MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/22/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2870 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (87-66) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (67-87) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Rays Paste 2-1 Loss on Blue Jays
Rogers Centre was the site of a true pitchers' duel.

Tampa Bay right-hander JJ Goss helped his team edge Toronto by the score of 2-1. Goss kept the opposing lineup in check. The winner was Goss. He threw 5.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Franklin Dacosta.

Noelvi Marte had a direct impact on the outcome. Marte contributed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put Tampa Bay up, 2-1.

"Some games build character," said Tampa Bay manager Dan Shepherd. "Like this one."

The Rays go to 87-66, putting them second in the American League East Division.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .280 14 47
   a-E. Barragan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Williams SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 26 100
A. Zavala LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .266 5 27
T. Walton RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
N. Marte 3B 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .242 21 76
G. Figuereo DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Davis 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .259 14 37
I. Herrera C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .240 8 32
S. Farni CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .244 21 63
Totals 32 2 7 2 6 9 16      
a - E. Barragan substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Zavala (11, 1st Inning off F. Dacosta, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Walton (1, 8th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rodriguez (14, 1st Inning off F. Dacosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Marte (21, 4th Inning off F. Dacosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez 4 , A. Zavala 3 , T. Walton 2 , N. Marte 4 , I. Herrera , S. Farni
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Figuereo , I. Herrera , S. Farni
GIDP: S. Farni
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Marte (8)
CS: S. Farni (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Walton-Herrera, Davis-Williams-Davis, Kelly-Rodriguez-Davis)
OF assists: 1 (Walton(Garcia at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Beltre 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 5 25
M. Garcia 3B, 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 2 17
   c-M. Wallner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 21 53
S. Ohtani DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .269 44 90
H. Im 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216 4 12
   a-O. Martinez PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 8 35
O. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 17 58
W. Benson RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 12 48
   b-D. Palmegiani PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 28 89
J. Kasevich SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 5 37
M. Melendez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 5 28
B. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .168 1 15
Totals 28 1 5 1 2 2 9      
a - O. Martinez pinch hit for H. Im in the 7th
b - D. Palmegiani pinch hit for W. Benson in the 8th
c - M. Wallner pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Melendez (17, 8th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Beltre , M. Garcia 2 , M. Melendez 2 , B. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jones
GIDP: M. Beltre , O. Martinez
Sac Fly: S. Ohtani
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Beltre (10) , M. Garcia (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kasevich-Beltre-Im)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Goss W (13-6) 5.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 77 2.82   
K. Kelly H (12) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.76   
M. Montgomery H (12) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.23   
G. Santos SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 6.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Goss 55
Batters Faced: J. Goss 18, K. Kelly 3, M. Montgomery 6, G. Santos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Goss 7-5, K. Kelly 2-1, M. Montgomery 2-3, G. Santos 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Goss 77-47, K. Kelly 10-6, M. Montgomery 20-16, G. Santos 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kelly 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Dacosta L (6-7) 5.2 5 2 2 5 6 2 95 4.55   
C. Sanchez 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 24 4.38   
B. Graterol 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Dacosta 52
Batters Faced: F. Dacosta 26, C. Sanchez 9, B. Graterol 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Dacosta 7-3, C. Sanchez 1-3, B. Graterol 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Dacosta 95-56, C. Sanchez 24-19, B. Graterol 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sanchez 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: JJ Goss
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 36139
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