GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (25-32) at TORONTO (28-30)

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: AL REYES (1-0, 2.10) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Al Reyes relieved G Glover.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Hill (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Clark hit for R Clayton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H Clark (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, SHAWN CAMP (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), AL REYES
(9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

TOR - A.J. BURNETT, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO
(8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS

HOME RUNS: TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (5) OFF A.J. BURNETT IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

TOR - ALEX RIOS (14) OFF EDWIN JACKSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, SHAWN CAMP (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), AL REYES
(9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

TOR - A.J. BURNETT, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO
(8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS


WP - GARY GLOVER (3-2)
LP - JEREMY ACCARDO (1-1)
SAVE - AL REYES (15)

HOME RUNS: TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (5) OFF A.J. BURNETT IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

TOR - ALEX RIOS (14) OFF EDWIN JACKSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:53 ATT: 37,105

PROBABLES: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (2-2, 5.50)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (7-1, 2.37)

PROBABLES: TAM - J.P. HOWELL (1-0, 1.13)
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (3-2, 4.40)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (5) VS TORONTO (3) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Upton 2b-cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .322
E Dukes cf-lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .195
C Crawford dh 5 3 3 0 0 1 1 .309
G Norton lf 4 0 1 1 1 3 2 .200
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Pena 1b 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 .307
T Wigginton 3b 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .246
D Young rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 .256
D Navarro c 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .186
B Harris ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .316

Totals 37 5 10 5 7 14 17

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (16, A Burnett); G Norton (1, A Burnett). HR - B
Harris (5, 3rd inning off A Burnett 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Harris (20), T
Wigginton (30), G Norton (3), D Young 2 (32). 2-out RBI - T Wigginton, D Young
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Norton 1, D Navarro 1, B Upton
1, D Young 3, E Dukes 2. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford 2 (15, 2nd base off A Burnett/J Phillips, 2nd
base off J Accardo/J Phillips), B Upton 2 (13, 2nd base off A Burnett/J
Phillips 2).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .294
V Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
M Stairs 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
F Thomas dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .226
C Thigpen pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Glaus 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .277
A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .284
A Lind lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .242
R Clayton ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240
a-H Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Phillips c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241

Totals 32 3 5 3 2 7 12

a-grounded to second for R Clayton in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Glaus (6, E Jackson); F Thomas (8, G Glover). HR - A Rios (14,
5th inning off E Jackson 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Lind (22), A Rios 2 (35).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Clayton 2, T Glaus 1. Team LOB - 5.


FIELDING: E - J Phillips (2, throw); T Glaus (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (R
Clayton-A Hill-M Stairs).


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TAMPA BAY - 002 010 002 -- 5
TORONTO - 000 120 000 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 4 3 3 2 6 1 7.39
S Camp 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.48
G Glover (W, 3-2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40
Al Reyes (S, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.02

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett 7 7 3 3 3 13 1 4.01
C Janssen 2/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.16
J Accardo (L, 1-1) 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1.69

WP - A Burnett. IBB - C Pena (by J Accardo). HBP - A Rios (by E Jackson).
Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 104-64; S Camp 7-6; G Glover 13-9; Al Reyes 12-9; A
Burnett 130-84; C Janssen 14-6; J Accardo 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Jackson 6-6; S Camp 1-1; G Glover 1-2; Al Reyes 2-1; A Burnett 7-1; C Janssen
2-0; J Accardo 3-0. Batters faced: E Jackson 25; S Camp 3; G Glover 4; Al Reyes
3; A Burnett 32; C Janssen 3; J Accardo 9.

