Rays 5, Blue Jays 3
Joe Inglett stole second and third on Wednesday, but was stranded on base. (John Raoux/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Jays ace Roy Halladay endured one rough inning, but that was enough to sink Toronto in a loss to the Rays, with Alex Rios and Lyle Overbay out of the lineup. Matt Stairs notched his second and third homers of the season.
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Toronto
(10-12)
Lost 3
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3
Today's Boxes 4/23/08
FLA 7, ATL 2
LAA 6, BOS 4
PIT 7, STL 4
DET 19, TEX 6
HOU 9, CIN 3
NYM 7, WSH 2
MIL 5, PHI 4
NYY 6, CWS 4
CHC 7, COL 6
OAK 3, MIN 0
SF 3, SD 2
LAD 8, ARI 3
BAL 3, SEA 2
Tampa Bay
(10-11)
Won 2
April 23, 2008
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Standings thru 4/23/08  | Recap: TOR | TB  | Gameday  | Blue Jays stats  | Rays stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .263
Stewart , LF3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .205
Hill , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294
Wells, V , CF4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .302
Stairs , RF4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .333
Barajas , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
Zaun , C3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Diaz, R , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Inglett , 3B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .323
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 3 14
BATTING HR : Stairs 2 (3, 2nd inning off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Hammel, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Eckstein; Wells, V 2; Stairs 8; Inglett.RBI : Stairs 3 (6).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wells, V 2; Hill.S : Eckstein.GIDP : Stewart.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Inglett 2 (2, 2nd base off Hammel/Navarro, 3rd base off Hammel/Navarro). FIELDING DP : 2 (Eckstein-Barajas, Inglett-Hill-Barajas).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220
Crawford , LF4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .286
Upton , CF2 1 0 1 1 1 1 .312
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .197
Longoria , 3B4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .243
Hinske , RF3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .327
Haynes , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Gomes , DH3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283
Navarro , C3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .438
Bartlett , SS3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217
Totals 30 5 9 5 1 4 12
BATTING 2B : Navarro (2, Halladay).3B : Crawford (1, Halladay).TB : Iwamura; Crawford 4; Pena; Longoria; Hinske; Gomes; Navarro 2; Bartlett.RBI : Crawford (10), Longoria 2 (7), Hinske (11), Upton (17).2-out RBI : Longoria 2; Hinske.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Gomes.SF : Upton.GIDP : Longoria; Navarro.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING DP : (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halladay (L, 2-3)8.0 9 5 5 1 4 0 3.73
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hammel (W, 2-1)6.0 4 3 3 4 2 2 4.32
Wheeler (H, 5)2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.50
Percival (S, 3)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes : Halladay 107-67, Hammel 93-53, Wheeler 23-14, Percival 21-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Halladay 14-6, Hammel 10-6, Wheeler 4-2, Percival 0-2.Batters faced : Halladay 32, Hammel 26, Wheeler 7, Percival 3.Umpires : HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather : 72 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:26.Att : 8,989.
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