MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/03/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2379 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (78-59) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 10 1
Toronto Blue Jays (88-49) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 0
Rays Topple Blue Jays with Late Rally
Tampa Bay Rays starter Cole Hamels was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4. The win was Yoshihisa Hirano's in relief. His record improves to 4-1. Dellin Betances took the loss for Toronto. Keone Kela earned his 15th save in 16 chances.

Michael Conforto's hit in the top of the ninth was a game-changer. With two out, he rapped a fastball from Dellin Betances for a 2-run double. It put Tampa Bay in front, 6-4.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Hamels. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."

The Rays bumped their record to 78-59 with this latest triumph.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pollock CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .317 10 56
A. Eaton RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .277 7 66
J. Votto 1B 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 .280 17 72
M. Conforto LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .282 41 105
   a-B. Zobrist LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 4 13
N. Walker 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 28 102
A. Beltre 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .260 16 84
Z. Cozart SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .258 2 16
T. Barnhart C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .208 0 4
M. Duffy DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 5 63
Totals 32 6 10 6 6 5 16      
a - B. Zobrist substituted for M. Conforto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Conforto (31, 9th Inning off D. Betances, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Eaton (34, 9th Inning off D. Betances, 0 on, 2 outs) Z. Cozart (6, 2nd Inning off N. Eovaldi, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 2 , A. Eaton 3 , T. Barnhart , Z. Cozart 3 , A. Pollock , N. Walker 2 , A. Beltre
2-out RBI: M. Conforto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto
GIDP: M. Conforto , A. Pollock
Sac Fly: J. Votto , A. Beltre
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Walker (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .313 7 66
E. Andrus SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .267 16 62
A. McCutchen RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269 14 88
J. Bell 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .286 18 88
C. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .251 27 100
N. Castellanos 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .277 19 72
J. Soler DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .259 23 71
K. Broxton CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 22 60
A. Hedges C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .212 12 43
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 13 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Gonzalez (33, 7th Inning off D. O'Day, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Hedges (20, 5th Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out) N. Castellanos (33, 2nd Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Soler (23, 6th Inning off C. Shreve, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Andrus (16, 1st Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 2 , J. Soler 4 , A. Hedges 2 , J. Bell 2 , N. Castellanos 3 , E. Andrus 4
2-out RBI: C. Gonzalez , J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soler , J. Bell , K. Broxton , E. Andrus
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Andrus-Bell, Gordon-Andrus-Bell)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hamels 5.0 5 1 1 1 6 1 85 52 4.61   
C. Shreve H (3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 25 15 3.21   
D. O'Day BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 17 9 2.79   
Y. Hirano W (4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 7.85   
K. Kela SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 9 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 58
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 22, C. Shreve 5, D. O'Day 5, Y. Hirano 3, K. Kela 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 6-3, C. Shreve 0-1, D. O'Day 1-0, Y. Hirano 0-2, K. Kela 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 85-52, C. Shreve 25-15, D. O'Day 17-9, Y. Hirano 11-8, K. Kela 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Eovaldi 6.0 6 4 4 4 3 0 91 52 3.89   
J. Diekman 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 11 2.84   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 2.44   
D. Betances L (3-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 13 10 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 43
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 26, J. Diekman 5, T. Rosenthal 4, D. Betances 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 6-7, J. Diekman 1-1, T. Rosenthal 3-0, D. Betances 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 91-52, J. Diekman 16-11, T. Rosenthal 9-7, D. Betances 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diekman 1-1
WP: N. Eovaldi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cole Hamels
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 37230
Special Notes: LF Michael Conforto was injured in a collision at a base.
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