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

T--2:53. Att--37,105.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 5
TORONTO 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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TAMPA BAY (5) AT TORONTO (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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TAMPA BAY 3RD: B Harris homered to right. B Upton struck out looking.
E Dukes walked. C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Dukes
out at second. C Crawford stole second, C Crawford safe at third on throwing
error by catcher J Phillips. G Norton walked. C Pena walked, G Norton to
second. T Wigginton reached on infield single to first, C Crawford scored,
G Norton to third, C Pena to second. D Young grounded out to third. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 4TH: F Thomas walked. T Glaus doubled to deep center, F Thomas to
third. A Hill struck out swinging. A Lind grounded out to second, F Thomas
scored, T Glaus to third. R Clayton popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, TORONTO 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Crawford singled to center. G Norton doubled to deep
right, C Crawford scored. C Pena struck out swinging. T Wigginton struck out
swinging. D Young struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 5TH: J Phillips walked. A Rios homered to center, J Phillips
scored. V Wells flied out to center. M Stairs flied out to center. F Thomas
grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, TORONTO 3.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: E Dukes grounded out to shortstop. C Crawford singled to
center. C Crawford stole second. G Norton struck out swinging. C Pena
intentionally walked. T Wigginton walked, C Crawford to third, C Pena to
second. D Young singled to center, C Crawford and C Pena scored, T Wigginton
to second. D Navarro grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TORONTO

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TAMPA BAY (5) AT TORONTO (3) - EVENT LOG
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Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- B Upton 2B, E Dukes CF, C Crawford DH, G Norton LF,
C Pena 1B, T Wigginton 3B, D Young RF, D Navarro C, B Harris SS, E Jackson RHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- A Rios RF, V Wells CF, M Stairs 1B, F Thomas DH,
T Glaus 3B, A Hill 2B, A Lind LF, R Clayton SS, J Phillips C, A Burnett RHP.

Umpires -- Kerwin Danley (HP), Brian Knight (1B), Doug Eddings (2B),
Derryl Cousins (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: B Upton struck out swinging. E Dukes grounded out to
shortstop. C Crawford doubled to deep center. G Norton struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: A Rios struck out swinging. V Wells grounded out to third.
M Stairs flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, TORONTO 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: C Pena struck out looking. T Wigginton grounded out to
third. D Young singled to center. D Navarro popped out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas singled to right center. T Glaus singled to deep
right, F Thomas to second. A Hill popped out to shortstop. A Lind struck
out swinging. R Clayton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 0, TORONTO 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: B Harris homered to right. B Upton struck out looking.
E Dukes walked. C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Dukes
out at second. C Crawford stole second, C Crawford safe at third on throwing
error by catcher J Phillips. G Norton walked. C Pena walked, G Norton to
second. T Wigginton reached on infield single to first, C Crawford scored,
G Norton to third, C Pena to second. D Young grounded out to third. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 3RD: J Phillips grounded out to shortstop. A Rios hit by pitch.
V Wells grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Rios out at second.
M Stairs struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, TORONTO 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Navarro struck out swinging. B Harris grounded out to
third. B Upton singled to center. B Upton stole second. E Dukes grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 4TH: F Thomas walked. T Glaus doubled to deep center, F Thomas to
third. A Hill struck out swinging. A Lind grounded out to second, F Thomas
scored, T Glaus to third. R Clayton popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, TORONTO 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Crawford singled to center. G Norton doubled to deep
right, C Crawford scored. C Pena struck out swinging. T Wigginton struck out
swinging. D Young struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 5TH: J Phillips walked. A Rios homered to center, J Phillips
scored. V Wells flied out to center. M Stairs flied out to center.
F Thomas grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
TORONTO 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Navarro struck out swinging. B Harris grounded out to
shortstop. B Upton safe at first on error by third baseman T Glaus. B Upton
stole second. B Upton to third on wild pitch by A Burnett. E Dukes struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 3, TORONTO 3.

TORONTO 6TH: T Glaus struck out swinging. A Hill grounded out to third.
A Lind lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, TORONTO 3.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Crawford struck out swinging. G Norton struck out
looking. C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
TORONTO 3.

TORONTO 7TH: S Camp relieved E Jackson. R Clayton struck out swinging.
J Phillips grounded out to third. A Rios popped out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, TORONTO 3.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Janssen relieved A Burnett. T Wigginton walked. D Young
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, T Wigginton out at
second. D Navarro walked. J Accardo relieved C Janssen. B Harris singled to
center, D Navarro to third. B Upton grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, B Harris out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
TORONTO 3.

