MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/07/2007
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2106 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (82-58) 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 9 10 0
Toronto Blue Jays (69-72) 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 6 11 0
Devil Rays Hand Blue Jays 9-6 Loss
Though he had a stellar game, Humberto Cota could not prevent his team, the Toronto Blue Jays, from losing, 9-6, to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Cota went 4 for 5 with a triple and 2 doubles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Ivan Dionisotti earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings. He upped his record to 7-0. Picking up the save was fireballing right-hander Huston Street.

Tampa Bay used the clutch hitting of Trot Nixon to snag the win. The right fielder drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Devil Rays ahead, 7-4. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a crucial one.

"I still think this team can play even better," Nixon told the Tampa Bay Bulletin.

The first-place Devil Rays, at 82-58, lead the AL East Division by 4½ games.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .270 18 58
   a-C. Villalobos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 8 40
   b-J. Mayberry Jr. RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 6 23
B. Gardner LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .275 10 57
J. Guzman 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .283 7 72
A. Craig 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .270 13 80
S. Drew SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .272 14 82
J. Cust CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .265 9 75
I. Kinsler 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .240 22 100
E. Durazo DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .283 7 25
J. Clement C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .203 3 10
Totals 37 9 10 9 5 11 12      
a - C. Villalobos pinch hit for T. Nixon in the 9th
b - J. Mayberry Jr. substituted for C. Villalobos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gardner (33, 9th Inning off K. Aselton, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Craig (30, 9th Inning off K. Aselton, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Kinsler (3, 5th Inning off R. Stiehl, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Craig (13, 5th Inning off R. Stiehl, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Clement (3, 5th Inning off R. Stiehl, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Nixon (18, 7th Inning off G. De La Vara, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Guzman (7, 7th Inning off G. De La Vara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 4 , B. Gardner 2 , J. Guzman 5 , A. Craig 6 , S. Drew , J. Cust , I. Kinsler 3 , J. Clement 4
2-out RBI: J. Guzman , J. Cust , J. Clement
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cust 2 , I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gardner (29) , J. Cust (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Inge 3B 5 0 1 1 1 0 2 .296 13 50
L. Cain CF 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .281 11 61
K. Griffey Jr. DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .260 22 91
C. Quentin LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .291 25 93
T. Helton 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .308 12 79
A. Rios RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 .268 12 74
J. Peralta SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .251 15 50
T. Abreu 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 8 40
H. Cota C 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .256 1 14
Totals 38 6 11 6 6 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Griffey Jr. (25, 1st Inning off P. Barnes, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Cota 2 (7, 4th Inning off P. Barnes, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off I. Dionisotti, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Helton (42, 6th Inning off I. Dionisotti, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Cota (2, 5th Inning off P. Barnes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Inge , K. Griffey Jr. 2 , C. Quentin , T. Helton 3 , J. Peralta 2 , H. Cota 8
2-out RBI: T. Helton , H. Cota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Inge , K. Griffey Jr. 3 , A. Rios 2 , J. Peralta
Hit by Pitch: C. Quentin 2
Team LOB: 13
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Barnes 4.2 7 3 3 6 5 0 106 3.86   
I. Dionisotti W (7-0) 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 31 3.80   
D. Brandt H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 6.62   
H. Street SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Barnes 37
Batters Faced: P. Barnes 27, I. Dionisotti 11, D. Brandt 5, H. Street 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Barnes 4-5, I. Dionisotti 3-3, D. Brandt 3-1, H. Street 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Barnes 106-60, I. Dionisotti 31-20, D. Brandt 18-11, H. Street 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Dionisotti 1-0 , D. Brandt 1-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Dionisotti , D. Brandt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stiehl L (10-11) 5.2 4 5 5 3 6 2 98 5.69   
G. De La Vara 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 2 24 3.60   
M. Trent 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.71   
W. Startup 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.75   
K. Aselton 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stiehl 44
Batters Faced: R. Stiehl 24, G. De La Vara 6, M. Trent 3, W. Startup 3, K. Aselton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stiehl 4-7, G. De La Vara 0-2, M. Trent 0-0, W. Startup 1-0, K. Aselton 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stiehl 98-54, G. De La Vara 24-15, M. Trent 12-6, W. Startup 12-8, K. Aselton 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. De La Vara 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Humberto Cota
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 50479
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