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Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

2011-05-18 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 14415 · 68°F, dome, dry · 3:18

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6–5. Tampa Bay Rays put up 3 in the 2nd. Jeremy Hellickson earned the win and Kyle Farnsworth picked up the save. Matt Joyce went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9
TOR	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	5	6

W: Jeremy Hellickson L: Jesse Litsch SV: Kyle Farnsworth

Umpires — HP: Mike DiMuro · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Jim Reynolds · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Fuld	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ben Zobrist	4	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Damon	4	0	2	0	1	1
Evan Longoria	4	1	1	0	0	1
Matt Joyce	3	2	1	2	2	1
B. J. Upton	4	2	1	0	0	2
Casey Kotchman	5	0	1	0	0	0
Elliot Johnson	3	1	2	3	0	0
John Jaso	3	0	0	0	1	1

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yunel Escobar	4	0	0	1	1	1
Corey Patterson	5	2	2	0	0	2
Jose Bautista	2	0	1	0	2	0
Aaron Hill	4	1	1	2	0	1
Edwin Encarnacion	4	0	0	0	0	1
J. P. Arencibia	3	0	0	0	1	1
Eric Thames	3	1	1	1	1	2
Rajai Davis	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jayson Nix	4	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeremy Hellickson	5.2	5	3	6
Juan Cruz	0.2	0	1	0
Cesar Ramos	0.1	0	1	1
Joel Peralta	1.1	0	0	1
Kyle Farnsworth	1.0	1	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Litsch	5.0	7	3	1
Carlos Villanueva	2.0	1	0	4
Casey Janssen	1.0	0	0	1
Jason Frasor	1.0	1	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sam Fuld: 43/G34
Ben Zobrist: W
Johnny Damon: S3/G34S.1-2
Evan Longoria: 5/LDP/L56+.2X2(54)

Bot 1

Yunel Escobar: K
Corey Patterson: 3/F3DF-
Jose Bautista: S57/G5+
Aaron Hill: K

Top 2

Matt Joyce: W
B. J. Upton: HP.1-2
Casey Kotchman: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
Elliot Johnson: S9/L9M.3-H;2-H;B-3(E9/TH2)(E1/TH2)
John Jaso: W
Sam Fuld: E3/TH/SH/BG34S.3-H(UR);1-2;B-1
Ben Zobrist: 7/F78D
Johnny Damon: 3/G3+

Bot 2

Edwin Encarnacion: 3/F3F-
J. P. Arencibia: K
Eric Thames: K

Top 3

Evan Longoria: HP
Matt Joyce: HR/F89XD+.1-H
B. J. Upton: S8/G6M
Casey Kotchman: PO1(E1).1-3
Casey Kotchman: S3/G34.3-3
Elliot Johnson: WP.1-2
Elliot Johnson: 9/SF/F9S.3-H
John Jaso: 8/F8LS
Sam Fuld: 6/F6D-

Bot 3

Rajai Davis: K
Jayson Nix: 63/G6
Yunel Escobar: 63/G6-

Top 4

Ben Zobrist: 9/F9M
Johnny Damon: S9/G34+
Evan Longoria: SB2
Evan Longoria: 7/F78D
Matt Joyce: 7/F7LM

Bot 4

Corey Patterson: T7/L78S
Jose Bautista: W
Aaron Hill: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H;B-1
Edwin Encarnacion: SB2
Edwin Encarnacion: K
J. P. Arencibia: 4/F4D-

Top 5

B. J. Upton: 8/F8LD
Casey Kotchman: 7/F7M
Elliot Johnson: T8/L78M+
John Jaso: K

Bot 5

Eric Thames: W
Rajai Davis: E4/FO/G4M.1-3
Jayson Nix: 6(1)3/GDP/G6+.3-H(UR)(NR)
Yunel Escobar: 7/F78M

Top 6

Sam Fuld: S7/G6
Ben Zobrist: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Johnny Damon: K

Bot 6

Corey Patterson: D9/L34D+
Jose Bautista: 7/L7LD+
Aaron Hill: D8/F7D+.2-H
Edwin Encarnacion: 5/F56-
J. P. Arencibia: W
Eric Thames: S8/L8RS+.2-H;1-2
Rajai Davis: 31/G34-

Top 7

Evan Longoria: K
Matt Joyce: K
B. J. Upton: K

Bot 7

Jayson Nix: 7/F78M
Yunel Escobar: W
Corey Patterson: K
Jose Bautista: IW.1-2
Aaron Hill: 9/F9LM

Top 8

Casey Kotchman: 63/G6
Elliot Johnson: 3/BG3+
John Jaso: E3/G3+
Sam Fuld: K

Bot 8

Edwin Encarnacion: 4/F34D-
J. P. Arencibia: 2/F2LF-
Eric Thames: K

Top 9

Ben Zobrist: 3/G3+
Johnny Damon: W
Evan Longoria: D7/L7LD+.1-3
Matt Joyce: IW
B. J. Upton: K
Casey Kotchman: 9/F89M

Bot 9

Rajai Davis: D8/L78M+
Jayson Nix: SB3
Jayson Nix: 2/F25F-
Yunel Escobar: 63/G6-.3-H
Corey Patterson: K

Notes & reviews

the throw by Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista hit the 2B bag and caromed into the infield where pitcher Jesse Litsch retrieved the ball and threw to second; his throw went into CF, allowing batter Elliot Johnson to advance to 3B

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