TORONTO 8TH: G Glover relieved S Camp. V Wells flied out to right.
M Stairs grounded out to shortstop. F Thomas doubled to deep right center.
C Thigpen ran for F Thomas. T Glaus lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, TORONTO 3.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: E Dukes grounded out to shortstop. C Crawford singled to
center. C Crawford stole second. G Norton struck out swinging. C Pena
intentionally walked. T Wigginton walked, C Crawford to third, C Pena to
second. D Young singled to center, C Crawford and C Pena scored, T Wigginton
to second. D Navarro grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3.

TORONTO 9TH: B Upton in center field. E Dukes in left field. J Wilson at
second base. Al Reyes relieved G Glover. A Hill grounded out to pitcher.
A Lind flied out to left. H Clark hit for R Clayton. H Clark grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3.</div>

 

Rookie Young delivers to lift Rays over Jays

<h3>TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays rookie Delmon Youngdelivered a two-out, bases-loaded single in the top of the ninthinning to give his team a 5-3 victory over the Toronto BlueJays on Thursday.

It was just the second time the Devil Rays won a series on theroad this season.

Young, who had two hits on the day, laced a single tocenterfield off Toronto reliever Jeremy Accardo (1-1), scoringCarl Crawford and Carlos Pena to break a 3-3 deadlock.

Toronto starter A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings, striking outa season-best 13 hitters, including the last four he faced.The righthander allowed three runs on seven hits and three walkswhile throwing a season-high 129 pitches. It is the sixthstraight outing in which the oft-injured starter has topped the100-pitch mark.

Righthanded reliever Gary Glover (3-2) picked up the win bypitching a scoreless eighth inning. Devil Rays closer Al Reyesfired a perfect ninth to earn his 15th save in as many triesthis season.

Crawford capped off a brilliant series against the Blue Jays.The speedy outfielder had three hits and stole a base Thursday,finishing the series by hitting .500 (8-for-16) with threedoubles and a home run.

Tampa Bay opened the scoring by plating a pair in the thirdinning. The first run came on Brendan Harris' fifth homer ofthe season, and later an infield single by Ty Wigginton scoredCrawford.

The Blue Jays got a run back in the fourth inning on an RBIgroundout by rookie Adam Lind, scoring Frank Thomas.

Greg Norton put the Devil Rays ahead 3-1 in the fifth, doublinghome Crawford who led off the frame with a walk.

Alex Rios knotted the score at three with a two-run shot in thefifth, scoring Jason Phillips who led off the inning with awalk.

Troy Glaus added a pair of hits for Toronto.

Tampa Bay starter Edwin Jackson remained winless, but turned inone of his best outings of the season. The 23-year-oldrighthander allowed three runs on four hits and three walks andstruck out six before departing after six innings.

Relievers Shawn Camp pitched a scoreless seventh inning for theDevil Rays.

 

Rookie Young delivers to lift Devil Rays over Blue Jays

<h3>TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays rookie Delmon Youngdelivered a two-out, bases-loaded single in the top of the ninthinning to give his team a 5-3 victory over the Toronto BlueJays on Thursday.

It was just the second time the Devil Rays won a series on theroad this season.

Young, who had two hits on the day, laced a single tocenterfield off Toronto reliever Jeremy Accardo (1-1), scoringCarl Crawford and Carlos Pena to break a 3-3 deadlock.

"I didn't know where the ball was until I looked up (fromfirst)," Young said. "I knew the game was going to be over,knowing (Al) Reyes was coming into the game."

Toronto starter A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings, striking outa season-best 13 hitters, including the last four he faced.

The righthander allowed three runs on seven hits and three walkswhile throwing a season-high 130 pitches. It is the sixthstraight outing in which the oft-injured starter has topped the100-pitch mark.

"I felt good. I look at it as I made two mistakes and theyscored two runs in the (third) inning," Burnett said.

Righthanded reliever Gary Glover (3-2) picked up the win bypitching a scoreless eighth inning. Reyes fired a perfect ninthto earn his 15th save in as many tries this season.

