Rays 8, Blue Jays 3
Scott Rolen slides headfirst for a triple in the fourth inning. (Aaron Harris/AP)
By John Arthur / Special to MLB.com
The Jays' offense didn't come alive until the ninth when Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer and Aaron Hill hit an RBI single off Rays closer Troy Percival. Jesse Litsch had his third straight quality start, going seven innings and allowing three runs.
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Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 3
Today's Boxes 5/8/08
PIT 5, SF 4
ATL 5, SD 4
NYY 6, CLE 3
CWS 6, MIN 2
COL 9, STL 3
ARI 8, PHI 3
BOS 5, DET 1
FLA 7, MIL 2
WSH 8, HOU 3
BAL 4, KC 1
TEX 5, SEA 0
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Standings thru 5/8/08 | Recap: TB | TOR | Gameday | Rays stats | Blue Jays stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B6 1 1 0 0 2 1 .226
Crawford , DH-LF5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .284
Upton , CF5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .291
Pena , 1B5 2 1 1 1 1 2 .200
Hinske , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Longoria , 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .225
Navarro , C6 2 3 4 0 0 1 .368
Gross , RF6 1 2 2 0 2 1 .197
Haynes , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
a-Gomes , PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
Howell , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bartlett , SS5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243
Totals 49 8 13 8 2 8 11
BATTING 2B : Navarro (3, Litsch).HR : Gross (2, 5th inning off Litsch, 1 on, 2 out), Pena (8, 7th inning off Litsch, 0 on, 0 out), Navarro (1, 13th inning off Camp, 3 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura; Crawford 2; Upton; Pena 4; Longoria; Navarro 7; Gross 5; Bartlett 2.RBI : Gross 2 (7), Pena (18), Crawford (20), Navarro 4 (10).2-out RBI : Gross 2; Navarro 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Upton; Haynes; Pena.SF : Crawford.GIDP : Navarro.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (9, 2nd base off Litsch/Zaun).CS : Bartlett (2, 2nd base by Frasor/Zaun).FIELDING DP : 2 (Bartlett-Iwamura-Pena, Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios , RF6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .281
Stewart , LF6 0 0 0 0 3 1 .229
Rolen , 3B5 1 3 0 1 1 0 .318
Stairs , DH6 0 0 0 0 2 5 .277
Wells, V , CF5 1 1 2 1 0 1 .279
Overbay , 1B3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .279
1-Inglett , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Barajas , 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224
Hill , 2B6 0 2 1 0 0 2 .261
Zaun , C5 0 1 0 1 0 4 .270
Scutaro , SS6 0 2 0 0 2 4 .234
Totals 50 3 13 3 4 11 24
BATTING 2B : Overbay 2 (6, Jackson, Percival), Hill (11, Howell).3B : Rolen (1, Jackson), Rios (2, Wheeler).HR : Wells, V (5, 9th inning off Percival, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Rios 3; Rolen 5; Wells, V 4; Overbay 4; Barajas; Hill 3; Zaun; Scutaro 2.RBI : Wells, V 2 (24), Hill (15).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hill; Wells, V; Rios; Scutaro 3; Barajas 2.GIDP : Rios; Stairs.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING SB : Hill (3, 2nd base off Percival/Navarro).FIELDING DP : (Barajas-Scutaro-Accardo).
IBB : Rolen (by Wheeler), Pena (by Camp).Pitches-strikes : Jackson 112-73, Percival 28-20, Wheeler 28-15, Howell 49-31, Litsch 95-60, Frasor 20-14, Carlson 2-2, Ryan 13-8, Downs 19-11, Accardo 13-9, Camp 31-17.Ground outs-fly outs : Jackson 9-12, Percival 0-1, Wheeler 0-0, Howell 2-4, Litsch 13-6, Frasor 0-0, Carlson 1-1, Ryan 0-2, Downs 2-0, Accardo 2-1, Camp 0-2.Batters faced : Jackson 29, Percival 7, Wheeler 6, Howell 12, Litsch 26, Frasor 4, Carlson 2, Ryan 3, Downs 5, Accardo 4, Camp 8.Umpires : HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Kevin Causey. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Jerry Crawford.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 4:04.Att : 21,118.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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