Donaldson homers as Blue Jays beat Rays 5-3 on Opening Day
Josh Donaldson, Michael Saunders and Josh Thole homered to help R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
5
Tampa Bay Rays
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 10/27/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 10/26/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | L 1-10 | MLB |
| 10/24/26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L 4-5 | MLB |
| 10/23/26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L 2-3 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Kiermaier singled to right, Jennings scored, Souza Jr. to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-2
Kiermaier scored, Casali to second on wild pitch by Dickey.
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Wild Pitch 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-1
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Donaldson homered to left (395 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Saunders homered to center (419 feet), Encarnación scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-1
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Tulowitzki hit sacrifice fly to center, Bautista scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Thole homered to right center (399 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Souza Jr. homered to right (379 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Longoria grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Longoria batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Pearce popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Pearce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Forsythe flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Forsythe batting
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Play Result 5-3
Osuna relieved Storen.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Thole flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Thole batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Goins grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Goins batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Saunders struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Saunders batting
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Play Result 5-3
Geltz relieved Romero.
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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
Logan Forsythe2B11
Logan Morrison1B21
Evan Longoria3B3
Corey DickersonDH10
Desmond JenningsLF8
Brad MillerSS15
Steven Souza Jr.RF21
Kevin KiermaierCF93
Curt CasaliC12
Substitutes
Steve Pearce1B25
Hank CongerC24
TOR
Kevin PillarCF1
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Troy TulowitzkiSS12
Chris Colabello1B15
Michael SaundersLF25
Ryan Goins2B25
Josh TholeC30
Substitutes
Justin Smoak1B46
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