Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 2
When: 1:07 PM ET, Saturday, September 28, 2013
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
64°
Umpires:
Home -
Chad Fairchild, 1B -
Paul Schrieber, 2B -
Jeff Kellogg, 3B -
Eric Cooper
Attendance:
33232
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Blue Jays 7, Rays 2: Adam Lind had three RBIs and J.A. Happ pitched 7 1/3 solid innings as host Toronto prevented Tampa Bay from clinching an American League wild-card berth.
Ryan Goins and Kevin Pillar each hit two-run homers in the fifth inning as the Blue Jays beat the Rays for the second straight day. Tampa Bay fell a game behind the Cleveland Indians for the first wild card and is tied for the second spot with the Texas Rangers.
Lind stroked a tying single in the third inning and smacked a two-run single in the fourth off Alex Torres (4-2) to give Toronto a 3-1 lead. Goins hit a blast to right off Jamey Wright in the following frame and Pillar took Brandon Gomes deep three batters later to give the Blue Jays a six-run lead.
Happ (5-7) allowed one run and five hits before departing. Two relievers combined to record the final five outs.
Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Ben Zobrist doubled and scored on a single by rookie Wil Myers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rays starter Chris Archer was pulled after 2 1/3 innings and allowed one run and five hits. … Lind was pinch-hit for in the fifth after the back ailment that sidelined him the previous two days flared up. … Zobrist had two hits and is 7-for-12 over the last three games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Toronto |
|
Chris Archer
|
Player |
J.A. Happ
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
Win |
|
2.1 |
IP |
7.1 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
5 |
Hits |
5 |
|
3.86 |
ERA |
1.23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
6 |
0 |
9 |
.188 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Toronto
|
12 |
2 |
18 |
.333 |
18 |
15 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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