MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/07/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2449 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (56-87) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (75-69) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Blue Jays Stymie Tampa Bay, Take 4-1 Win
The Toronto Blue Jays picked up a win at Tropicana Field, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1. Starting pitcher Lance Lynn played a key role in the triumph. Ken Giles got the save, his 8th in 9 chances. Toronto now owns a record of 56-87.

Toronto relied on the hitting of Kris Bryant to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 2-0. For the game, Bryant had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Toronto manager Ryan Hicks.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Broxton RF 5 0 2 1 0 3 2 .176 17 53
E. Andrus SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .245 10 46
K. Bryant 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .250 9 23
Y. Cespedes LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 18 54
J. Bell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 21 59
J. Soler DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .172 9 26
M. Wieters C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .303 0 3
J. Lagares CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .291 0 7
D. Machado 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .259 2 25
Totals 34 4 7 4 3 14 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Andrus (24, 1st Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 1 out) M. Wieters (5, 7th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Lagares (2, 5th Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Bryant (9, 1st Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Andrus 2 , K. Bryant 5 , J. Lagares 3 , K. Broxton 2 , M. Wieters 2
2-out RBI: K. Broxton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Andrus 2 , D. Machado
Sac Fly: D. Machado
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Broxton (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Posey C 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .275 2 8
M. Cabrera 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .202 1 12
A. Hicks CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249 8 25
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .282 18 62
M. Conforto RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .238 27 68
N. Cruz DH 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 .222 31 88
R. Devers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .249 13 45
M. Ozuna LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 24 83
E. Hernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 12 39
Totals 30 1 4 1 7 6 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Conforto (21, 4th Inning off L. Lynn, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 3 , X. Bogaerts , A. Hicks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Devers 2 , M. Ozuna , A. Hicks
Sac Fly: N. Cruz
Team LOB: 10
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Lynn W (6-8) 6.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 97 60 4.35   
M. McCullough H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 6 5.68   
J. Ramirez H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 6 7.23   
T. Rosenthal H (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 3.51   
K. Giles SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Lynn 59
Batters Faced: L. Lynn 25, M. McCullough 3, J. Ramirez 2, T. Rosenthal 4, K. Giles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Lynn 8-8, M. McCullough 0-1, J. Ramirez 0-0, T. Rosenthal 1-1, K. Giles 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Lynn 97-60, M. McCullough 16-6, J. Ramirez 9-6, T. Rosenthal 18-10, K. Giles 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramirez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Paxton L (5-6) 5.0 4 3 3 0 6 1 94 59 5.87   
M. Givens 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 11 2.51   
J. Nicasio 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 15 1.29   
C. Smith 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 13 1.17   
C. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 10 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 53
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 20, M. Givens 4, J. Nicasio 5, C. Smith 4, C. Martin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 9-1, M. Givens 1-0, J. Nicasio 1-0, C. Smith 0-0, C. Martin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 94-59, M. Givens 19-11, J. Nicasio 24-15, C. Smith 16-13, C. Martin 20-10
WP: J. Paxton 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance Lynn
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 30814
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