Rays hold off Blue Jays, end up in AL wild-card tie
Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays assured themselves of at least a tie for an AL wild-card berth, scoring six runs in the first inning and then holding off the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
7
Toronto Blue Jays
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
A Gose singled to right, K Pillar scored, J Reyes to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
J Reyes singled to shallow left, R Langerhans scored, K Pillar to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
B Lawrie doubled to left, J Reyes scored, A Gose to third.
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
J Arencibia hit sacrifice fly to right, M DeRosa scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
M DeRosa doubled to deep center, B Lawrie and M Sierra scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
W Myers doubled to deep left, Y Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-0
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
R Goins lined out to left.
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Line Out 7-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
R Goins batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Thole struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Thole batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
R Langerhans grounded into fielder's choice to first, E Rogers out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 7-6
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 7-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
R Langerhans batting
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Play Result 7-6
E Rogers ran for A Lind.
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Lineup Change 7-6
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Lineup Change 7-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
A Lind singled to center.
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Single 7-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
A Lind batting
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Start Inning 7-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
D DeJesus struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Head to Head
TOR wins series 2-1
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Anthony GoseCF34
Brett Lawrie3B15
Moises SierraRF49
Mark DeRosaDH16
Ryan Langerhans1B18
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Ryan Goins2B25
Kevin PillarLF1
Substitutes
Adam A LindDH
Esmil RogersPR53
Munenori KawasakiPH66
Josh TholeC30
TB
David DeJesusLF3
Wil MyersRF4
James Loney1B28
Evan Longoria3B3
Ben Zobrist2B18
Delmon YoungDH27
Matt JoyceLF7
Jose LobatonC7
Yunel EscobarSS0
Substitutes
Sam FuldCF23
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