May 7, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 13
@CHW 1 DET 10
BOS 9 KCR 9
LAA 4 CLE 3
@NYY 0 OAK 6
BAL 5
(10) TEX 2
@SEA 0 TOR 6
TBR 2 PHI 5
@ARI 4 ATL 5
SDP 2 CIN 9
CHC 0 COL 4
STL 3 FLA 6
MIL 2 HOU 4
WSN 3 NYM 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 19,276

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 7:07pm
Time of Game: 2:47

Rays

17-16

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

Joe Maddon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  4  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  5  X    6 11  0

W: S Marcum (4-2), L: M Garza (1-1)

Blue Jays

17-18

Won 1

3rd, 4½ GB

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .617   12    4   4   
C Crawford LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .690   13    3   1   
B Upton CF                    3   0   1   2    1   1  .297  .830   13    2   0   2B,SB
C Pena 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .694   19    7   0   
E Longoria 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .733    8    1   4   
E Hinske DH                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .987   12    0   0   
D Navarro C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .781   16    5   0   
G Gross RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .601   14    1   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .534   10    1   4   

M Garza P                                                                0   0
  S Dohmann P                                                            0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  J Hammel P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   2   4   2    1  10              117   24  13

BATTING

2B: B Upton (7, off S Marcum).

TB: B Upton 2; A Iwamura; D Navarro; C Crawford.

RBI: B Upton 2 (24).

2-out RBI: B Upton 2.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Upton (6, 2nd base off S Marcum/R Barajas).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .287  .790   20    1   1   GDP
S Stewart LF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .247  .642   16    1   0   GDP
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .282  .920   13    0   4   HR,2B
M Stairs DH                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .295  .793   21    0   0   
V Wells CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .282  .776   17    1   0   
L Overbay 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .269  .729   26   10   2   2B
A Hill 2B                     4   2   1   1    0   0  .258  .692   13    1   2   
R Barajas C                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .213  .607   16   10   0   
M Scutaro SS                  4   0   3   2    0   0  .225  .678   19    1   0   

S Marcum P                                                               2   3
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   6  11   6    5   4              161   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (5, off M Garza); L Overbay (4, off T Miller).

HR: S Rolen (2, off S Dohmann; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: S Rolen 6; M Scutaro 3; L Overbay 2; R Barajas 2; V Wells; A Rios; A Hill.

GIDP: A Rios (2); S Stewart (5).

RBI: M Scutaro 2 (10); S Rolen 2 (8); A Hill (14); R Barajas (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Garza, L (1-1)               6.2   6   1   1    3   2   0   4.91   27  106-59   41· 3·15   11· 9· 2· 0     57    -     1.31   0.17
S Dohmann                      0.1   1   2   2    1   1   1   6.14    3   12-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.86  -0.07
T Miller                       0.1   1   2   2    1   1   0   5.79    3   19-9     4· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.01
J Hammel                       0.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   5.04    4   24-15    9· 2· 4    4· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         8    11   6   6    5   4   1          37  161-88   57· 7·24   15·10· 3· 0          3-2

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Marcum, W (4-2)              8.2   4   2   2    1   9   0   2.59   30  110-70   34· 8·28   14· 4· 2· 0     76    -     0.85   0.57
S Downs                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.29    1    6-4     3· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1  10   0          31  116-74   37· 9·28   14· 4· 2· 0          1-0

S Dohmann faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Kevin Causey, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 19,276.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. A Rios               RF 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. S Stewart            LF 
3. B Upton              CF    3. S Rolen              3B 
4. C Pena               1B    4. M Stairs             DH 
5. E Longoria           3B    5. V Wells              CF 
6. E Hinske             DH    6. L Overbay            1B 
7. D Navarro            C     7. A Hill               2B 
8. G Gross              RF    8. R Barajas            C  
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. M Scutaro            SS 

   M Garza              P        S Marcum             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  0-0  12-  2   13%  78% M Scutaro       M Garza         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hill Scores; Barajas out at 3B; Scutaro to 2B
   b 8   0  0-1  1--  3    9%  97% S Rolen         S Dohmann       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Stewart Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  -23  2   -9%  57% S Rolen         M Garza         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   b 5   1  0-0  1--  4   -7%  50% S Stewart       M Garza         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 3   2  0-0  -23  1   -7%  50% M Stairs        M Garza         Popfly: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Iwamura       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   54%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   55%  B Upton         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   51%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   53%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   54%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      12-  5   50%  V Wells         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  A Hill          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   50%  R Barajas       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  9   53%  D Navarro       Single to RF (Line Drive); Navarro out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  5   54%  G Gross         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   56%  J Bartlett      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   60%  M Scutaro       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  3   65%  A Rios          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Scutaro to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Scutaro to 3B; Rios to 2B
   O      -23  2   57%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -23  1   50%  M Stairs        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  C Crawford      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   56%  B Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   60%  V Wells         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   56%  L Overbay       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   53%  A Hill          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   50%  R Barajas       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  E Longoria      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   57%  E Hinske        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   54%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   57%  A Rios          Walk
   OO     1--  4   50%  S Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  D Navarro       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   56%  G Gross         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   58%  J Bartlett      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   54%  S Rolen         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      --- 10   52%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   54%  A Iwamura       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  B Upton         Walk
          1--      53%  C Pena          Upton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   59%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   64%  L Overbay       Walk
   O      1--  2   59%  A Hill          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  4   65%  R Barajas       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hill to 2B
   RO     12-  2   78%  M Scutaro       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hill Scores; Barajas out at 3B; Scutaro to 2B
                  Scott Dohmann replaces Matt Garza pitching
   O      -2-  5   75%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Shaun Marcum facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   80%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  E Hinske        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   87%  D Navarro       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Dohmann facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   89%  S Stewart       Walk
   RR     1--  3   97%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Stewart Scores
                  Trever Miller replaces Scott Dohmann pitching
   O      ---  6   97%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   97%  V Wells         Walk
          1--  7   98%  L Overbay       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wells to 3B
                  Jason Hammel replaces Trever Miller pitching
   R      -23  4   99%  A Hill          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Wells Scores; Overbay to 3B
   R      1-3  5  100%  R Barajas       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Overbay Scores; Hill to 3B
   R      1-3 10  100%  M Scutaro       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hill Scores; Barajas to 2B
   OO     12-  5  100%  A Rios          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Shaun Marcum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  100%  G Gross         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1  100%  A Iwamura       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2  100%  C Crawford      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Iwamura to 2B
   RR     12-  1  100%  B Upton         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Iwamura Scores; Crawford Scores
                  Scott Downs replaces Shaun Marcum pitching
   O      -2-  6  100%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Blue Jays 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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