Blue Jays 3, Rays 1
A.J. Burnett fanned 10 through seven innings Monday. (Frank Gunn/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
A.J. Burnett was in and out of jams all night, though he struck out 10, earning a career-high-tying 12th win. Matt Stairs' two-run shot in the third was complemented by back-to-back triples in the eighth, earning Toronto its sixth win in seven games.
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Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 7/28/08
STL 12, ATL 3
LAA 7, BOS 5
BAL 13, NYY 4
PIT 8, COL 4
CLE 5, DET 0
FLA 7, NYM 3
CHC 6, MIL 4
HOU 5, CIN 4
SEA 7, TEX 5
MIN 7, CWS 0
SD 8, ARI 5
KC 4, OAK 2
SF 7, LAD 6
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Standings thru 7/28/08 | Recap: TB | TOR | Gameday | Rays stats | Blue Jays stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .274
Upton , CF3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .270
Crawford , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .267
Longoria , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .278
Pena , 1B4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .239
Floyd , DH3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245
a-Gomes , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
Navarro , C4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310
Hinske , RF0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .254
b-Aybar , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Bartlett , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .254
Totals 33 1 6 1 4 10 19
BATTING 2B : Crawford (10, Burnett).TB : Iwamura; Upton; Crawford 2; Longoria; Floyd; Bartlett.RBI : Pena (54).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett 2; Floyd 2; Pena.GIDP : Longoria.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Upton (32, 2nd base off Burnett/Barajas).PO : Hinske (1st base by Burnett).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Inglett , 2B-LF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291
Scutaro , SS-2B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
Rios , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Overbay , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
Barajas , C3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251
Stairs , DH3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .249
Rolen , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Lind , LF3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .311
McDonald , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Wilkerson , RF2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233
Totals 29 3 5 3 0 5 5
BATTING 2B : Lind (9, Shields).3B : Wilkerson (1, Shields), Inglett (6, Shields).HR : Stairs (11, 5th inning off Shields, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Inglett 3; Barajas; Stairs 4; Lind 2; Wilkerson 3.RBI : Stairs 2 (36), Inglett (24).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Inglett; Rios.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING E : Burnett (5, throw).DP : (Scutaro-Inglett-Overbay).Pickoffs : Burnett (Hinske at 1st base).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Shields (L, 9-7)7.1 5 3 3 0 5 1 3.66
Balfour 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.30
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burnett (W, 12-9)7.0 6 1 0 4 10 0 4.50
Downs (H, 15)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.48
Ryan (S, 20)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.78
WP : Burnett.HBP : Wilkerson (by Shields).Pitches-strikes : Shields 94-64, Balfour 11-7, Burnett 110-67, Downs 13-6, Ryan 16-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Shields 8-9, Balfour 0-2, Burnett 8-3, Downs 1-2, Ryan 2-1.Batters faced : Shields 28, Balfour 2, Burnett 31, Downs 3, Ryan 3.Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 1-0.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Mike Winters.Weather : 84 degrees, clear.Wind : 13 mph, L to R.T : 2:24.Att : 23,476.July 28, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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