MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
05/12/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 528 - FRIDAY, MAY 12TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (21-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (18-18) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 5 1
Kanei, Devil Rays Stop Blue Jays, 1-0
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays got a good effort from starter Taketo Kanei in defeating the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. The final score was 1-0. With the win, Tampa Bay upped its record to 18-18.

Kanei's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 5 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 4 hits. Kanei, who finished 5th in the AL in innings pitched with 242.0 in 2003, goes to 1-5 on the year with 21 strikeouts.

"We have a lot of confidence in Taketo," said Tampa Bay manager Dan H.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Valdez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321 4 23
J. Huisman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 1 10
A. Hill 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 5 25
S. Choo RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .306 3 22
C. Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .219 3 11
M. Teahen 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .350 7 35
A. Kearns LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .354 2 13
N. Swisher CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 2 17
J. Smith DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 2 5
Totals 30 0 4 0 3 5 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: W. Valdez , M. Teahen , A. Kearns , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Valdez , A. Hill , C. Iannetta , N. Swisher
GIDP: J. Huisman , A. Kearns
Hit by Pitch: A. Hill
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Votto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .320 4 19
J. Bautista 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 6 18
M. Cabrera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .378 9 30
   a-D. Castro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
N. Markakis LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 4 33
C. Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .348 2 19
C. Kotchman DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 2 18
H. Pence RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .253 4 13
A. Rios CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 5 13
A. Berroa SS, 2B 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 .255 2 17
Totals 28 1 5 1 3 2 19      
a - D. Castro substituted for M. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Pence (3, 5th Inning off E. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Votto (11, 8th Inning off M. Merricks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Votto 2 , N. Markakis , H. Pence 2 , A. Rios , A. Berroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ruiz , A. Rios
Sac Fly: A. Berroa
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cabrera (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Cabrera-Berroa-Votto, Berroa-Cabrera-Votto)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonzalez L (1-3) 6.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 107 7.41   
M. Crudale 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.63   
M. Merricks 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonzalez 61
Batters Faced: E. Gonzalez 23, M. Crudale 3, M. Merricks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonzalez 6-11, M. Crudale 1-2, M. Merricks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonzalez 107-67, M. Crudale 9-7, M. Merricks 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Crudale 1-0
WP: M. Crudale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kanei W (1-5) 8.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 106 8.72   
R. King SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kanei 76
Batters Faced: T. Kanei 31, R. King 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kanei 9-8, R. King 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kanei 106-68, R. King 11-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Kanei
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taketo Kanei
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 36284
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