MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/29/2004
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 323 - THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (9-13) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 0
Toronto Blue Jays (13-10) 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 X 8 10 0
Blue Jays Earn 8-5 Home Win
The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 8-5. The hitting star was right fielder Ken Griffey Jr.. Griffey Jr. was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Blue Jays. Scott Bankhead, the winner, is now 3-1. He struck out 1 and walked 1 over 6 innings, while allowing 5 runs on 7 hits. Nick Evangelista earned save number 6 this season.

Carlos Quentin had a big 3-run home run for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the third inning. With Toronto trailing 4-2 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a fastball from 24-year old right-handed pitcher Ray Clark and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the Blue Jays on top, 5-4.

"There's losing your stroke and finding your stroke," said Griffey Jr.. "I guess I've found mine."

The win gives Toronto a record of 13-10.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .268 4 7
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247 0 6
C. Villalobos 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .247 1 7
B. Higginson RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .203 4 11
S. Stewart CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .182 3 10
S. Drew SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 4 9
T. Fryman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 4 11
M. Scutaro DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .344 0 3
P. Lo Duca C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 32 5 8 5 2 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Nixon (5, 1st Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (4, 1st Inning off S. Bankhead, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 4 , I. Kinsler , B. Higginson 5 , M. Scutaro , P. Lo Duca
2-out RBI: B. Higginson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Lo Duca
GIDP: I. Kinsler
Sac Fly: B. Higginson , S. Stewart
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Griffey Jr. RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .277 6 15
S. Pratt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091 0 1
   a-L. Rivas 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
T. Helton 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .325 2 10
C. Wakeland LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .304 5 22
C. Quentin DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .262 6 20
B. Inge C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .179 0 0
S. Fagan 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .261 1 6
F. Gutierrez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .240 5 15
J. Peralta SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 8
Totals 34 8 10 8 1 9 11      
a - L. Rivas substituted for S. Pratt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Peralta (4, 3rd Inning off R. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Fagan (4, 4th Inning off R. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Inge (1, 8th Inning off J. Josephson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Wakeland (5, 2nd Inning off R. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Quentin (6, 3rd Inning off R. Clark, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Griffey Jr. (6, 4th Inning off B. Bearden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Griffey Jr. 5 , C. Wakeland 4 , C. Quentin 4 , B. Inge 5 , S. Fagan 3 , J. Peralta 2
2-out RBI: K. Griffey Jr. , C. Quentin , S. Fagan
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Griffey Jr. (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peralta-Pratt-Helton)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Clark L (1-4) 3.0 6 6 6 1 2 2 54 9.99   
B. Bearden 3.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 36 2.25   
J. Josephson 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 28 9.35   
F. Valles 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clark 22
Batters Faced: R. Clark 16, B. Bearden 11, J. Josephson 7, F. Valles 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clark 0-7, B. Bearden 2-3, J. Josephson 2-1, F. Valles 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clark 54-34, B. Bearden 36-27, J. Josephson 28-22, F. Valles 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bearden 1-1 , F. Valles 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bankhead W (3-1) 6.0 7 5 5 1 1 1 88 3.38   
R. Stiehl H (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.77   
N. Evangelista SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 38
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 25, R. Stiehl 6, N. Evangelista 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 3-13, R. Stiehl 1-4, N. Evangelista 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 88-56, R. Stiehl 17-11, N. Evangelista 13-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Griffey Jr.
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 52 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 42903
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