Crawford capped off a brilliant series against the Blue Jays.The speedy outfielder had three hits and stole a base Thursday,finishing the series by hitting .500 (8-for-16) with threedoubles and a home run.

"It seems like things have been going well, hopefully we cankeep it up," Crawford said.

Tampa Bay opened the scoring by plating a pair in the thirdinning. The first run came on Brendan Harris' fifth homer ofthe season, and later an infield single by Ty Wigginton scoredCrawford.

The Blue Jays got a run back in the fourth inning on an RBIgroundout by rookie Adam Lind, scoring Frank Thomas.

Greg Norton put the Devil Rays ahead 3-1 in the fifth, doublinghome Crawford who led off the frame with a walk.

Alex Rios knotted the score at 3-3 with a two-run shot in thefifth, scoring Jason Phillips who led off the inning with awalk.

"We came back and tied it, we thought we had a chance, we feltgood all day long, it didn't happen," Blue Jays' manager JohnGibbons said. "We just didn't score enough."

Troy Glaus added a pair of hits for Toronto.

Tampa Bay starter Edwin Jackson remained winless, but turned inone of his best outings of the season. The 23-year-oldrighthander allowed three runs on four hits and three walks andstruck out six before departing after six innings.

"It seems like it's been that way for the year," Jackson said."I'm just trying to keep it on a roll, not get too low or toocomfortable, and feel like every start is my last one."

Relievers Shawn Camp pitched a scoreless seventh inning for theDevil Rays.

 

Rookie Young delivers to lift Devil Rays over Blue Jays

<h3>TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays rookie Delmon Youngdelivered a two-out, bases-loaded single in the top of the ninthinning to give his team a 5-3 victory over the Toronto BlueJays on Thursday.

It was just the second time the Devil Rays won a series on theroad this season.

Young, who had two hits on the day, laced a single tocenterfield off Toronto reliever Jeremy Accardo (1-1), scoringCarl Crawford and Carlos Pena to break a 3-3 deadlock.

"I didn't know where the ball was until I looked up (fromfirst)," Young said. "I knew the game was going to be over,knowing (Al) Reyes was coming into the game."

Toronto starter A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings, striking outa season-best 13 hitters, including the last four he faced.

The righthander allowed three runs on seven hits and three walkswhile throwing a season-high 130 pitches. It is the sixthstraight outing in which the oft-injured starter has topped the100-pitch mark.

"I felt good. I look at it as I made two mistakes and theyscored two runs in the (third) inning," Burnett said.

Righthanded reliever Gary Glover (3-2) picked up the win bypitching a scoreless eighth inning. Reyes fired a perfect ninthto earn his 15th save in as many tries this season.

Crawford capped off a brilliant series against the Blue Jays.The speedy outfielder had three hits and stole a base Thursday,finishing the series by hitting .500 (8-for-16) with threedoubles and a home run.

"It seems like things have been going well, hopefully we cankeep it up," Crawford said.

Tampa Bay opened the scoring by plating a pair in the thirdinning. The first run came on Brendan Harris' fifth homer ofthe season, and later an infield single by Ty Wigginton scoredCrawford.

The Blue Jays got a run back in the fourth inning on an RBIgroundout by rookie Adam Lind, scoring Frank Thomas.

Greg Norton put the Devil Rays ahead 3-1 in the fifth, doublinghome Crawford who led off the frame with a walk.

Alex Rios knotted the score at 3-3 with a two-run shot in thefifth, scoring Jason Phillips who led off the inning with awalk.

"We came back and tied it, we thought we had a chance, we feltgood all day long, it didn't happen," Blue Jays' manager JohnGibbons said. "We just didn't score enough."

Troy Glaus added a pair of hits for Toronto.

Tampa Bay starter Edwin Jackson remained winless, but turned inone of his best outings of the season. The 23-year-oldrighthander allowed three runs on four hits and three walks andstruck out six before departing after six innings.

"It seems like it's been that way for the year," Jackson said."I'm just trying to keep it on a roll, not get too low or toocomfortable, and feel like every start is my last one."

Relievers Shawn Camp pitched a scoreless seventh inning for theDevil Rays.