Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 1
When: 7:07 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Chris Guccione, 1B -
Cory Blaser, 2B -
Jeff Nelson, 3B -
Lazaro Diaz
Attendance:
48414
By The Sports Xchange
TORONTO -- Right-hander Jake Odorizzi allowed two hits over eight innings and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Monday.
The result spoiled the Blue Jays' home opener, which attracted a sellout crowd of 48,414.
The Rays (4-3) have won three in a row while the Blue Jays (4-3) had won the opening game in each of their first two series this season.
Odorizzi (2-0) allowed his only run in two starts this season when the Blue Jays put together a pair of two-out hits in the fifth inning. He allowed three walks while striking out three.
He is 2-0 in four career starts against the Blue Jays.
Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (0-1), the Blue Jays starter, allowed three hits, five walks and two runs. The right-hander also hit a batter and was charged with a balk.
Dickey had three of his walks in the fourth inning, two of them with the bases loaded, as the Rays took a 2-0 lead.
Rookie right-hander Roberto Osuna took over for the Blue Jays in the seventh. The 20-year-old allowed only a walk over his two innings of work before left-hander Aaron Loup took over in the ninth.
Right-hander Brad Boxberger, who got his third save of the season, walked Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista to open the ninth. But designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion struck out and Bautista was caught stealing to complete a double play.
Third baseman Josh Donaldson hit a fly out to the wall in right field to end the game.
Dickey allowed two runners in the second and the third but escaped each time. The top of the third ended on a fly out to the warning track by center fielder Kevin Kiermaier.
Dickey was not so fortunate in the fourth when he walked in two runs. Left fielder Desmond Jennings led off with a single and first baseman Allan Dykstra followed with a single, his first major-league hit. Jennings stole third for the second time in the game before second baseman Tim Beckham walked to load the bases with two out.
Walks to designated hitter David DeJesus and right fielder Steven Souza Jr. forced in runs to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.
The Blue Jays countered with a run in the fifth on their first two hits of the game, a double by left fielder Kevin Pillar and a single by second baseman Devon Travis. Odorizzi had retired 12 batters in a row after allowing a pair of two-out walks in the first.
NOTES: Blue Jays LF Michael Saunders (left knee surgery) took Monday off from his rehabilitation assignment at Class A Dunedin and could also take Tuesday off. He left Dunedin's game Sunday in the first inning, after hitting a single and scoring three batters later, with tightness in his right hamstring. It is not considered serious. ... Tampa Bay RHP Matt Andriese (0-0, 0.00) will make his first career major-league start Tuesday after pitching the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins on Friday in his major-league debut. He did not give up a run. He will be the 25th starter used by the Rays since 2008, the fewest in the major leagues. ... The Blue Jays will start LHP Daniel Norris (1-0, 4.76 ERA) on Tuesday. It will be his second start of the season and the third of his major-league career. ... The Rays had yet to name a starter for Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Tampa Bay |
|
Toronto |
|
Allan Dykstra | Player |
Kevin Pillar
|
|
1 |
Hits |
1 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
1 |
TB |
2 |
|
.333 |
Avg |
.333 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
.100 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| Toronto
|
2 |
0 |
3 |
.071 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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