MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/24/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2870 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (67-86) 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 1
Toronto Blue Jays (50-104) 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 X 8 13 0
Rays Losers, 8-6, to Toronto
Isaac Paredes had a good game, but he could not keep the Tampa Bay Rays from falling, 8-6, to the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The Tampa Bay third baseman went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once in the loss. Adam Macko got credit for the win, improving to 5-13. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. The Blue Jays raised their record to 50-104.

The Rays had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Blue Jays going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 27-year old third baseman Mike Breslin came to the plate. Breslin hit a 2-run home run on a 2-0 sinker from Tampa Bay hurler Enmanuel Mejia. It was Breslin's 3rd home run of the year.

In postgame remarks, Breslin said: "To all who've been doubting my effort -- I hope they saw this game."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Williams 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .237 20 58
K. Misner CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .216 15 45
C. Seager SS 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 .333 17 75
I. Paredes 3B 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .212 22 82
R. Cermak LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .290 28 90
J. Kelenic DH 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 .243 23 81
C. Ledbetter RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .238 16 61
R. Rangel C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .211 8 40
T. Morgan 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .266 15 62
Totals 35 6 9 6 7 14 21      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Paredes (17, 9th Inning off H. Juenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Williams (6, 4th Inning off N. McLean, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Ledbetter (16, 2nd Inning off N. McLean, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Paredes (22, 3rd Inning off N. McLean, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Williams 4 , K. Misner , I. Paredes 7 , C. Ledbetter 4 , T. Morgan 2
2-out RBI: C. Williams , I. Paredes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Seager 2 , C. Ledbetter , R. Rangel
Hit by Pitch: I. Paredes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Williams (24) , K. Misner (24)
CS: I. Paredes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Seager (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Seager-Williams-Morgan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Martinez RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .175 4 14
O. Martinez 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .246 37 104
J. Bohrofen LF 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .220 3 8
D. Palmegiani 1B 5 1 3 1 0 2 3 .258 21 61
S. Rao DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .246 3 9
M. Breslin 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .259 3 8
R. Robertis CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282 3 7
F. Fermin C 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .230 9 33
C. Clayton SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 5 15
Totals 37 8 13 8 4 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Palmegiani (24, 5th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Martinez (32, 5th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Martinez (4, 3rd Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Martinez (37, 3rd Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Breslin (3, 5th Inning off E. Mejia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Martinez 4 , O. Martinez 7 , J. Bohrofen 2 , D. Palmegiani 4 , S. Rao , M. Breslin 4 , R. Robertis , C. Clayton
2-out RBI: J. Bohrofen , D. Palmegiani , S. Rao , M. Breslin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Rao 2 , M. Breslin
GIDP: C. Clayton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Martinez (1) , C. Clayton (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rasmussen L (9-14) 4.2 9 6 6 1 8 2 91 4.03   
E. Mejia 1.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 36 4.58   
C. Criswell 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.32   
E. Reifert 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rasmussen 29
Batters Faced: D. Rasmussen 23, E. Mejia 8, C. Criswell 8, E. Reifert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rasmussen 5-0, E. Mejia 0-0, C. Criswell 1-3, E. Reifert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rasmussen 91-58, E. Mejia 36-17, C. Criswell 30-18, E. Reifert 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Mejia 1-1 , C. Criswell 3-0 , E. Reifert 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. McLean 3.2 5 5 5 3 5 2 75 5.06   
A. Macko W (5-13) 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 31 6.59   
I. Carter H (5) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 22 5.56   
A. Nunez H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.00   
H. Juenger SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. McLean 31
Batters Faced: N. McLean 19, A. Macko 8, I. Carter 6, A. Nunez 6, H. Juenger 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. McLean 2-4, A. Macko 0-1, I. Carter 0-1, A. Nunez 3-0, H. Juenger 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. McLean 75-46, A. Macko 31-19, I. Carter 22-11, A. Nunez 20-16, H. Juenger 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Macko 1-0 , I. Carter 1-0 , A. Nunez 3-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Carter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isaac Paredes
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 27445
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