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Rays
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 27, 2011
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on August 27, 2011 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Niemann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Perez |
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 24,052 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B: Marty Foster 3B: Bill Welke |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings | Left Fielder |
| Sam Fuld | Right Fielder |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Ben Zobrist | DH |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Sean Rodriguez | First Baseman |
| Kelly Shoppach | Catcher |
| Elliot Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Reid Brignac | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
| Eric Thames | Left Fielder |
| Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
| Adam Lind | First Baseman |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH |
| Kelly Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Brett Lawrie | Third Baseman |
| J.P. Arencibia | Catcher |
| Dewayne Wise | Center Fielder |
| Don Wakamatsu | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 27, 2011
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Perez
Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Perez
Fuld hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Perez
Longoria hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Niemann
Escobar bunts towards the mound. Niemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Niemann
Thames hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Niemann
Bautista hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Bautista reaches second base with a double. Thames goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Niemann
Lind hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bautista moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Niemann
Encarnacion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Niemann
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niemann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Perez
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Perez
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Perez
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Shoppach vs. Perez
There goes Upton. The throw from Arencibia and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Niemann
Lawrie strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Niemann
Arencibia strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Niemann
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. Perez
Shoppach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawrie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lind fields the ball and throws to Perez covering. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brignac vs. Perez
Brignac hits a line drive into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Perez
Jennings takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Fuld vs. Perez
Fuld strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Niemann
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Niemann
Thames hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Niemann
Bautista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Niemann
Lind hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Perez
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Perez
Zobrist hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wise. Zobrist reaches second base with a double. Longoria moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Upton vs. Perez
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Perez
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Longoria scores. Zobrist scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Shoppach vs. Perez
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Arencibia and he is out, Lawrie applying the tag. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. Perez
Shoppach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Niemann
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Niemann
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rodriguez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. Encarnacion moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lawrie vs. Niemann
Lawrie strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Arencibia vs. Niemann
Arencibia hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Encarnacion scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wise vs. Niemann
Wise strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawrie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brignac vs. Perez
Brignac hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Perez
Jennings hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brignac moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuld vs. Perez
Fuld bunts towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Brignac moves to third. Jennings moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Longoria vs. Perez
Longoria is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Zobrist vs. Perez
Zobrist strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Niemann
Escobar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Niemann
Thames hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Niemann
Bautista hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shoppach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Camp
Shawn Camp now pitching.
Upton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Camp
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shoppach vs. Camp
Shoppach bunts towards the mound. Camp fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Shoppach attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Camp
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brignac vs. Camp
There goes Johnson. The throw from Arencibia and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brignac vs. Camp
Brignac hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Niemann
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Niemann
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niemann
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Litsch
Jesse Litsch now pitching.
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lind scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jennings for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Litsch
Fuld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Litsch
Longoria takes first base on ball four. Fuld moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Litsch
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upton vs. Litsch
Upton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Janssen
Casey Janssen now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Shoppach vs. Janssen
Janssen fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Janssen. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Shoppach vs. Janssen
Rodriguez is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Niemann
Sean Rodriguez now playing second base. Elliot Johnson now playing shortstop. Casey Kotchman now playing first base.
Lawrie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fuld who is chasing the ball. Lawrie reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Arencibia vs. Niemann
Arencibia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawrie scores. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Howell
J.P. Howell now pitching.
Wise strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Howell
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. Janssen
Shoppach hits a fly ball into center field. Wise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Janssen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kotchman vs. Janssen
There goes Johnson. The throw from Arencibia and he is out, Escobar applying the tag. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kotchman vs. Janssen
Kotchman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Janssen
Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. McGee
Jake McGee now pitching.
Thames hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. McGee
Bautista hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kotchman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. McGee
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Cruz
Juan Cruz now pitching.
Encarnacion hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cruz
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lawrie vs. Cruz
Lawrie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Francisco
Frank Francisco now pitching.
Fuld hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Francisco
Longoria hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Francisco
Zobrist hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Francisco
There goes Zobrist. The throw from Arencibia and he is safe. Zobrist steals second. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Francisco
Upton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Arencibia hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Shoppach settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Shoppach. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Peralta
Arencibia hits a fly ball into right field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Peralta
Wise hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Peralta
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/2011 -- Tampa Bay at Toronto (D)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Jennings D, lf 4 0 1 0 Escobar Y, ss 5 0 0 0
Fuld S, rf 3 1 0 0 Thames E, lf 4 2 2 1
Longoria E, 3b 2 2 0 0 Bautista J, rf 3 0 1 1
Zobrist B, dh 5 1 2 0 Lind A, 1b 4 0 1 0
Upton B, cf 3 1 1 3 Encarnacion E, dh 3 2 1 1
Rodriguez S, 1b-2b 4 1 3 2 Johnson K, 2b 3 0 0 0
Shoppach K, c 4 0 0 0 Lawrie B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson E, 2b-ss 4 0 3 1 Arencibia J, c 4 0 1 2
Brignac R, ss 3 0 1 0 Wise D, cf 4 0 0 0
Kotchman C, 1b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 12 6 34 5 7 5
Tampa Bay 000 201 300 -- 6
Toronto 100 100 120 -- 5
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann J (W) 6.1 5 3 3 2 6
Howell J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
McGee J 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Cruz J 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Peralta J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Perez L 5.0 5 2 2 4 4
Camp S (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Litsch J 0.2 1 3 3 2 1
Janssen C 1.1 3 0 0 0 0
Francisco F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Janssen C, Shoppach K
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 5
2B -- Bautista J, Zobrist B, Rodriguez S, Arencibia J
3B -- Lawrie B
HR -- Upton B, Thames E, Encarnacion E
SB -- Johnson E, Zobrist B
CS -- Upton B, Rodriguez S, Johnson E
SH -- Fuld S
HBP -- by Camp S (Upton B)
T -- 3:24
A -- 24052
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