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    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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    Series at a glance:
    TB
    Tampa Bay (63-44)
    Won 2     		Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2   TOR
    Toronto (54-54)
    Lost 2
    July 30, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Tampa Bay
    		 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0   3 9 1
    Toronto
    		 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 9 0
    Standings thru 7/30/08  |  Recap: TB | TOR  |  Gameday  |  Rays stats  |  Blue Jays stats
    Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Iwamura, 2B4020000.274
    Upton, CF3100001.267
    Crawford, LF4021011.271
    Longoria, 3B3000122.276
    Pena, 1B4111023.236
    Hinske, DH3110020.256
      a-Aybar, PH-DH1010000.227
    Navarro, C4020001.313
    Gross, RF4000003.215
    Bartlett, SS4000012.252
    Totals343921813 

    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).
    		 
    TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Inglett, 2B5030010.293
    Scutaro, 3B5000013.256
    Rios, CF5120002.279
    Overbay, 1B3112122.275
    Stairs, DH3000122.244
    Lind, LF4010003.310
    Wilkerson, RF2000001.228
      a-Mench, PH-RF2000010.227
    Zaun, C3010101.245
    McDonald, SS4010003.211
    Totals362923717 

    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).
     
    Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Jackson (W, 7-7)5.07222314.20
    Howell (H, 10)1.02000102.49
    Balfour (H, 3)1.00000201.26
    Wheeler (H, 23)1.00001102.14
    Percival (S, 23)1.00000003.58
    		 
    TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Richmond (L, 0-1)5.17330415.06
    Carlson 1.20000201.86
    Downs 1.01001201.45
    Ryan 1.01000002.70

    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

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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