MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/20/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2902 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (72-84) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Tampa Bay Rays (83-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Rays Lose at Home, 2-0
Tropicana Field was the site of a remarkable pitchers' duel.

Ricky Tiedemann pitched a gem to lead Toronto to victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-0. The winner was Tiedemann. He threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Jeffrey Springs. Zebulon Vermillion finished the game for Toronto and earned his 31st save.

The Blue Jays got a big hit from center fielder Adrian Pinto. Facing Tampa Bay pitcher Jeffrey Springs in the top of the fifth, Pinto pounded a run-scoring double to right-center. His 36th double of the season put the Blue Jays ahead, 2-0.

"We'll kick back tonight and enjoy this win," said Pinto.

Toronto now sits at 72-84, while Tampa Bay falls to 83-74.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pinto CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .276 12 52
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 27 80
D. Palmegiani 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .297 25 69
C. Doughty 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 27 92
O. Martinez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 35 107
L. Raley LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .275 22 72
G. Springer RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283 18 72
A. Kirk C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 6 36
M. Rojas SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 4 47
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pinto (36, 5th Inning off J. Springs, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Springer (16, 7th Inning off K. Kelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Palmegiani (25, 1st Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pinto 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. , D. Palmegiani 5 , G. Springer 2 , M. Rojas
2-out RBI: A. Pinto , D. Palmegiani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , A. Kirk , M. Rojas
GIDP: D. Palmegiani
Sac Bunt: M. Rojas
Hit by Pitch: C. Doughty
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Williams 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 14 50
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 12 62
T. Morgan LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 11 65
J. Kelenic DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 30 117
C. Ledbetter RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 20 76
W. De La Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 5 28
Y. Gomes C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 2 19
J. Diaz CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .202 3 21
B. Shewmake 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 0 3
Totals 33 0 6 0 0 4 12      
BATTING
Triples: B. Shewmake (3, 5th Inning off R. Tiedemann, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Williams , Y. Díaz , C. Ledbetter , Y. Gomes , B. Shewmake 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams , T. Morgan , J. Diaz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. De La Cruz (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-De La Cruz-Díaz)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tiedemann W (11-7) 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 90 4.02   
L. Mendez H (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.74   
Z. Vermillion SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tiedemann 68
Batters Faced: R. Tiedemann 26, L. Mendez 4, Z. Vermillion 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tiedemann 10-10, L. Mendez 0-1, Z. Vermillion 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tiedemann 90-58, L. Mendez 17-11, Z. Vermillion 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs L (7-10) 6.1 4 2 1 0 5 1 77 6.15   
K. Kelly 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 36 3.55   
P. Fairbanks 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 64
Batters Faced: J. Springs 24, K. Kelly 9, P. Fairbanks 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 5-9, K. Kelly 1-2, P. Fairbanks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 77-56, K. Kelly 36-25, P. Fairbanks 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Fairbanks 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Kelly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Tiedemann
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 30915
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