J.A. Happ leaves on stretcher as Blue Jays beat Rays
Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
6
Tampa Bay Rays
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| TB | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Tropicana Field · 10,273 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
M Cabrera doubled to deep right, B Lawrie scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
M Izturis homered to right (357 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
J Bautista doubled to left, M Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
C Rasmus homered to right (408 feet), A Lind scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Out 1-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
R Roberts singled to left, D Jennings scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
D Jennings tripled to right, J Molina and Y Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-1
J Loney scored, J Molina to second on wild pitch by J Happ.
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Wild Pitch 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
A Lind homered to right (382 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 6-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
K Johnson grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
K Johnson batting
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Play Result 6-4
K Johnson hit for R Roberts.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
D Jennings struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
D Jennings batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Y Escobar flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Y Escobar batting
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Play Result 6-4
E Bonifacio at second base.
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Play Result 6-4
A Lind at first base.
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Play Result 6-4
C Janssen relieved S Delabar.
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Start Inning 6-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
E Encarnacion struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
E Encarnacion batting
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Play Result 6-4
B Gomes relieved J Peralta.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
J Bautista walked.
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Head to Head
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 JenningsCF8
Ryan Roberts2B12
Ben ZobristRF18
Evan Longoria3B3
Luke ScottDH30
Sean RodriguezLF13
James Loney1B28
José MolinaC
Yunel EscobarSS0
Substitutes
Kelly JohnsonPH55
Matt JoyceLF7
TOR
Brett Lawrie3B15
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Adam A Lind1B
Colby RasmusCF28
Maicer IzturisSS13
Munenori KawasakiSS66
Substitutes
Casey JanssenP44
Mark DeRosa2B16
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
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