Rays 3, Blue Jays 0
Matt Garza pitched his first Major League shutout on Tuesday. (AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Matt Garza improved his all-time record vs. AL East teams to 11-4, as the Rays righty shut out the Jays. Garza was sharp all night long and needed just an Eric Hinske homer in the third inning for support. Evan Longoria added insurance with a two-run triple in the eighth to help beat All-Star Roy Halladay.
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Tampa Bay
(62-44)
Won 1
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0
Today's Boxes 7/29/08
STL 8, ATL 3
LAA 6, BOS 2
BAL 7, NYY 6
PIT 6, COL 4
DET 8, CLE 5
NYM 4, FLA 1
PHI 2, WSH 1
CHC 7, MIL 1
HOU 6, CIN 2
TEX 11, SEA 10
MIN 6, CWS 5
ARI 3, SD 0
KC 5, OAK 2
LAD 2, SF 0
Toronto
(54-53)
Lost 1
Standings thru 7/29/08  | Recap: TB | TOR  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Blue Jays stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
Upton , CF2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .269
Crawford , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .269
Longoria , 3B4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .278
Pena , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
Floyd , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
a-Gomes , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191
Navarro , C3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .310
Hinske , RF3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .255
Gross , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Bartlett , SS3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .255
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 10 9
a-Struck out for Floyd in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Bartlett (10, Halladay).3B : Crawford (8, Halladay), Longoria (2, Halladay).HR : Hinske (15, 3rd inning off Halladay, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Crawford 4; Longoria 3; Navarro; Hinske 4; Bartlett 2.RBI : Hinske (47), Longoria 2 (63).2-out RBI : Longoria 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Longoria 2; Crawford; Pena.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Navarro (4, 2nd base by Halladay/Barajas). FIELDING DP : 3 (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena, Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, Bartlett-Iwamura-Pena).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Inglett , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Scutaro , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260
Rios , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Overbay , 1B3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .274
Barajas , C3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252
Stairs , DH2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247
Rolen , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
Lind , LF3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .311
Wilkerson , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230
Totals 29 0 5 0 1 5 6
BATTING 2B : Lind (10, Garza).TB : Scutaro; Overbay 2; Barajas; Lind 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wilkerson.GIDP : Rios; Rolen; Barajas.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING DP : (Barajas-Scutaro).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (W, 9-6)9.0 5 0 0 1 5 0 3.56
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halladay (L, 12-8)8.0 6 3 3 3 8 1 2.85
Carlson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.95
Pitches-strikes : Garza 106-74, Halladay 118-72, Carlson 11-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Garza 15-7, Halladay 8-7, Carlson 1-0.Batters faced : Garza 30, Halladay 32, Carlson 3.Umpires : HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Kevin Causey. 3B: Marvin Hudson.Weather : 77 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:27.Att : 26,791.July 29, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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