Rays 3, Blue Jays 2
B.C. native Scott Richmond fanned four and walked none over 5 1/3 frames. (Frank Gunn/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Scott Richmond pitched well, but lost his starting debut as Toronto dropped its first home series since June 15. Lyle Overbay homered in the first and Joe Inglett went 3-for-5, but the bats went just 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
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Tampa Bay
(63-44)
Won 2
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2
Today's Boxes 7/30/08
NYY 13, BAL 3
KC 4, OAK 3
STL 7, ATL 2
LAA 9, BOS 2
COL 7, PIT 4
DET 14, CLE 12
FLA 7, NYM 5
PHI 8, WSH 5
CHC 7, MIL 2
CIN 9, HOU 5
TEX 4, SEA 3
CWS 8, MIN 3
ARI 7, SD 3
LAD 4, SF 0
Toronto
(54-54)
Lost 2
Standings thru 7/30/08  | Recap: TB | TOR  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Blue Jays stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .274
Upton , CF3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Crawford , LF4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .271
Longoria , 3B3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .276
Pena , 1B4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .236
Hinske , DH3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .256
a-Aybar , PH-DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
Navarro , C4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .313
Gross , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215
Bartlett , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
Totals 34 3 9 2 1 8 13
a-Singled for Hinske in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Crawford (11, Richmond), Hinske (16, Richmond), Iwamura (20, Downs).3B : Crawford (9, Richmond).HR : Pena (18, 4th inning off Richmond, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 3; Crawford 5; Pena 4; Hinske 2; Aybar; Navarro 2.RBI : Crawford (52), Pena (55).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena 2; Longoria; Bartlett.S : Upton.GIDP : Gross.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Iwamura (3, fielding).DP : (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Inglett , 2B5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .293
Scutaro , 3B5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256
Rios , CF5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .279
Overbay , 1B3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .275
Stairs , DH3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .244
Lind , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .310
Wilkerson , RF2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
a-Mench , PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
Zaun , C3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .245
McDonald , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211
Totals 36 2 9 2 3 7 17
a-Grounded out for Wilkerson in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Zaun (9, Jackson).3B : Rios (4, Jackson), Lind (2, Jackson).HR : Overbay (7, 1st inning off Jackson, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Inglett 3; Rios 4; Overbay 4; Lind 3; Zaun 2; McDonald.RBI : Overbay 2 (41).2-out RBI : Overbay 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : McDonald 2; Stairs; Lind 2; Scutaro.GIDP : Scutaro.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING DP : (McDonald-Inglett-Overbay).
WP : Jackson.IBB : Longoria (by Downs).Pitches-strikes : Jackson 89-52, Howell 12-8, Balfour 16-13, Wheeler 22-13, Percival 17-10, Richmond 92-54, Carlson 19-14, Downs 17-8, Ryan 14-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Jackson 7-5, Howell 2-0, Balfour 0-1, Wheeler 1-1, Percival 1-2, Richmond 7-5, Carlson 1-2, Downs 1-0, Ryan 3-0.Batters faced : Jackson 24, Howell 5, Balfour 3, Wheeler 4, Percival 3, Richmond 22, Carlson 5, Downs 5, Ryan 4.Umpires : HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Scott Barry.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:54.Att : 40,322.July 30, 2008
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