MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/05/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2427 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (55-86) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Tampa Bay Rays (74-68) 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 X 11 11 1
Rays Trounce Blue Jays, 11-1
Tampa Bay Rays starter Jimmy Nelson turned in a top-notch performance against the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. The result was a win for the Rays, 11-1. Nelson, the winner, moves to 1-1. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 9 and giving up 2 walks. The 'W' lifts Tampa Bay's record to 74-68.

Nelson Cruz contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat that helped Tampa Bay get the win.

"It was full throttle on our side," said Cruz.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Broxton RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .173 17 52
E. Andrus SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 10 46
K. Bryant 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 8 21
N. Castellanos DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .260 19 61
Y. Cespedes LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .248 18 54
J. Bell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 21 59
M. Wieters C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301 0 3
J. Lagares CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 0 7
D. Machado 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .268 2 24
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 14 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: E. Andrus , K. Bryant , D. Machado , J. Lagares , M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Andrus , J. Bell
GIDP: N. Castellanos , J. Lagares , K. Broxton
Hit by Pitch: K. Bryant
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Andrus (15) , D. Machado (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Posey C 5 0 1 0 1 1 6 .281 2 8
D. LeMahieu 2B 6 2 3 2 0 0 3 .246 7 41
A. Hicks CF 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 .249 8 25
M. Conforto LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .236 27 68
   a-I. Suzuki PH, LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
N. Cruz DH 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .220 31 87
R. Devers 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 3 .252 13 45
M. Cabrera 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .214 1 12
   b-J. Bauers PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Hernandez SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .269 12 39
C. Granderson RF 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 .190 4 12
   c-N. Martini PH, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 11 11 11 9 8 28      
a - I. Suzuki pinch hit for M. Conforto in the 7th
b - J. Bauers pinch hit for M. Cabrera in the 7th
c - N. Martini pinch hit for C. Granderson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Devers (17, 7th Inning off S. Miller, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Posey (10, 6th Inning off M. McCullough, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Devers (13, 5th Inning off J. Ramirez, 0 on, 2 outs) D. LeMahieu (7, 1st Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 1 out) N. Cruz (31, 5th Inning off J. Ramirez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Devers 7 , D. LeMahieu 6 , E. Hernandez , A. Hicks 2 , B. Posey 2 , N. Cruz 4
2-out RBI: R. Devers , N. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Conforto 2 , E. Hernandez 2 , B. Posey , I. Suzuki
Sac Fly: R. Devers
Hit by Pitch: N. Cruz , I. Suzuki , N. Martini
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Devers (13)
Double Plays: 3 (Hernandez-LeMahieu-Cabrera, Hernandez-LeMahieu-Cabrera, LeMahieu-Cabrera)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles 4.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 74 49 5.51   
J. Ramirez L (2-6) 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 2 29 16 7.49   
M. McCullough 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 10 5.79   
S. Miller 0.0 1 4 3 2 0 0 21 11 5.22   
T. Rosenthal 1.2 2 3 2 3 2 0 46 22 3.56   
D. Barnes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 51
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 19, J. Ramirez 7, M. McCullough 5, S. Miller 4, T. Rosenthal 13, D. Barnes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 5-3, J. Ramirez 2-0, M. McCullough 0-2, S. Miller 0-0, T. Rosenthal 1-2, D. Barnes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 74-49, J. Ramirez 29-16, M. McCullough 15-10, S. Miller 21-11, T. Rosenthal 46-22, D. Barnes 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rosenthal 3-3 , D. Barnes 2-0
WP: J. Lyles , J. Ramirez
Hit Batsmen: T. Rosenthal 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nelson W (1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 2 9 0 91 57 2.38   
K. Fleck 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 35 26 1.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 72
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 26, K. Fleck 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 6-3, K. Fleck 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 91-57, K. Fleck 35-26
Hit Batsmen: J. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Nelson
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 23388
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