Austin Meadows was 3 for 3 with 3 RBI and a pair of runs scored as the Rays routed the Blue Jays 11-3
Game Highlights
- The Rays opened the scoring in the top of the 1st on a fielding error by Rowdy Tellez that allowed Tommy Pham and Ji-Man Choi to score
- The Blue Jays tied the game in the bottom of the 1st as Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered to straightaway center.
- Diego Castillo pitching line: 1IP 1H 1R (earned) 0BB 1K 15 pitches (9 for strikes)
- The Rays retook the lead in the top of the 4th as Mallex Smith doubled, scoring Jake Bauers
- The Blue Jays tied the game in the bottom of the inning as Gurriel Jr. homered to straightaway center. It was the third straight at-bat he homered
- Two batters later, Randal Grichuk homered to straightaway center to give the Blue Jays the lead
- The Rays tied the game in the top of the 5th as Pham tripled home Choi
- Sean Reid Foley pitching line: 4IP 6H 4R (2 earned) 4BB 5K 95 pitches (56 for strikes)
- The Rays took the lead in the top of the 6th as Austin Meadows singled, scoring CJ Cron and Smith
- A batter latter, Matt Duffy scored on a sac fly by Pham
- Two batters later, Willy Adames singled home Meadows
- The Rays added a run in the top of the 7th as Meadows singled home Smith
- A batter later, Duffy scored when Danny Barnes threw the ball away trying to pick off Meadows
- Two batters later, Joey Wendle doubled home Meadows
- Final score: Rays 11 Blue Jays 3
- It was not SRF's best night to be sure. He gave up 4 runs (only half of them were earned due to a fielding error by Rowdy Tellez) on 6 hits while walking 4. His command was definitely off today. It was the second game in a row where he threw over 90 pitches in 5 or less innings. Perhaps it is a sign he is running out of gas after playing an extra month for the first time in his career. He should get one final start next week
- It was also a rough night for Rowdy Tellez who committed 2 errors that directly led to 2 runs. In the 1st inning, he flubbed a ground ball hit to him and in the 7th, he was unable to corral a bad throw by Danny Barnes. Tellez was 1-4 at the plate with a single in the 9th. Including the 2 errors, he was involved in 9 plays defensively tonight
- Anthony Alford came in as a defensive replacement in the top of the 8th in RF. He was involved in one play defensively and grounded into a fielder's choice in his only AB and advanced to second base on a passed ball
- Jonathan Davis came in as a defensive replacement in the of the 8th in CF. He was involved in 1 play defensively and lined out to left in his only AB
- Danny Jansen pinch hit for Kendrys Morales in the 9th and grounded out to SS
- Richard Urena came in as a defensive replacement in the top of the 8th at 3B. He was not involved in any plays defensively and he flew out to CF to end the game
- Reese McGuire got the start at catcher tonight. He did fine defensively, except Austin Meadows stole a base off him in the 6th. McGuire was 1-4 with a single in the 8th
- Jose Fernandez pitched 1.1 innings and gave up a pair of runs on a hit and a walk, while striking out 2
- Taylor Guerreri pitched 0.2 of an inning and was lit up for 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 2
- Mark Leiter Jr. was lit up for 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk in 0.1 innings
- No epic comeback tonight.
- Up next, the Blue Jays go for a guaranteed split with a win tomorrow as Jays lefty Thomas Pannone takes on Rays righty Tyler Glasnow
