Weird Playing Rays @ Bad News Jays 8/26-8/29

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Molina down swinging.
McCoy walks.
Escobar grounds to short, throw to Zobrist to get McCoy, reaches on the FC.
Thames grounds out to first.

On to the 6th, Rays lead 3-1.

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On the second pitch Longo lifts another bomb to center.

Rays lead 4-1.

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Zo flies out to left.

HP ump Bill Welke has the WORST strike zone!!!! Least it’s been bad for both sides. Will be surprised if someone doesn’t get tossed before the night’s over.

Kotch walks.

Small mound huddle.

BJ pops to third in foul territory.
Joyce chops back to the mound.

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Bautista down swinging. Oh my!!!

Joey is yelling from the dugout…he’s been ejected…….there goes the helmet and gloves onto the field.

Damn there's the toss, I could feel coming.

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Lind flies out to right.
Encarnacion grounds out to short.

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Defensive change Mark Teahen replaces Bautista in right.

Now pitching Joel Carreno.

JJ lifts a high fly to right into the RF bull pen!

Rays lead 5-1.

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Brignac singles to left.
DJ Ks looking.
JD grounds to second, throw to the bag to get Brignac, throw to first not in time!
Longo chops to short toss to second for the force on Damon.

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Lawrie called out on strikes.
Johnson sends a line drive up the middle.
Molina reaches on a FC, throw from third to second gets Johnson.
McCoy batting, Molina aught off first, caught in the run down.

On to the 8th. Rays up 5-1.

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Zo grounds out to the pitcher.
CK grounds out to the pitcher.
BJ called out on strikes, now Upton is chirping.

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McCoy singles on a grounder up the middle.
Escobar Ks swinging.
Thames called out on strikes and he’s cussing his way to the dugout.
Teahen Ks.

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To the 9th, now pitching Wil Ledezma.

Matty J with a broken bat double up the third base line.
JJ flies out to CF.
Brignac batting, Joyce goes to third on a wild pitch.
Brignac pops out to short.
Jennings batting another wild pitch goes to the back stop, Joyce runs, slides and Molina can’t get the tag.

Rays lead 6-1.

Jennings walks.

Mound huddle.

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Damon grounds to first.

Jays last chance. Shields will try to close it out.

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Lind singled sharply to right.
Encarnacion down swinging.
Lawrie grounds into a force to second, throw to the bag to get Lind, but Lawrie beats the throw to first.
Johnson batting , Lawrie goes to second on indifference, Johnson flies out to left.

Rays win 6-1.

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10th complete game for Big James.

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Last night was the 11th in a row which a Rays' starter had pitched at least seven innings, the longest streak by any team since the Mariners in 2003 who also went 11.

Shields reached 201 innings with the complete game, the fifth season in a row in which he has reached that number.