MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/07/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 11 - MONDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
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Toronto Blue Jays (0-1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 7 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays (1-0) 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 8 12 0
Díaz goes 3-for-4, Rays Move to 1-0
The Tampa Bay Rays put the giddy home crowd in an even more jubilant mood after beating the Toronto Blue Jays in the season opener at Tropicana Field. First Baseman Yandy Díaz won plaudits for Tampa Bay. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Tampa Bay pitcher David Price earned the win, hiking his record to 1-0. Jimmy Key suffered the loss. Grant Balfour collected his 1st save.

Early in the game, Díaz had a 2-run home run for Tampa Bay. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Rays on top, 2-0.

"When the ball finds the sweet spot," said Díaz, "I can't complain."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 0
T. Fernandez SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .250 0 1
B. Bichette DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .333 1 2
D. White CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 1
J. Carter LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-C. Delgado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-S. Stewart PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Green RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .500 1 3
B. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Olerud PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7 2 12 10      
a - C. Delgado pinch hit for J. Carter in the 9th
b - J. Olerud pinch hit for B. Martinez in the 9th
c - S. Stewart pinch ran for C. Delgado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fernandez (1, 4th Inning off D. Price, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (1, 4th Inning off D. Price, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Green (1, 7th Inning off R. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out) , D. White (1, 9th Inning off G. Balfour, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , T. Fernandez 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , D. White 4 , J. Carter , C. Delgado , S. Green 5
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alomar 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (1) , J. Carter (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Carter(Lowe at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Y. Díaz 1B 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .750 1 2
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .500 1 2
E. Longoria 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .667 0 0
B. Zobrist SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .500 0 1
G. Vaughn DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
D. Martinez RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
D. Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Crawford (1, 1st Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Zobrist (1, 3rd Inning off J. Key, 2 on, 1 out) , Y. Díaz (1, 4th Inning off B. Koch, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lowe (1, 6th Inning off C. Janssen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Díaz (1, 1st Inning off J. Key, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Lowe (1, 4th Inning off B. Koch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 3 , Y. Díaz 7 , B. Lowe 6 , E. Longoria 2 , B. Zobrist 3 , G. Vaughn
2-out RBI: C. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crawford , K. Kiermaier
Hit by Pitch: D. Martinez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (1) , B. Zobrist (1)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Key L (0-1) 2.1 8 6 6 1 4 1 56 23.14   
B. Koch 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 30 18.00   
C. Janssen 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 37 0.00   
M. Eichhorn 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 16
Batters Faced: J. Key 17, B. Koch 6, C. Janssen 8, M. Eichhorn 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 2-1, B. Koch 0-1, C. Janssen 3-3, M. Eichhorn 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 56-32, B. Koch 30-15, C. Janssen 37-24, M. Eichhorn 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Koch 3-0 , C. Janssen 1-0 , M. Eichhorn 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Key
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Price W (1-0) 6.0 4 3 3 0 6 1 109 4.50   
R. Hernandez 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 1 16 81.00   
J. McGee H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 24 0.00   
G. Balfour SV (1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 18 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Price 58
Batters Faced: D. Price 22, R. Hernandez 4, J. McGee 5, G. Balfour 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Price 6-6, R. Hernandez 0-1, J. McGee 0-1, G. Balfour 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Price 109-74, R. Hernandez 16-6, J. McGee 24-15, G. Balfour 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yandy Díaz
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 30779
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