Rays 6, Blue Jays 4
James Shields lowered his ERA to 3.30 on Tuesday night against Toronto. (Reinhold Matay/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
James Shields got all the support he needed Tuesday from Eric Hinske, who finished a single shy of the cycle, as Tampa Bay came back from an early deficit to beat Toronto. Rookie Evan Longoria also homered.
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Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 4/22/08
MIL 9, STL 8
CHC 8, NYM 1
WSH 6, ATL 0
BOS 7, LAA 6
PIT 3, FLA 2
DET 10, TEX 2
CIN 8, LAD 1
HOU 11, SD 7
CLE 15, KC 1
NYY 9, CWS 5
PHI 8, COL 6
ARI 5, SF 4
MIN 5, OAK 4
SEA 4, BAL 2
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Standings thru 4/22/08 | Recap: TOR | Gameday | Blue Jays stats | Rays stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Hill , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .309
Stairs , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .320
Wells, V , CF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .293
Overbay , 1B3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .268
Stewart , LF3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .220
Zaun , C4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263
Scutaro , 3B3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .196
Inglett , RF3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .321
Totals 32 4 6 3 2 6 6
BATTING HR : Wells, V (4, 6th inning off Shields, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Hill; Stairs; Wells, V 4; Stewart; Zaun; Scutaro.RBI : Scutaro 2 (6), Wells, V (16).2-out RBI : Scutaro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Inglett.GIDP : Stairs.Team LOB : 3.BASERUNNING CS : Scutaro (2, 2nd base by Shields/Navarro).FIELDING DP : 2 (Zaun-Eckstein, Eckstein-Hill-Overbay).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .218
Crawford , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .276
Upton , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320
Pena , DH4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .194
Longoria , 3B3 2 1 1 1 2 0 .242
Hinske , 1B4 3 3 2 0 1 0 .327
Navarro , C4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .462
Haynes , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .257
Bartlett , SS4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .212
Totals 34 6 12 6 2 11 11
BATTING 2B : Hinske (5, Litsch).3B : Hinske (1, Litsch).HR : Longoria (2, 2nd inning off Litsch, 0 on, 1 out), Hinske (5, 6th inning off Carlson, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura; Crawford 2; Longoria 4; Hinske 9; Navarro 3; Haynes; Bartlett.RBI : Longoria (5), Navarro 2 (3), Hinske 2 (10), Bartlett (6).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crawford; Pena; Bartlett 2.GIDP : Upton.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (5, 2nd base off Camp/Zaun).CS : Navarro (2, 2nd base by Litsch/Zaun).FIELDING E : Hinske (1, fielding), Shields (1, missed catch).DP : (Hinske-Bartlett-Hinske).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Litsch (L, 2-1)3.1 8 5 5 2 4 1 6.16
Carlson 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1.74
Camp 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Downs 1.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0.82
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Shields (W, 2-1)7.0 6 4 2 2 5 1 3.30
Wheeler (H, 4)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
Percival (S, 2)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
WP : Downs.Pitches-strikes : Litsch 76-49, Carlson 26-17, Camp 10-6, Downs 24-16, Shields 109-69, Wheeler 10-5, Percival 13-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Litsch 5-0, Carlson 2-2, Camp 1-2, Downs 0-0, Shields 10-5, Wheeler 0-3, Percival 1-1.Batters faced : Litsch 18, Carlson 8, Camp 4, Downs 6, Shields 28, Wheeler 3, Percival 3.Inherited runners-scored : Carlson 2-0, Downs 1-0.Umpires : HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Tim McClelland.Weather : 80 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, L to R.T : 2:40.Att : 8,269.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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