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

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - MID 7TH - 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 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
A Hill 2b 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .273
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 25 2 4 2 0 5 5

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (27, J Shields). 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, A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.

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 0 -- 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 7 4 2 2 0 5 1 3.96

J Litsch pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 92-58; B Wolfe 6-4; J Shields
106-70. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 3-7; B Wolfe 3-0; J Shields 6-10.
Batters faced: J Litsch 22; B Wolfe 2; J Shields 25.

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 1
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN WOLFE
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.239, 0-FOR-2)
J MCDONALD (.252, 1-FOR-2)
V WELLS (.252, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - END 7TH - 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 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
A Hill 2b 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .273
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 25 2 4 2 0 5 5

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (27, J Shields). 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, A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - T Glaus (9, dropped foul ball). 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 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 27 3 7 3 0 6 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 0 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 010 002 0 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 5 7 3 3 0 5 3 4.11
B Wolfe 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.91

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 7 4 2 2 0 5 1 3.96

J Litsch pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 92-58; B Wolfe 21-15; J Shields
106-70. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 3-7; B Wolfe 3-2; J Shields 6-10.
Batters faced: J Litsch 22; B Wolfe 5; J Shields 25.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: DAN WHEELER (0-3, 6.60) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 3

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.239, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Wheeler relieved J Shields.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G Zaun (.239, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Lind hit for J McDonald.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Lind (.233, 8 HR, 31 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN WOLFE
TAM - DAN WHEELER

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.285, 1-FOR-3)
C CRAWFORD (.315, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
C PENA (.276, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .251
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 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
A Hill 2b 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .273
G Zaun c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
a-A Lind ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232

Totals 28 2 4 2 0 6 5

a-struck out swinging for J Mcdonald in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (27, J Shields). 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, A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - T Glaus (9, dropped foul ball). 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 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 27 3 7 3 0 6 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 00 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 010 002 0 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 5 7 3 3 0 5 3 4.11
B Wolfe 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.91

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 7 4 2 2 0 5 1 3.96
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.19

J Litsch pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 92-58; B Wolfe 21-15; J Shields
106-70; D Wheeler 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 3-7; B Wolfe 3-2; J
Shields 6-10; D Wheeler 0-2. Batters faced: J Litsch 22; B Wolfe 5; J Shields
25; D Wheeler 3.

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 - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Olmedo at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A Iwamura (.285, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: SCOTT DOWNS (2-2, 2.47) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: A IWAMURA (.285, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Downs relieved B Wolfe.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A Iwamura (.285, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: CASEY JANSSEN (2-2, 2.28) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C PENA ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: B UPTON (.314, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Janssen relieved S Downs.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C PENA ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Upton (.314, 1-FOR-3)</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 0 2 4 1
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - CASEY JANSSEN
TAM - DAN WHEELER

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.239, 0-FOR-3)
A RIOS (.307, 0-FOR-3)
F THOMAS (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .251
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 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
A Hill 2b 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .273
G Zaun c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
a-A Lind ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 28 2 4 2 0 6 5

a-struck out swinging for J Mcdonald in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (27, J Shields). 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, A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - T Glaus (9, dropped foul ball). DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Hill-M
Stairs).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .285
C Crawford lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .315
C Pena 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .278
B Upton dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .313
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 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 31 3 8 3 0 7 9

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 - 4.


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TORONTO - 001 010 00 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 010 002 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 5 7 3 3 0 5 3 4.11
B Wolfe 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.91
S Downs 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.44
C Janssen 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.27

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 7 4 2 2 0 5 1 3.96
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.19

J Litsch pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Shields. Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 92-58; B Wolfe 21-15; S Downs 12-8;
C Janssen 1-1; J Shields 106-70; D Wheeler 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Litsch 3-7; B Wolfe 3-2; S Downs 1-0; C Janssen 0-1; J Shields 6-10; D Wheeler
0-2. Batters faced: J Litsch 22; B Wolfe 5; S Downs 3; C Janssen 1; J Shields
25; D Wheeler 3.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: AL REYES (2-2, 4.78) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2, TAMPA BAY 3

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.239, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R Johnson (.239, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Overbay hit for R Johnson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L Overbay (.240, 10 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 3 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN WOLFE (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), CASEY
JANSSEN (8TH) AND GREGG ZAUN

TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH)
AND DIONER NAVARRO

HOME RUNS: TOR - AARON HILL (15) OFF JAMES SHIELDS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (10) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
CARL CRAWFORD (11) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
CARLOS PENA (38) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 3 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN WOLFE (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), CASEY
JANSSEN (8TH) AND GREGG ZAUN

TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH)
AND DIONER NAVARRO


WP - JAMES SHIELDS (12-8)
LP - JESSE LITSCH (5-8)
SAVE - AL REYES (23)

HOME RUNS: TOR - AARON HILL (15) OFF JAMES SHIELDS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (10) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
CARL CRAWFORD (11) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
CARLOS PENA (38) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:35 ATT: 20,556

PROBABLES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (11-8, 3.79)
BOS - CURT SCHILLING (8-6, 4.04)

PROBABLES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (14-7, 3.94)
DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-2, 4.78)</div>