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    Scott Richmond struck out seven and walked five in seven frames Tuesday. (Darren Calabrese/AP)
    By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
    The Jays just couldn't push across the big run when they needed to, going 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position while stranding five runners on base. Aaron Hill had the Jays' lone extra-base hit, a double in the fifth inning. Scott Richmond pitched well but allowed three solo home runs.
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    Series at a glance:
    TB
    Tampa Bay (44-35)
    Won 7     		Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1   TOR
    Toronto (41-38)
    Lost 4
    June 30, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Tampa Bay
    		 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0   4 9 0
    Toronto
    		 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 8 0
    Standings thru 6/30/09  |  Recap: TB | TOR  |  Gameday  |  Rays stats  |  Blue Jays stats
    Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Upton Jr., CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .247
    Crawford, C, LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .321
    Aybar, W, 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287
    Pena, C, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237
    Zobrist, 2B 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .290
    Burrell, DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .230
    Gross, RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282
      a-Longoria, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301
      Kapler, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
    Bartlett, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .366
    Navarro, D, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .212
    Totals 32 4 9 4 7 8 18  

    a-Flied out for Gross in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Bartlett (16, Richmond), Pena, C (17, Carlson).
    HR: Upton Jr. (7, 1st inning off Richmond, 0 on, 0 out), Crawford, C (8, 3rd inning off Richmond, 0 on, 1 out), Aybar, W (7, 6th inning off Richmond, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Bartlett 2; Upton Jr. 4; Crawford, C 5; Pena, C 2; Zobrist; Aybar, W 6.
    RBI: Upton Jr. (31), Crawford, C (38), Aybar, W (25), Zobrist (46).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Navarro, D 2; Bartlett 3; Pena, C.
    SF: Zobrist.
    GIDP: Crawford, C.
    Team RISP: 0-for-6.
    Team LOB: 9.

    BASERUNNING
    CS: Crawford, C (7, 2nd base by Richmond/Chavez, R).
    PO: Zobrist (2nd base by Richmond).

    FIELDING
    Outfield assists: Gross (Lind at 2nd base).
    DP: (Zobrist-Bartlett-Pena, C).
    		 
    Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Scutaro, SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .279
    Hill, A, 2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .305
    Wells, V, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .248
    Rolen, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .331
    Lind, DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .312
    Overbay, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
    Rios, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
    Adams, R, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
      a-Bautista, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
    Chavez, R, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
      b-Barajas, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
    Totals 33 1 8 0 4 4 17  

    a-Walked for Adams, R in the 9th. b-Flied out for Chavez, R in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Hill, A (13, Garza).
    TB: Lind 2; Chavez, R; Wells, V; Rios; Rolen; Hill, A 3.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rolen; Wells, V 2; Overbay.
    GIDP: Overbay.
    Team RISP: 0-for-7.
    Team LOB: 9.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Overbay-Scutaro).
    Pickoffs: Richmond (Zobrist at 2nd base).
     
    Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Garza (W, 6-5) 7.0 7 1 1 3 3 0 3.45
    Bradford (H, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
    Choate (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.46
    Howell (S, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.63
    		 
    Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Richmond (L, 6-5) 7.0 6 3 3 5 7 3 3.69
    Carlson 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.20
    League 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.45
    Cecil 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.09

    Garza pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

    Game Scores: Garza 59, Richmond 55.
    IBB: Burrell (by Carlson).
    Pitches-strikes: Garza 111-66, Bradford 4-3, Choate 9-6, Howell 13-8, Richmond 108-59, Carlson 18-9, League 13-7, Cecil 10-7.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Garza 8-6, Bradford 0-1, Choate 0-1, Howell 2-1, Richmond 8-2, Carlson 0-1, League 1-1, Cecil 0-1.
    Batters faced: Garza 29, Bradford 2, Choate 2, Howell 4, Richmond 29, Carlson 4, League 4, Cecil 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Bradford 1-0, Choate 2-0, League 2-0, Cecil 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Bill Miller.
    Weather: 68 degrees, roof closed.
    Wind: 1 mph, Varies.
    T: 3:07.
    Att: 15,477.
    Venue: Rogers Centre.
    June 30, 2009
    June 30, 2009

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