MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/22/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2631 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (86-68) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 7 13 1
Toronto Blue Jays (98-57) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 0
Rays Get Close Win Over Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays topped the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4, with shortstop Matt Duffy playing a big role. Duffy slugged 2 home runs for the Rays in the win. Keone Kela notched his 19th save in 20 chances. The Rays bumped their record to 86-68 with this latest triumph.

Duffy had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 0-1 slider from Trevor Rosenthal, he banged a solo home run to left-center, giving the Rays a 5-4 lead. It was the 8th home run of the year for Duffy.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Duffy told the Tampa Bay Daily.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pollock CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .315 12 62
J. Votto 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .277 22 85
A. Eaton RF 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 .282 8 76
M. Conforto LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .280 43 107
B. Zobrist 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .222 5 20
C. Davis DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .232 7 22
Z. Cozart 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .235 4 24
M. Duffy SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .281 8 69
M. Pina C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 2 9
Totals 37 7 13 7 4 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Eaton 2 (40, 1st Inning off M. Fulmer, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Votto (37, 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Duffy 2 (8, 6th Inning off D. Barnes, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 0 on, 1 out) Z. Cozart (4, 4th Inning off M. Fulmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Duffy 9 , A. Eaton 5 , Z. Cozart 5 , M. Pina 2 , C. Davis , J. Votto 3
2-out RBI: A. Eaton , J. Votto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto , A. Eaton , C. Davis 2 , B. Zobrist
GIDP: C. Davis
Sac Fly: A. Pollock
Hit by Pitch: A. Pollock
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Duffy (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Duffy-Zobrist-Votto, Cozart-Zobrist-Votto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .309 7 69
E. Andrus SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 19 72
A. McCutchen RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .272 15 94
J. Bell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .282 18 93
K. Broxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 27 67
N. Castellanos 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .273 21 80
J. Soler DH 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .243 25 75
A. Hedges C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .216 15 50
D. Machado LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .230 0 10
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Soler (20, 3rd Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bell (30, 7th Inning off B. Brach, 0 on, 1 out) D. Machado (7, 3rd Inning off T. Roark, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Soler (25, 7th Inning off B. Brach, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Soler 7 , A. Hedges , J. Bell 2 , D. Machado 2 , D. Gordon 2
2-out RBI: J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Castellanos , E. Andrus
GIDP: E. Andrus 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Castellanos-Bell)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Roark 6.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 84 53 2.50   
B. Brach BS (4) 0.2 2 3 0 0 2 1 16 11 2.52   
M. Givens W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 13 1.17   
J. Pazos H (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.50   
K. Kela SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Roark 64
Batters Faced: T. Roark 20, B. Brach 5, M. Givens 5, J. Pazos 1, K. Kela 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Roark 9-3, B. Brach 0-0, M. Givens 1-0, J. Pazos 1-0, K. Kela 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Roark 84-53, B. Brach 16-11, M. Givens 24-13, J. Pazos 1-1, K. Kela 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pazos 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fulmer 3.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 75 46 3.97   
J. Lyles 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 18 5.43   
D. Barnes 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 12 10 5.31   
E. Pagan 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 7 2.99   
T. Rosenthal L (5-4) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 28 15 2.91   
C. Smith 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fulmer 35
Batters Faced: M. Fulmer 16, J. Lyles 8, D. Barnes 4, E. Pagan 5, T. Rosenthal 6, C. Smith 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fulmer 2-3, J. Lyles 1-4, D. Barnes 2-0, E. Pagan 1-2, T. Rosenthal 1-1, C. Smith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fulmer 75-46, J. Lyles 33-18, D. Barnes 12-10, E. Pagan 14-7, T. Rosenthal 28-15, C. Smith 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Smith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Fulmer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Duffy
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 4:07 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 39696
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