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Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

2011-08-26 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 20491 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:40

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6–1. Tampa Bay Rays put up 2 in the 3rd. James Shields earned the win. Evan Longoria went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: James Shields L: Henderson Alvarez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Marty Foster · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Desmond Jennings	4	1	1	2	1	1
Johnny Damon	5	0	0	0	0	2
Evan Longoria	4	2	2	2	0	0
Ben Zobrist	4	0	0	0	0	0
Casey Kotchman	3	0	0	0	1	1
B. J. Upton	3	0	0	0	1	2
Matt Joyce	4	1	2	0	0	0
John Jaso	3	2	1	1	0	0
Reid Brignac	4	0	1	0	0	2

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yunel Escobar	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eric Thames	4	0	2	0	0	1
Jose Bautista	3	0	0	0	0	3
Adam Lind	4	0	1	0	0	0
Edwin Encarnacion	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brett Lawrie	4	1	1	1	0	2
Kelly Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Molina	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mike McCoy	2	0	1	0	1	0
Mark Teahen	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	9.0	7	1	12

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Henderson Alvarez	6.0	4	2	6
Joel Carreno	2.0	2	0	2
Wil Ledezma	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Desmond Jennings: 53/G56S
Johnny Damon: 63/G6
Evan Longoria: 3/P3F

Bot 1

Yunel Escobar: 63/G6S-
Eric Thames: S8/L4MD
Jose Bautista: K
Adam Lind: 7/L7M

Top 2

Ben Zobrist: 43/G4
Casey Kotchman: K
B. J. Upton: K

Bot 2

Edwin Encarnacion: K
Brett Lawrie: HR/F7LD+
Kelly Johnson: 7/L7LD+
Jose Molina: 7/F7D

Top 3

Matt Joyce: 31/G34-
John Jaso: HP
Reid Brignac: K
Desmond Jennings: HR/F7D+.1-H
Johnny Damon: K

Bot 3

Mike McCoy: 9/F9M
Yunel Escobar: S57/G56-
Eric Thames: S9/L89S.1-2
Jose Bautista: K
Adam Lind: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 4

Evan Longoria: HR/F78XD+
Ben Zobrist: 13/G15-
Casey Kotchman: 43/G4-
B. J. Upton: W
Matt Joyce: S9/L34D+.1-2
John Jaso: 8/F8RD

Bot 4

Edwin Encarnacion: 8/F78M
Brett Lawrie: K
Kelly Johnson: K

Top 5

Reid Brignac: K
Desmond Jennings: 53/G5-
Johnny Damon: K

Bot 5

Jose Molina: K
Mike McCoy: W
Yunel Escobar: 64(1)/FO/G6-
Eric Thames: 3/G3S-

Top 6

Evan Longoria: HR/F8RXD+
Ben Zobrist: 7/F78D
Casey Kotchman: W
B. J. Upton: 5/P5F
Matt Joyce: 13/G15-

Bot 6

Jose Bautista: K
Adam Lind: 9/F9LD+
Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G6

Top 7

John Jaso: HR/F9D+
Reid Brignac: S7/L7S
Desmond Jennings: K
Johnny Damon: 46(1)/FO/G4S
Evan Longoria: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 7

Brett Lawrie: K
Kelly Johnson: S8/G4M+
Jose Molina: 54(1)/FO/G5-
Mike McCoy: CS2(14)

Top 8

Ben Zobrist: 13/G15-
Casey Kotchman: 13/G13-
B. J. Upton: K

Bot 8

Mike McCoy: S8/G6M
Yunel Escobar: K
Eric Thames: K
Mark Teahen: K23

Top 9

Matt Joyce: D7/G
John Jaso: 8/F8LM
Reid Brignac: WP.2-3
Reid Brignac: 6/F6M-
Desmond Jennings: WP.3-H(NR)
Desmond Jennings: W
Johnny Damon: 43/G34-

Bot 9

Adam Lind: S9/G34+
Edwin Encarnacion: K
Brett Lawrie: 46(1)/FO/G4-
Kelly Johnson: DI.1-2
Kelly Johnson: 7/F7M

Notes & reviews

bench coach Don Wakamatsu managed the Blue Jays because manager John Farrell missed the game due to a sore back and pneumonia
Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista went back to the dugout after his third strikeout of the game angry with HP umpire Bill Welke's strike zone; Bautista swung his bat at the wall, making a dent and a loud sound that could be heard in the press box; Bautista then yelled at Welke, who ejected Bautista; Bautista threw his bat, helmet, elbow pad and a water bottle onto the field before leaving the dugout

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