MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/15/2050
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1305 - SUNDAY, MAY 15TH , 2050 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (17-25) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Toronto Blue Jays (27-15) 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 X 7 7 0
Blue Jays Knock Off Rays, 7-4
The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-4. The hitting star was catcher Arturo Tapia. Tapia was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Blue Jays. The win was credited to Dave Adams in relief. His record improves to 2-4. Sean Vestal took the loss. Josh Gullette closed it out for Toronto, earning his 2nd save.

Tapia had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a full count sinker from Sean Vestal, he banged a 3-run home run to right-center, giving the Blue Jays a 7-4 lead. It was the 15th home run of the year for Tapia.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Tapia.

Toronto is now 27-15, 2 games up in the American League East Division.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kulafsik LF 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 .279 6 23
J. Koenig 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .364 12 36
B. Anderson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .259 7 14
   a-M. Weir PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .173 0 4
M. Lepe C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .254 1 9
C. Dunleavy SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .304 4 12
S. Smart DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 4 14
M. Bushman 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .240 0 8
J. Jewell CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .212 4 14
C. Sloan RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .194 2 5
Totals 34 4 9 4 5 6 16      
a - M. Weir pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kulafsik (9, 4th Inning off C. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Jewell (4, 2nd Inning off C. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Dunleavy (4, 3rd Inning off C. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Jewell (4, 6th Inning off D. Adams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kulafsik 2 , J. Koenig , B. Anderson , C. Dunleavy 5 , M. Bushman 2 , J. Jewell 7
2-out RBI: J. Kulafsik , C. Dunleavy , J. Jewell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Koenig 2 , M. Weir
GIDP: M. Lepe , S. Smart
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bushman (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Trujillo RF 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 .158 8 17
J. Frederes 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .360 8 22
   c-B. Graham 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 8
A. Tapia C 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 .375 15 42
C. Anderson DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .248 5 24
E. Minich CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 5 16
L. Verdin LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 14 35
J. Bartell 2B, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 2 3
J. Aguilera 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211 4 11
T. Burke SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 8 21
   a-J. Vela PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 6 11
   b-M. Phillips SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1 7
Totals 30 7 7 7 4 3 4      
a - J. Vela pinch hit for T. Burke in the 7th
b - M. Phillips substituted for J. Vela in the 8th
c - B. Graham substituted for J. Frederes in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Anderson (5, 4th Inning off S. Vestal, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bartell (2, 4th Inning off S. Vestal, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Tapia (15, 7th Inning off S. Vestal, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frederes 2 , A. Tapia 4 , C. Anderson 5 , J. Bartell 4 , J. Vela
2-out RBI: A. Tapia , J. Bartell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Minich
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Verdin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bartell-Burke-Frederes, Burke-Bartell-Frederes)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Vestal L (2-5) 6.2 7 7 7 4 2 3 97 6.10   
J. Mendoza 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Vestal 30
Batters Faced: S. Vestal 30, J. Mendoza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Vestal 8-9, J. Mendoza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Vestal 97-57, J. Mendoza 14-10
WP: S. Vestal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Reynolds 5.0 8 3 3 2 4 1 98 4.44   
D. Adams W (2-4) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 4.30   
P. Harman H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.00   
J. Gullette SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Reynolds 41
Batters Faced: C. Reynolds 24, D. Adams 7, P. Harman 3, J. Gullette 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Reynolds 6-4, D. Adams 1-3, P. Harman 0-2, J. Gullette 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Reynolds 98-58, D. Adams 23-14, P. Harman 10-7, J. Gullette 18-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Tapia
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 34983
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