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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Toronto
Wil Myers Player Ryan Langerhans
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.500 Avg .667
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