Blue Jays 5, Rays 0
Ben Zobrist slides into second base with a double in the second. (Darren Calabrese/AP)
By Erika Gilbert / MLB.com
The Rays' seven-game winning streak was halted, as starter James Shields lasted into the eighth, but he took a hard-luck loss as Tampa Bay did little on offense against Toronto's Ricky Romero. Ben Zobrist had two hits -- a double and a single.
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Tampa Bay
(44-36)
Lost 1
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 7/1/09
FLA 5, WSH 3
BOS 6, BAL 5
NYM 1, MIL 0
MIN 5, KC 1
LAD 1, COL 0
OAK 5, DET 1
ATL 11, PHI 1
CWS 6, CLE 2
CHC 4, PIT 1
NYY 4, SEA 2
CIN 1, ARI 0
TEX 9, LAA 7
STL 2, SF 1
HOU 7, SD 1
Toronto
(42-38)
Won 1
July 1, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
Toronto
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
X
5
8
1
Standings thru 7/1/09  | Recap: TB | TOR  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Blue Jays stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Upton, B , CF
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
.246
Crawford , LF
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.320
Longoria , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
3
1
.297
Pena, C , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.238
Zobrist , 2B
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
.297
Burrell , DH
4
0
0
0
0
2
6
.224
Bartlett , SS
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
.362
Kapler , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.243
Hernandez, M , C
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.265
a-Aybar, W , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.285
Navarro , C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.212
Totals
28
0
4
0
5
10
14
a-Hit into a double play for Hernandez, M in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Zobrist (15, Romero, R).TB : Crawford; Pena, C; Zobrist 3.Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett; Crawford; Burrell.GIDP : Burrell.Team RISP : 0-for-6.Team
LOB : 6. BASERUNNING CS : Zobrist (3, 2nd base by Romero, R/Barajas).PO : Upton,
B (1st base by Romero, R), Zobrist (1st base by Romero, R). FIELDING E : Pena, C (8, fielding).
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Scutaro , SS
4
0
1
1
0
1
0
.279
Hill, A , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.301
Lind , LF
4
2
2
1
0
1
0
.315
Wells, V , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.248
Rolen , 3B
4
1
2
1
0
1
1
.333
Overbay , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.264
Millar , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.236
Rios , CF-RF
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.260
Barajas , C
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
.267
Bautista , RF-LF
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
.254
Totals
33
5
8
4
1
9
9
BATTING 2B : Scutaro (23, Shields), Lind (25, Shields).HR : Barajas (8, 7th inning off Shields,
0 on, 1 out), Lind (16, 8th inning off Shields, 0 on, 1 out), Rolen (6, 8th inning off Shields, 0 on, 1 out).TB :
Scutaro 2; Lind 6; Rolen 5; Overbay; Barajas 4; Bautista.RBI : Scutaro (33), Barajas (39), Lind (53), Rolen (30).2-out
RBI : Scutaro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hill, A; Barajas.Team RISP : 0-for-5.Team
LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Scutaro (2, missed catch).DP : 2 (Scutaro-Hill, A-Overbay,
Scutaro-Hill, A).Pickoffs : Romero, R 2 (Upton, B at 1st base, Zobrist at 1st base).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Shields (L, 6-6)
7.1
7
5
4
1
8
3
3.50
Choate
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.46
Balfour
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.50
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Romero, R (W, 6-3)
8.0
4
0
0
4
7
0
2.85
Frasor
1.0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1.95
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Pitches-strikes : Shields 108-66, Choate 2-2, Balfour 5-5, Romero,
R 113-65, Frasor 16-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Shields 6-7, Choate 0-0, Balfour 0-1, Romero, R 5-6, Frasor 0-0.Batters
faced : Shields 31, Choate 1, Balfour 2, Romero, R 29, Frasor 4.Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Mike Estabrook.Weather : 68 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
11 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:24.Att : 30,533.July 1, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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