MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/24/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2114 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (60-42) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 0
Toronto Blue Jays (44-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 X 6 11 0
Kirk Leads Blue Jays to 6-4 Win Over Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre. The final score was 6-4 in favor of Toronto. Alejandro Kirk led the way, going 2-for-3 for the home team. The win was credited to Jordan Romano in relief. His record improves to 1-3. Evan Reifert took the loss. The Blue Jays now have a mark of 44-59.

Toronto won the game because of players like Kevin Kiermaier. The 34-year-old center fielder had a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the seventh, putting his team up, 4-3.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Kiermaier.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Bruján 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .264 7 30
R. Arozarena DH 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .250 3 14
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 .315 14 60
C. Seager SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 7 .318 18 61
I. Paredes 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .199 16 56
J. Lowe RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .258 15 50
   a-H. Ramirez PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .319 3 24
M. Margot CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .255 4 36
K. Misner LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 9 24
   b-O. Basabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 3 15
R. Pinto C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .228 5 11
Totals 37 4 12 4 6 8 31      
a - H. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Lowe in the 9th
b - O. Basabe pinch hit for K. Misner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Bruján (14, 1st Inning off A. Macko, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lowe (19, 2nd Inning off A. Macko, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Seager (21, 7th Inning off J. Romano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Bruján 3 , R. Arozarena 2 , Y. Díaz 2 , C. Seager 2 , J. Lowe 4 , M. Margot , R. Pinto
2-out RBI: M. Margot
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , I. Paredes , M. Margot , O. Basabe , R. Pinto 2
GIDP: M. Margot
Sac Fly: I. Paredes
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Paredes-Bruján-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .256 4 29
J. Kasevich 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 0 9
   a-O. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 6 25
   b-C. Doughty 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 5 19
B. Bichette SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .280 16 47
M. Garver C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 21 55
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 14 36
G. Springer RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .243 9 39
D. Palmegiani 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .471 3 5
A. Kirk DH 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 .266 5 31
M. Moniak LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .267 8 30
Totals 34 6 11 6 2 11 16      
a - O. Herrera pinch hit for J. Kasevich in the 7th
b - C. Doughty substituted for O. Herrera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Palmegiani (4, 7th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Kiermaier (1, 7th Inning off E. Reifert, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kirk 2 (5, 7th Inning off E. Reifert, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. White, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Palmegiani (3, 8th Inning off C. White, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier 3 , B. Bichette , G. Springer 2 , D. Palmegiani 7 , A. Kirk 8 , M. Moniak 2
2-out RBI: D. Palmegiani , A. Kirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garver
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr.
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kasevich-Bichette-Palmegiani)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rasmussen 6.0 6 2 2 2 6 0 96 4.09   
E. Reifert L (4-2), BS (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 1 25 2.70   
C. White 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 2 25 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rasmussen 56
Batters Faced: D. Rasmussen 25, E. Reifert 6, C. White 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rasmussen 6-5, E. Reifert 0-0, C. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rasmussen 96-62, E. Reifert 25-14, C. White 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Reifert 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Macko 4.1 9 3 3 2 6 0 92 5.51   
C. Green 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.24   
J. Romano W (1-3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 3.38   
J. Doxakis SV (16) 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 35 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Macko 37
Batters Faced: A. Macko 24, C. Green 5, J. Romano 8, J. Doxakis 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Macko 2-5, C. Green 2-1, J. Romano 4-2, J. Doxakis 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Macko 92-54, C. Green 21-12, J. Romano 28-20, J. Doxakis 35-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Green 1-0 , J. Romano 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Kirk
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 21882
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