MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/11/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2076 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (65-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (75-41) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 4 11 2
Rays Lose, 4-2, at Rogers Centre
Toronto Blue Jays starter Clayton Kershaw turned in a top-notch performance against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre. The result was a win for the Blue Jays, 4-2. Kershaw, now 12-6, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 9, walking 1, and allowing 2 earned runs. Toronto goes to 75-41. The win puts them 10½ games up in their division.

Nicholas Castellanos, who is tied for 4th in the AL in triples with 7, aided the Toronto cause with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the third baseman went 1 for 4 with a home run.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said Toronto skipper Ryan Hicks. "I can't complain."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .290 34 90
A. Pollock CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .321 9 52
J. Votto 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .277 13 58
A. Beltre 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .259 14 70
A. Eaton RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 6 54
M. Duffy SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 5 54
N. Walker 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .288 26 92
Z. Cozart DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 7
T. Barnhart C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .280 0 2
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Conforto (28, 8th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Eaton (30, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 1 out) A. Pollock (35, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Walker (26, 7th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 2 , A. Eaton 2 , T. Barnhart , A. Pollock 2 , N. Walker 4 , J. Votto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eaton , A. Pollock , N. Walker
GIDP: A. Eaton , A. Beltre
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .322 6 57
E. Andrus SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 12 52
A. McCutchen RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .258 9 67
J. Bell 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .274 15 74
C. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .246 23 82
N. Castellanos 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .268 17 60
J. Soler DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 20 57
K. Broxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 17 49
D. Norris C 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 8 26
   a-A. Hedges C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .199 11 34
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 6 15      
a - A. Hedges substituted for D. Norris in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gonzalez (28, 7th Inning off D. O'Day, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Norris (14, 4th Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Gordon (18, 7th Inning off D. O'Day, 0 on, 0 outs) A. McCutchen (40, 1st Inning off C. Hamels, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Soler (20, 4th Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out) N. Castellanos (17, 6th Inning off B. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 2 , J. Soler 4 , J. Bell , N. Castellanos 4 , D. Norris 3 , D. Gordon 3 , A. McCutchen 4
2-out RBI: C. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Castellanos 2 , D. Gordon 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Norris (3) , A. McCutchen (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bell (5) , E. Andrus (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Andrus-Gordon-Bell, Gordon-Andrus-Bell)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hamels L (8-6) 4.0 6 1 1 1 4 1 65 42 4.51   
B. Mitchell 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 21 16 4.28   
D. O'Day 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 17 10 2.75   
Y. Hirano 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 13 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 49
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 19, B. Mitchell 8, D. O'Day 5, Y. Hirano 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 4-4, B. Mitchell 3-2, D. O'Day 1-1, Y. Hirano 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 65-42, B. Mitchell 21-16, D. O'Day 17-10, Y. Hirano 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Hirano 1-0
WP: Y. Hirano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw W (12-6) 7.1 7 2 2 1 9 1 101 76 3.69   
J. Diekman H (16) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3.51   
D. Betances SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 64
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 30, J. Diekman 1, D. Betances 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 8-3, J. Diekman 1-0, D. Betances 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 101-76, J. Diekman 5-5, D. Betances 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diekman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 21 mph
Start Time: 4:07 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 39948
Special Notes: C Derek Norris was injured while running the bases. SP Cole Hamels was injured while pitching.
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