B.J. Upton, Jose Molina power Rays to fourth straight win
B.J. Upton and Jose Molina homered during a six-run fifth inning and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
5
Tampa Bay Rays
11
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
A Hechavarria singled to left, M Sierra scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-11
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-11
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 4-11
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 5: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-11
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Play Result 4-11
B Upton homered to left (396 feet), D Jennings scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-11
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
J Molina homered to left (408 feet), R Roberts scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-9
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
R Roberts singled to right, B Francisco scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
B Francisco doubled to left, J Keppinger scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Foul Out 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
A Lind tripled to left, A Gose and B Lawrie scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Out 2-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
D Jennings homered to left (396 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 5: in play
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End Inning 5-11
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
A Lind grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-11
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
A Lind batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
E Encarnacion grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-11
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
E Encarnacion batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
R Davis grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-11
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
R Davis batting
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Play Result 5-11
F Rodney relieved J Peralta.
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Start Inning 5-11
Top of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
C Gimenez lined into double play, shortstop to second, R Roberts doubled off second.
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Advancing On Play 5-11
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Line Out 5-11
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
C Gimenez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
R Roberts doubled to left.
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Double 5-11
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
R Roberts batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
M Joyce flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-11
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
TB wins series 3-0
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Desmond JenningsLF8
B.J. UptonCF0
Evan Longoria3B3
Jeff Keppinger1B7
Ben ZobristSS18
Ben FranciscoLF8
Matt JoyceRF7
Ryan Roberts2B12
José MolinaC
Substitutes
Joel PeraltaP62
Fernando RodneyP56
Elliot JohnsonSS- Rich ThompsonCF24
Carlos Pena1B21
Luke ScottPH30
Reid Brignac3B17
Chris GimenezC46
TOR
Brett Lawrie3B15
Rajai DavisLF18
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Adam A Lind1B
Yunel EscobarSS0
Moises SierraRF49
Jeff MathisC45
Adeiny Hechavarria2B56
Anthony GoseCF34
Substitutes
Yan GomesC15
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