GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (24-32) at TORONTO (28-29)

AL: TAMPA BAY (24-32) at TORONTO (28-29)

<h3>Blue Jays aim for fourth straight win</h3>



Tampa Bay (24-32) at Toronto (28-29) 7:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Down seven runs after 3 1/3 innings onTuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays could have given up. Instead,they rallied with six runs in the bottom of the ninth and nowhave a chance to go for their longest winning streak of theseason.

The Blue Jays continue their three-game series with the TampaBay Devil Rays on Wednesday at the Rogers Centre.

Even though their ace, Roy Halladay, lasted just 3 1/3 inningsin just his second outing since coming off the disabled list,Toronto has picked up steam lately. The Blue Jays have won 15of their last 23 games after opening May with a nine-game losingstreak.

With a win on Wednesday, they will reach the .500 mark for thefirst time since May 1.

Toronto will send Tomo Ohka (2-4, 5.30 ERA), who will try to gethis first win in five starts, to the mound. He allowed threeruns and eight hits over seven innings of a 9-8, 13-inning winover the Minnesota Twins in his last start on May 26.

Ohka is 2-0 with a 2.68 ERA in six lifetime starts against TampaBay.

The Devil Rays will counter with Scott Kazmir (3-3, 3.95), whois coming off a 4-1 loss to Kansas City in which he allowedthree runs in seven frames.

The lefthander is 2-4 with a 3.43 ERA in 10 lifetime startsagainst the Blue Jays.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY TORONTO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
B.J. Upton CF .323 9 31 Alex Rios RF .298 13 33
Brendan Harris SS .301 4 18 Vernon Wells CF .259 5 29
Carl Crawford LF .300 6 34 Frank Thomas DH .218 8 22
Ty Wigginton 3B .241 10 29 Troy Glaus 3B .262 8 25
Carlos Pena 1B .321 12 32 Aaron Hill 2B .286 8 33
Delmon Young RF .249 7 30 Jason Phillips C .252 1 11
Jorge Cantu DH .265 0 2 Adam Lind LF .248 6 21
Dioner Navarro C .190 0 10 Royce Clayton SS .252 1 9
Josh Wilson 2B .375 0 1 Curtis Thigpen 1B .000 0 0

Scott Kazmir LHP (3-3, 3.95) Tomo Ohka RHP (2-4, 5.30)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
WARMUPS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (3-3, 3.95)
TOR - TOMO OHKA (2-4, 5.30)

UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS
1B - KERWIN DANLEY
2B - BRIAN KNIGHT
3B - DOUG EDDINGS

WEATHER: 64 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
STARTING BATS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR AND DIONER NAVARRO
TOR - TOMO OHKA AND JASON PHILLIPS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.323, 9 HR, 31 RBI)
B HARRIS (.301, 4 HR, 18 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.300, 6 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
TOR - TOMO OHKA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.298, 13 HR, 33 RBI)
V WELLS (.259, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
F THOMAS (.218, 8 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Cantu dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Thigpen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
TORONTO - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.95

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20

Pitches-strikes: T Ohka 7-6. Ground balls-fly balls: T Ohka 2-1. Batters
faced: T Ohka 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
TOR - TOMO OHKA</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
TOR - TOMO OHKA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.241, 10 HR, 29 RBI)
C PENA (.321, 12 HR, 32 RBI)
D YOUNG (.249, 7 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS TORONTO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Cantu dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Thigpen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.89

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 31-19; T Ohka 7-6. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir
1-2; T Ohka 2-1. Batters faced: S Kazmir 5; T Ohka 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JORGE CANTU SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CANTU ON FIRST, D YOUNG ON SECOND, C PENA
ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
TORONTO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.190, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
TOR - TOMO OHKA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J PHILLIPS (.252, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
A LIND (.248, 6 HR, 21 RBI)
R CLAYTON (.252, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
J Cantu dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .360

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 9

BATTING: 2B - T Wigginton (11, T Ohka). RBI - J Cantu (3). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 2. Team LOB - 3.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Thigpen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.89

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.27

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 31-19; T Ohka 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 1-2; T Ohka 2-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 5; T Ohka 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
TOR - TOMO OHKA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.299, 0-FOR-1)
C CRAWFORD (.299, 0-FOR-1)
T WIGGINTON (.244, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS TORONTO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
J Cantu dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .360

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 9

BATTING: 2B - T Wigginton (11, T Ohka). RBI - J Cantu (3). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Kazmir-D Navarro-C Pena).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Lind lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
C Thigpen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 8 0 3 0 2 0 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1. GIDP - A Rios.
Team LOB - 4.


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TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1
TORONTO - 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 3.84

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.27

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 46-27; T Ohka 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 3-3; T Ohka 2-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 10; T Ohka 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
TORONTO 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.244, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
TOR - TOMO OHKA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.259, 0-FOR-0, BB)
F THOMAS (.217, 0-FOR-1)
T GLAUS (.268, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (2) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319
B Harris ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .302
T Wigginton 3b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .248
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .319
D Young rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .256
J Cantu dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .278
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .360

Totals 15 2 7 2 1 3 14

BATTING: 2B - T Wigginton (11, T Ohka); B Harris (8, T Ohka). RBI - J Cantu
(3), C Crawford (35). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 2. GIDP
- J Cantu. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Kazmir-D Navarro-C Pena).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Lind lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
C Thigpen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 8 0 3 0 2 0 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1. GIDP - A Rios.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Hill-C Thigpen).


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TAMPA BAY - 011 -- 2
TORONTO - 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 3.84

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 3 7 2 2 1 3 0 5.34

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 46-27; T Ohka 46-31. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 3-3; T Ohka 4-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 10; T Ohka 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY AARON HILL SCORED FRANK THOMAS AND TROY GLAUS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A HILL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J PHILLIPS (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
TOR - TOMO OHKA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.188, 0-FOR-1)
J WILSON (.360, 0-FOR-1)
B UPTON (.319, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319
B Harris ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .302
T Wigginton 3b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .248
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .319
D Young rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .256
J Cantu dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .278
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .360

Totals 15 2 7 2 1 3 14

BATTING: 2B - T Wigginton (11, T Ohka); B Harris (8, T Ohka). RBI - J Cantu
(3), C Crawford (35). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 2. GIDP
- J Cantu. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Kazmir-D Navarro-C Pena).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
F Thomas dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .217
T Glaus 3b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .268
A Hill 2b 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .288
J Phillips c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
A Lind lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
C Thigpen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 12 2 4 2 4 0 8

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (17, S Kazmir). RBI - A Hill 2 (35). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Hill 1, A Lind 1. GIDP - A Rios. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Hill-C Thigpen).


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TAMPA BAY - 011 -- 2
TORONTO - 002 -- 2
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 3 4 2 2 4 0 0 4.03

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 3 7 2 2 1 3 0 5.34

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 70-39; T Ohka 46-31. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 4-5; T Ohka 4-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 16; T Ohka 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>