Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
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Yesavage strikes out 9 in impressive debut, Blue Jays beat Rays 2-1 in 11 innings, open 5-game lead
Yesavage, a 22-year-old right-hander taken 20th overall in last year's amateur draft, allowed one run, three hits and two walks in five innings, throwing 49 of 69 pitches for strikes. He averaged 94.6 mph with 32 fastballs and also threw 19 splitters and 18 sliders. Six of his strikeouts were on splitters, and he induced 19 swings and misses.
Springer hit a two-out, two-strike single in the 11th off Kevin Kelly (2-4), helping Toronto improve to 10-4 in extra-inning games.
Rookie Braydon Fisher (7-0) got six outs. He allowed Yandy Díaz's leadoff single in the 11th, which put runners at the corners, then struck out Brandon Lowe, Junior Caminero and Josh Lowe. The Rays struck out 18 times, their most since 23 against Arizona on Aug. 28, 2019.
Tampa Bay drew 8,972 to 10,046-capacity Steinbrenner Field, their 17th non-sellout in 75 games at their temporary ballpark. The Rays lost for the eighth time in 10 games, dropping to 73-77 and falling 8 1/2 games back of Houston for the last AL wild card.
With family from Boyertown, Pennsylvania, and former Dunedin teammates in the stands, Yesavage gave up a leadoff single to Chandler Simpson and an RBI double to Díaz in the first, then retired 15 of his next 18 batters. He struck out the side in the fourth.
His father, Dave, fought off tears as he watched from the stands.
Ernie Clement doubled in the seventh, advanced on a sacrifice and scored on Andrés Giménez’s sacrifice fly.
Tampa Bay's Joe Boyle allowed three hits in six innings.
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Scoring Summary
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11th Inning | J. Lowe struck out swinging. |
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11th Inning | Caminero struck out swinging. |
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11th Inning | B. Lowe struck out swinging. |
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11th Inning | Díaz reached on infield single to third, Simpson to third. |
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11th Inning | Lukes grounded out to second. |
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11th Inning | Springer singled to left, Clement scored. |
Statistics
 TOR |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 18 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 6 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 0 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 36 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 20 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 4 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 140 | Pitches | 156 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 5 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 0.3 | Runs Created | 0.5 |
| .167 | Batting Average | .111 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .222 | Slugging Percentage | .139 |
| .056 | Secondary Average | .167 |
| .162 | On Base Percentage | .200 |
| .384 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .339 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 3.8 |
| 0.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.4 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 11.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.68 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.80 |
| .056 | Isolated Power | .028 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .098 |
| -.111 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .056 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 67.5 | MLB Rating | 59.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 8,972 | Capacity: