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TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
03/28/2024
 
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 585 - THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
Tampa Bay Rays (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Blue Jays Drop Rays, 2-0
Tropicana Field was the site of the home opener for the Tampa Bay Rays. The contest featured a prime matchup between Clayton Kershaw of the visiting Toronto Blue Jays and Dane Grier of the Rays. The final score was 2-0, the Blue Jays getting the win. Clayton Kershaw turned in the best performance. Kershaw, the winner, moves to 1-0. He threw 6 innings of 1-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 4 walks.

Toronto took a 2-0 lead on Michael Massey's 1st home run of the season. The solo home run came off Tampa Bay pitcher Krishawn Holley in the top of the eighth.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Kershaw told the Toronto Daily.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cahill CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
B. Brownell SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Pardo DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
D. Winston 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Wilcox LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Hendrick RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Nash RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Hanson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
M. Massey 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Totals 28 2 4 2 3 8 7      
a - R. Nash substituted for A. Hendrick in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Cahill (1, 1st Inning off D. Grier, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Massey (1, 8th Inning off K. Holley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cahill 5 , J. Wilcox , M. Massey 4
2-out RBI: M. Massey
GIDP: J. Wilcox , A. Rendon
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Brownell (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hendrick(Witt Jr. at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Jenkins RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
C. Carroll DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
A. Martínez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
N. Plummer LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
W. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
T. Davis 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
D. McCormick 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Romo C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 4 9 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. , T. Davis , D. Romo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , T. Davis
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Jenkins (1) , W. Anderson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Davis-Witt Jr.-McCormick, Martínez-Davis-McCormick)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Kershaw W (1-0) 6.0 1 0 0 4 5 0 82 45 0.00
A. Chapman H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 15 0.00
K. Bongers H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0.00
P. Carosi SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 12 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 71
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 22, A. Chapman 6, K. Bongers 1, P. Carosi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 6-6, A. Chapman 1-3, K. Bongers 0-0, P. Carosi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 82-45, A. Chapman 25-15, K. Bongers 4-4, P. Carosi 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Bongers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Grier L (0-1) 6.0 3 1 1 2 6 1 91 57 1.50
K. Holley 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 25 12 4.50
J. Gray 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Grier 66
Batters Faced: D. Grier 21, K. Holley 7, J. Gray 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Grier 6-4, K. Holley 4-1, J. Gray 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Grier 91-57, K. Holley 25-12, J. Gray 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 30746
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