MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
08/28/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1976 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (66-66) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 9 1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (75-56) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 11 1
Blue Jays Procure 9-5 Victory
The timely hitting of Alex Rios helped the Toronto Blue Jays down the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 9-5. Rios was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Blue Jays. The Devil Rays, at 75-56, have lost 8 straight games.

In the top of the seventh, the Blue Jays grabbed the lead when Rios hit his 11th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Will Harris made it 7-5, Toronto.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Toronto manager Matt S.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Inge 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .305 13 49
L. Cain CF 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .283 10 58
K. Griffey Jr. DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .261 20 83
C. Quentin LF 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 .287 23 86
T. Helton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 12 73
Y. Molina C 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 .243 12 62
A. Rios RF 4 1 2 5 0 0 1 .264 11 68
J. Peralta SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .261 15 48
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .267 4 23
Totals 34 9 9 9 2 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rios (31, 1st Inning off S. Barrett, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rios (11, 7th Inning off W. Harris, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Inge 3 , L. Cain , Y. Molina 2 , A. Rios 6 , J. Peralta
2-out RBI: B. Inge , A. Rios
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Molina
Sac Fly: K. Griffey Jr. , C. Quentin
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Cain (14) , Y. Molina (1) , J. Peralta (19)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Helton (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .267 17 52
   a-C. Villalobos PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 8 39
B. Gardner LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .275 10 54
J. Guzman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 5 62
A. Craig 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .259 12 72
S. Drew SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .270 14 78
J. Cust CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .268 9 68
I. Kinsler 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .244 22 97
E. Durazo DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .276 6 20
G. Kottaras C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .181 10 48
Totals 39 5 11 4 4 9 20      
a - C. Villalobos pinch hit for T. Nixon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Durazo (6, 6th Inning off K. Aselton, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cust (28, 9th Inning off M. Trent, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Craig (5, 4th Inning off R. Stiehl, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , B. Gardner 2 , A. Craig 4 , J. Cust 3 , I. Kinsler , E. Durazo 2 , G. Kottaras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guzman , A. Craig , I. Kinsler , E. Durazo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cust (16)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Kinsler (12)
OF assists: 1 (Gardner(Rios at 3rd base))
PB: G. Kottaras
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stiehl 5.1 7 4 4 2 4 0 101 5.45   
K. Aselton W (3-2), BS (4) 0.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 24 4.25   
O. Perez H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.76   
W. Startup H (19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.81   
M. Trent 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.52   
H. Jones SV (26) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stiehl 40
Batters Faced: R. Stiehl 25, K. Aselton 6, O. Perez 3, W. Startup 4, M. Trent 4, H. Jones 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stiehl 4-8, K. Aselton 0-0, O. Perez 1-0, W. Startup 1-1, M. Trent 0-2, H. Jones 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stiehl 101-65, K. Aselton 24-12, O. Perez 13-8, W. Startup 24-13, M. Trent 13-9, H. Jones 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Aselton 2-2 , H. Jones 2-0
WP: K. Aselton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Barrett 3.0 3 5 1 2 3 0 56 2.67   
I. Dionisotti 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 3.61   
W. Harris L (4-3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 1 19 2.04   
A. Munoz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.68   
S. Airosa 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 23 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Barrett 40
Batters Faced: S. Barrett 14, I. Dionisotti 9, W. Harris 6, A. Munoz 3, S. Airosa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Barrett 0-5, I. Dionisotti 2-7, W. Harris 0-0, A. Munoz 0-1, S. Airosa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Barrett 56-32, I. Dionisotti 26-19, W. Harris 19-14, A. Munoz 12-8, S. Airosa 23-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Rios
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 41332
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