris (10, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Harris (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 3.



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TORONTO - 001 0 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 010 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 3 4 1 1 0 4 1 3.99

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 3.97

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 56-33; J Shields 64-42. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Litsch 0-5; J Shields 3-5. Batters faced: J Litsch 13; J
Shields 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
INNING
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, TAMPA BAY 1</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
INNING AFTER A 6 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, TAMPA BAY 1</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 1 2 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.262, 0-FOR-1)
A HILL (.272, 1-FOR-1)
G ZAUN (.240, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .252
R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Stairs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Hill 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J McDonald ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 14 1 2 1 0 4 3

BATTING: RBI - V Wells (79). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Johnson 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
B Upton dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
D Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
B Harris 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284
J Gomes rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 16 1 4 1 0 4 7

BATTING: HR - B Harris (10, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Harris (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 3.



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TORONTO - 001 0 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 010 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 4 4 1 1 0 4 1 3.95

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 3.97

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 67-41; J Shields 64-42. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Litsch 1-7; J Shields 3-5. Batters faced: J Litsch 16; J
Shields 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
(Plus unknown delay totaling 6 minutes in the 4th).
Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY AARON HILL (15) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
5TH OFF JAMES SHIELDS.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 1

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.240, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 2 3 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.222, 0-FOR-1)
J WILSON (.276, 0-FOR-1)
A IWAMURA (.286, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .252
R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Stairs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
T Glaus 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Hill 2b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .274
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 18 2 3 2 0 4 3

BATTING: HR - A Hill (15, 5th inning off J Shields 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Wells
(79), A Hill (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1. Team
LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
B Upton dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
D Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
B Harris 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284
J Gomes rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 16 1 4 1 0 4 7

BATTING: HR - B Harris (10, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Harris (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 3.



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TORONTO - 001 01 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 010 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 4 4 1 1 0 4 1 3.95

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 5 3 2 2 0 4 1 4.00

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 67-41; J Shields 76-51. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Litsch 1-7; J Shields 4-7. Batters faced: J Litsch 16; J
Shields 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
(Plus unknown delay totaling 6 minutes in the 4th).
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 1 2 3 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.252, 0-FOR-2, RBI)
R JOHNSON (.240, 0-FOR-2)
A RIOS (.307, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .252
R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Stairs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
T Glaus 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Hill 2b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .274
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 18 2 3 2 0 4 3

BATTING: HR - A Hill (15, 5th inning off J Shields 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Wells
(79), A Hill (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1. Team
LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .285
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
B Upton dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
D Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
B Harris 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284
J Gomes rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 19 1 4 1 0 5 7

BATTING: HR - B Harris (10, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Harris (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 3.



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TORONTO - 001 01 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 010 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 5 4 1 1 0 5 1 3.90

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 5 3 2 2 0 4 1 4.00

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 80-50; J Shields 76-51. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Litsch 3-7; J Shields 4-7. Batters faced: J Litsch 19; J
Shields 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
(Plus unknown delay totaling 6 minutes in the 4th).
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 1 0 2 3 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.314, 1-FOR-2)
C PENA (.275, 1-FOR-2)
B UPTON (.312, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .252
R Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Stairs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
T Glaus 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Hill 2b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .274
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 21 2 3 2 0 4 3

BATTING: HR - A Hill (15, 5th inning off J Shields 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Wells
(79), A Hill (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1. Team
LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .285
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
B Upton dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
D Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
B Harris 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284
J Gomes rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 19 1 4 1 0 5 7

BATTING: HR - B Harris (10, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Harris (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 3.



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TORONTO - 001 010 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 010 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 5 4 1 1 0 5 1 3.90

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 6 3 2 2 0 4 1 3.98

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 80-50; J Shields 89-60. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Litsch 3-7; J Shields 5-9. Batters faced: J Litsch 19; J
Shields 21.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
(Plus unknown delay totaling 6 minutes in the 4th).
Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARL CRAWFORD (11) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF JESSE LITSCH.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 2

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.275, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (38) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 6TH OFF JESSE LITSCH.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.312, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: BRIAN WOLFE (3-1, 2.02) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: D YOUNG (.293, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wolfe relieved J Litsch.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Young (.293, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL TORONTO AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY TAMPA BAY'S CARL CRAWFORD AND CARLOS
PENA OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WERE HIT
BACK-TO-BACK.</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 1 0 2 3 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN WOLFE
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.267, 0-FOR-2)
M STAIRS (.313, 0-FOR-2)
T GLAUS (.261, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .252
R Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Stairs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
T Glaus 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Hill 2b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .274
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 21 2 3 2 0 4 3

BATTING: HR - A Hill (15, 5th inning off J Shields 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Wells
(79), A Hill (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1. Team
LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Hill-M Stairs).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .285
C Crawford lf 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .315
C Pena 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .276
B Upton dh 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .314
D Young cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293
B Harris 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
J Gomes rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 24 3 7 3 0 5 8

BATTING: HR - B Harris (10, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out), C Crawford
(11, 6th inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out), C Pena (38, 6th inning off J Litsch
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Harris (55), C Crawford (77), C Pena (106). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 3.


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TORONTO - 001 010 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 010 002 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 5 7 3 3 0 5 3 4.11
B Wolfe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 6 3 2 2 0 4 1 3.98

J Litsch pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 92-58; B Wolfe 6-4; J Shields
89-60. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 3-7; B Wolfe 3-0; J Shields 5-9.
Batters faced: J Litsch 22; B Wolfe 2; J Shields 21.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
(Plus unknown delay totaling 6 minutes in the 4th).
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 1 0 0 2 4 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN WOLFE
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.244, 0-FOR-2)
D NAVARRO (.222, 0-FOR-2)
J WILSON (.275, 0-FOR-2)</div>