Blue Jays 9, Rays 4
The Blue Jays celebrate after their first win in St. Petersburg this season. (J. Meric/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
The Jays, who had struggled to score all series, had no such problems on Sunday. Alex Rios homered and drove in three, Marco Scutaro hit a three-run shot and Toronto poured in on late. That was more than enough offense to overcome John Parrish's short outing.
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Toronto
(48-50)
Won 1
Toronto 9, Tampa Bay 4
Today's Boxes 7/20/08
NYY 2, OAK 1
FLA 3, PHI 2
NYM 7, CIN 5
WSH 15, ATL 6
DET 5, BAL 1
CHC 9, HOU 0
KC 8, CWS 7
TEX 1, MIN 0
STL 9, SD 5
COL 11, PIT 3
MIL 7, SF 4
CLE 6, SEA 2
LAD 6, ARI 5
LAA 5, BOS 3
Tampa Bay
(57-40)
Lost 1
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Standings thru 7/20/08  | Recap: TOR | TB  | Gameday  | Blue Jays stats  | Rays stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Inglett , RF4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .299
Scutaro , 2B4 2 1 3 1 1 2 .260
Rios , CF5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .285
Stairs , DH3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
a-Mench , PH-DH 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .224
Overbay , 1B3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273
Rolen , 3B3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .268
Lind , LF4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .273
Wilkerson , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Zaun , C4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .238
McDonald , SS3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .190
Totals 34 9 11 9 7 3 17
a-Intentionally walked for Stairs in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Rios 2 (26, Jackson, Hammel), Rolen (21, Hammel).HR : Rios (5, 3rd inning off Jackson, 1 on, 2 out), Scutaro (4, 5th inning off Jackson, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Inglett 2; Scutaro 4; Rios 8; Overbay; Rolen 3; Lind; McDonald.RBI : Lind 2 (19), Rios 3 (42), Scutaro 3 (36), Rolen (29).2-out RBI : Rios 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Overbay; Inglett 2; McDonald 2; Zaun.S : McDonald.SF : Lind.GIDP : Scutaro; Zaun.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Inglett (4, 2nd base off Jackson/Riggans), Rios (24, 3rd base off Hammel/Riggans). FIELDING E : McDonald (4, throw), Parrish (1, pickoff), Zaun (5, throw).Outfield assists : Rios (Gomes at home).DP : (Rios-Zaun).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
Upton , CF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .271
Crawford , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270
Longoria , DH3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .272
Pena , 1B4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .234
Aybar , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
Riggans , C3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .259
Gomes , RF3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .189
Zobrist , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
Totals 32 4 6 3 4 7 10
BATTING 2B : Gomes (4, Parrish), Crawford (9, Camp).HR : Longoria (18, 3rd inning off Parrish, 0 on, 2 out), Pena (15, 3rd inning off Parrish, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura; Crawford 2; Longoria 4; Pena 4; Aybar; Gomes 2.RBI : Crawford (48), Longoria (58), Pena (49).2-out RBI : Longoria; Pena.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Longoria; Zobrist 2; Pena.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Upton (28, 2nd base off Parrish/Zaun), Gomes (7, 2nd base off Camp/Zaun). FIELDING DP : 2 (Iwamura-Zobrist-Pena 2).
Hammel pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.WP : Parrish 2, Frasor, Hammel.IBB : Mench (by Miller).HBP : Overbay (by Percival).Pitches-strikes : Parrish 67-38, Camp 19-6, Tallet 7-5, Frasor 11-7, Carlson 15-12, Wolfe 9-6, Ryan 15-9, Jackson 86-54, Hammel 30-17, Miller 20-6, Reyes 15-10, Percival 17-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Parrish 3-4, Camp 3-1, Tallet 0-1, Frasor 0-0, Carlson 0-3, Wolfe 0-2, Ryan 0-2, Jackson 7-5, Hammel 3-1, Miller 0-1, Reyes 2-3, Percival 2-0.Batters faced : Parrish 15, Camp 7, Tallet 1, Frasor 3, Carlson 4, Wolfe 3, Ryan 3, Jackson 21, Hammel 9, Miller 4, Reyes 5, Percival 5.Inherited runners-scored : Tallet 2-0, Carlson 1-0, Hammel 1-0, Miller 1-1, Reyes 2-0.Umpires : HP: Damien Beal. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Mike DiMuro.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:20.Att : 21,037.
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