MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/11/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2094 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (74-65) 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 8 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays (64-77) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Rays Nutted by Blue Jays, 8-3
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-3. Toronto pitcher and Santa Ana, California, native Dave Stieb led the way. In 7 innings, Stieb surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 1. He allowed 3 runs. The Blue Jays are now 74-65, while the Rays fall to 64-77.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Blue Jays catcher Buck Martinez hit a slider from Wilson Alvarez for a 2-run single. Just like that, Toronto was up, 3-2.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Martinez. "And not try to do too much."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .256 12 47
T. Fernandez SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .257 5 49
B. Bichette DH 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .304 16 89
J. Donaldson 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .275 35 91
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .287 20 78
D. White CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .221 15 66
J. Carter LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .251 19 48
A. Rios RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .183 4 16
B. Martinez C 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .217 10 35
Totals 35 8 8 8 4 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Fernandez (22, 4th Inning off W. Alvarez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Donaldson (30, 6th Inning off F. Rodney, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (12, 6th Inning off F. Rodney, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , T. Fernandez 2 , J. Donaldson 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , D. White , B. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: T. Fernandez , J. Donaldson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bichette , V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Carter , A. Rios
Sac Fly: R. Alomar
Hit by Pitch: J. Donaldson , B. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Donaldson (17) , V. Guerrero Jr. (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Donaldson (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .253 11 42
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .209 10 45
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .337 18 72
D. Martinez RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .230 8 49
E. Longoria 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .234 17 61
   a-B. Lowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 25 79
   b-A. Huff 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 3 8
B. Zobrist 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 13 43
B. Upton DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .071 0 0
J. Lugo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 3 35
T. Hall C 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .207 0 15
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 9 13      
a - B. Lowe pinch hit for E. Longoria in the 8th
b - A. Huff substituted for B. Lowe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Crawford (18, 1st Inning off D. Stieb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Crawford (9, 5th Inning off D. Stieb, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Longoria (17, 4th Inning off D. Stieb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 6 , D. Martinez , E. Longoria 5
2-out RBI: D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , B. Lowe , B. Zobrist
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Upton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Longoria (17)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Stieb W (10-14) 7.0 6 3 2 1 6 1 106 5.58   
M. Eichhorn 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Stieb 60
Batters Faced: D. Stieb 28, M. Eichhorn 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Stieb 8-6, M. Eichhorn 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Stieb 106-64, M. Eichhorn 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Eichhorn 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez L (9-13) 3.2 5 5 5 4 1 0 79 4.46   
A. Lopez 1.2 0 1 1 0 4 0 31 2.89   
F. Rodney 1.2 2 2 1 0 1 1 25 2.23   
R. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 26
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 20, A. Lopez 7, F. Rodney 8, R. Hernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 5-5, A. Lopez 0-1, F. Rodney 4-0, R. Hernandez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 79-40, A. Lopez 31-21, F. Rodney 25-20, R. Hernandez 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lopez 1-0 , F. Rodney 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Lopez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Stieb
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 15983
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