MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/22/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2904 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Toronto Blue Jays (70-86) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 6 13 0
Tampa Bay Rays (89-67) 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 X 7 9 0
Lowe Leads Rays to Win
The Tampa Bay Rays downed the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-6, at Tropicana Field. Josh Lowe led the way, going 4-for-4 for Tampa Bay. Evan Reifert, now 5-2, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2 innings. Mason Montgomery earned the save for Tampa Bay, his 45th.

Tampa Bay took a 5-4 lead on René Pinto's 8th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Toronto pitcher Rowan Wick in the bottom of the seventh.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Lowe said.

The third-place Rays lifted their record to 89-67.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Moniak LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 13 49
   a-V. Guerrero Jr. PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 21 61
S. Espinal 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .286 6 44
B. Bichette SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .263 22 71
M. Garver C 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .230 32 79
D. Palmegiani 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .310 14 41
O. Herrera CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263 7 35
G. Springer RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .259 15 61
C. Doughty 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .194 8 29
A. Kirk DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .283 6 45
Totals 38 6 13 4 2 11 17      
a - V. Guerrero Jr. pinch hit for M. Moniak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Springer (24, 3rd Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Kirk 2 (17, 7th Inning off E. Reifert, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Moniak , S. Espinal 2 , B. Bichette , M. Garver , D. Palmegiani , O. Herrera , G. Springer 3 , C. Doughty , A. Kirk 5
2-out RBI: O. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Espinal , M. Garver , O. Herrera , G. Springer
GIDP: S. Espinal
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Doughty-Palmegiani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Bruján 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .247 8 45
H. Ramirez LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .303 5 52
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 22 86
C. Seager SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .327 22 73
I. Paredes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 22 80
J. Lowe RF 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .270 26 87
K. Misner CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .232 17 48
T. Morgan DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 4 15
R. Pinto C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .237 8 20
Totals 32 7 9 7 2 7 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Misner (17, 2nd Inning off N. Eovaldi, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Lowe 2 (26, 4th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Norwood, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Pinto (8, 7th Inning off R. Wick, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Ramirez , C. Seager , J. Lowe 10 , K. Misner 4 , T. Morgan , R. Pinto 4
2-out RBI: C. Seager , J. Lowe
GIDP: Y. Díaz
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Paredes-Bruján-Díaz)
OF assists: 1 (Misner(Kirk at 2nd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Eovaldi 5.2 7 4 4 1 1 2 89 4.46   
R. Wick L (3-4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 4 1 21 3.95   
J. Norwood 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 18 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 39
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 24, R. Wick 5, J. Norwood 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 9-6, R. Wick 0-0, J. Norwood 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 89-50, R. Wick 21-15, J. Norwood 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wick 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baz 5.0 7 3 3 0 4 0 93 3.38   
E. Reifert W (5-2), BS (3) 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 27 3.21   
C. White H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.38   
M. Montgomery SV (45) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 30 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baz 45
Batters Faced: S. Baz 20, E. Reifert 9, C. White 4, M. Montgomery 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baz 4-5, E. Reifert 0-2, C. White 1-1, M. Montgomery 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baz 93-58, E. Reifert 27-21, C. White 12-7, M. Montgomery 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Reifert 1-0
WP: S. Baz , M. Montgomery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Lowe
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 30752
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