Toronto (47-49) at Tampa Bay (56-39)

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Gaston thinks Halladay is with right club

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Manager Cito Gaston thinks Roy Halladay can realize his dream of pitching for a contender in Toronto. But the Jays need another strong outing to avoid their seventh straight road series loss.
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

Roy Halladay

  • #32 RHP
  • (11-6) 2.71 ERA 121 SO
Blue Jays: The undisputed ace of the Blue Jays staff, Halladay has enjoyed another stellar season thus far, earning his fifth career All-Star selection in the process. His 11 wins lead the team. As well, his seven complete-games and 146 1/3 innings pitched, lead the Majors. In his last start, Halladay dominated the Yankees, allowing just two hits in a shutout. He walked just one, while striking out eight New York hitters. In his career against the Rays, the right-hander is 9-5 with a 3.76 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 122-61 3.55 1708.0 402 1202 .255
Season 11-6 2.71 146.1 21 121 .229
July 2-0 1.13 16.0 2 15 .148
Vs. Tampa Bay 0-1 5.63 8.0 1 4 .300

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/19/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 47 49 .490 9.5 27-20 20-29
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 56 39 .589 - 37-14 19-25
Stats - 07/19/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TOR .259 400 66 376 61 560 3.62 860.1 798 284 702
TB .259 435 99 415 101 702 3.76 851.2 780 297 658
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Jackson 'Exhibit A' of Rays' turnaround

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Edwin Jackson struggled in 2007. But with a newfound confidence and better pitches in tight spots, Jackson, like many of the Rays, is having an entirely different 2008 campaign.
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Rays probable pitcher

Matt Garza

  • #22 RHP
  • (7-5) 3.96 ERA 69 SO
Rays: Garza will be making his 18th start of the season after taking his fifth loss July 12 against the Indians when he allowed seven runs on 11 hits and two walks while striking out five in five innings. Garza has a mid-90s fastball that sinks, a curve, a slider and a changeup. He is 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in two career starts against the Blue Jays.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 15-18 4.25 235.1 88 174 .276
Season 7-5 3.96 102.1 33 69 .248
July 1-1 4.82 18.2 4 14 .321
Vs. Toronto 0-1 1.35 6.2 3 2 .250

Blue Jays hitters vs Matt Garza

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bautista, Jose - - - - - 0 0 0
Chavez, Raul - - - - 1.000 3 0 1
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin - - - - - - - -
Hill, Aaron .000 3 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe - - - - .118 17 0 1
Lind, Adam - - - - .200 15 0 0
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
Overbay, Lyle .000 2 0 0 .313 16 0 2
Ruiz, Randy - - - - .000 3 0 0
Snider, Travis - - - - .333 3 0 0
Wells, Vernon .333 3 0 0 .273 11 0 0

Rays hitters vs Roy Halladay

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .200 5 0 0
Bartlett, Jason .333 3 0 0 .267 15 0 1
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Crawford, Carl .500 4 0 1 .317 60 1 6
Gross, Gabe - - - - .400 5 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - .167 6 0 0
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan .250 4 0 2 .273 11 1 8
Navarro, Dioner .333 3 0 0 .263 19 0 0
Pena, Carlos .250 4 0 0 .275 40 1 5
Perez, Fernando - - - - - 0 0 0
Riggans, Shawn - - - - .250 4 0 0
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. .000 2 0 1 .304 23 1 3
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .125 8 0 0

Bloops, a blast and a Rays win (47-50) (57-39)

Rays 6, Blue Jays 4

Halladay falters

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With two on in the sixth, Roy Halladay thought he picked up a roller in foul territory. The umpire ruled it fair, and shortly thereafter, Halladay allowed a grand slam that sealed his fate. The Jays put several runs on the board in the ninth, but by then it was too late.

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Longoria hits slam

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Locked in a pitchers' duel, the Rays broke through in the sixth inning. A leadoff chopper, two bunt singles, a bloop to shallow center and then an Evan Longoria grand slam plated five sixth-inning runs. Cliff Floyd homered in the eighth, and Dan Wheeler closed the door.
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Rays 6, Blue Jays 4

TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Inglett, 2B4110001.294
Scutaro, SS4122010.261
Rios, CF4000002.281
Stairs, DH4110020.250
Barajas, C4001001.256
Overbay, 1B4011011.272
Rolen, 3B4010002.263
Wilkerson, RF2000021.225
  a-Mench, PH-RF1000011.227
Lind, LF3110001.274
Totals344740710 

a-Struck out for Wilkerson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Inglett (6, Miller), Stairs (9, Reyes, Al), Overbay (20, Wheeler).
TB: Inglett 2; Scutaro 2; Stairs 2; Overbay 2; Rolen; Lind.
RBI: Scutaro 2 (33), Barajas (29), Overbay (36).
2-out RBI: Overbay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inglett; Mench; Rolen.
GIDP: Rios.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: (Inglett-Scutaro-Overbay).
 
Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B3110213.275
Crawford, LF4110004.270
Pena, C, 1B4111021.234
Hinske, RF3000023.261
  Gross, RF1010000.227
Longoria, 3B4114012.272
Floyd, DH4111010.258
Upton, CF3010110.273
Navarro, C3020010.316
Zobrist, SS3110113.237
Totals32610641016 

BATTING
HR: Longoria (17, 6th inning off Halladay, 3 on, 1 out), Floyd (7, 8th inning off League, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Iwamura; Crawford; Pena, C; Gross; Longoria 4; Floyd 4; Upton; Navarro 2; Zobrist.
RBI: Pena, C (48), Longoria 4 (57), Floyd (19).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crawford; Zobrist; Longoria.
GIDP: Crawford.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Upton (12, 2nd base by Halladay/Barajas).

FIELDING
E: Longoria (7, fielding).
DP: (Zobrist-Iwamura-Pena, C).
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Halladay (L, 11-7)6.08553612.89
Carlson 1.01001202.03
League 0.11110015.63
Tallet 0.20000203.13
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Garza (W, 8-5)7.22000603.68
Howell 0.10000102.64
Miller 0.02220004.01
Reyes, Al 0.12220005.06
Wheeler (S, 4)0.21000002.34

Miller pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

HBP: Navarro (by League).
Pitches-strikes: Halladay 96-63, Carlson 21-12, League 3-2, Tallet 10-6, Garza 107-70, Howell 4-3, Miller 8-5, Reyes, Al 8-6, Wheeler 10-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Halladay 8-3, Carlson 0-1, League 0-1, Tallet 0-0, Garza 7-10, Howell 0-0, Miller 0-0, Reyes, Al 0-1, Wheeler 1-1.
Batters faced: Halladay 27, Carlson 5, League 3, Tallet 2, Garza 25, Howell 1, Miller 2, Reyes, Al 3, Wheeler 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Tallet 1-0, Howell 1-0, Reyes, Al 2-2, Wheeler 2-2.
EjectionsToronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon League ejected by HP umpire Mike DiMuro. (8th); Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Coach Brad Arnsberg ejected by HP umpire Mike DiMuro. (7th).
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Damien Beal. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:57.
Att: 32,669.
July 19, 2008

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