MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/08/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2685 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (64-76) 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 11 12 1
Tampa Bay Rays (63-78) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 11 0
Big Day by Mayton Sparks 11-6 Toronto Win
The Toronto Blue Jays powered past the Tampa Bay Rays, 11-6, at Tropicana Field. Joe Mayton went 3-3 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3, to lead the charge. The winning pitcher was Nate Pearson. He's now 10-11. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits for the Blue Jays. Jesus Dagnino was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 25 of 27 save opportunities.

In the first inning, Mayton had a 3-run home run for Toronto. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays on top, 4-0.

In postgame comments to the Toronto Chronicle, Mayton said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

Toronto is now 64-76, Tampa Bay 63-78.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Suzuki RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .274 27 61
C. Pache CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .238 18 48
D. Curley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 22 56
   a-D. Guilarte PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 2 3
M. Xing LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231 34 76
   b-M. Muncy PH, 2B 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .224 1 12
G. Sheets 1B 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 .233 34 81
J. Mayton 2B 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .257 7 30
   c-J. Rodriguez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 9 39
W. Robertson DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 .252 8 23
D. Dingler C 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .188 9 23
C. Mendelson SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .216 13 59
Totals 37 11 12 11 7 11 15      
a - D. Guilarte pinch hit for D. Curley in the 7th
b - M. Muncy pinch hit for M. Xing in the 7th
c - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for J. Mayton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Robertson (8, 1st Inning off L. Severino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mayton (7, 1st Inning off L. Severino, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Sheets (34, 3rd Inning off L. Severino, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Dingler (9, 6th Inning off T. Bradley, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Pache 2 , M. Xing , M. Muncy , G. Sheets 5 , J. Mayton 6 , W. Robertson 2 , D. Dingler 4 , C. Mendelson
2-out RBI: M. Muncy , G. Sheets 2 , J. Mayton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheets , W. Robertson , D. Dingler
Sac Fly: W. Robertson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Mayton (4)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Pearson (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Curley-Mayton-Sheets, Mayton-Mendelson-Sheets, Sheets-Mendelson-Sheets)
PB: D. Dingler 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .231 13 45
D. Castillo 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .238 19 53
W. Franco 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .269 21 64
R. Greene LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .262 15 46
A. Rutschman C 5 1 1 2 0 2 6 .216 19 54
K. Manzardo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 13 42
I. Paredes RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 7 34
   a-P. Forbes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 3 12
   b-N. Senzel RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 4 27
C. Evans 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .118 0 0
M. Margot CF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .183 4 26
Totals 36 6 11 4 5 7 22      
a - P. Forbes pinch hit for I. Paredes in the 7th
b - N. Senzel substituted for P. Forbes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Manzardo (18, 4th Inning off N. Pearson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Castillo (19, 8th Inning off S. Burke, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Rutschman (19, 8th Inning off S. Burke, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez , D. Castillo 6 , W. Franco , R. Greene 2 , A. Rutschman 4 , K. Manzardo 2 , M. Margot 2
2-out RBI: R. Greene
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gimenez , A. Rutschman , K. Manzardo , C. Evans
GIDP: A. Gimenez , K. Manzardo , C. Evans
Team LOB: 8
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Pearson W (10-11) 6.0 6 2 1 2 6 0 94 4.05   
S. Burke 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 2 29 5.14   
E. Luciano 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 27 3.47   
J. Dagnino SV (25) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pearson 58
Batters Faced: N. Pearson 25, S. Burke 7, E. Luciano 8, J. Dagnino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pearson 7-3, S. Burke 3-0, E. Luciano 0-3, J. Dagnino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pearson 94-51, S. Burke 29-17, E. Luciano 27-13, J. Dagnino 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Burke 1-0 , J. Dagnino 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Severino L (3-7) 2.2 5 5 5 1 5 2 59 4.03   
T. Bradley 3.0 4 4 4 2 3 1 54 4.57   
H. Barnhart 2.1 3 2 2 3 3 0 47 7.71   
M. Boyd 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Severino 28
Batters Faced: L. Severino 14, T. Bradley 14, H. Barnhart 13, M. Boyd 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Severino 0-3, T. Bradley 3-2, H. Barnhart 2-2, M. Boyd 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Severino 59-36, T. Bradley 54-28, H. Barnhart 47-24, M. Boyd 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Barnhart 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Mayton
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 30872
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