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

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Lind down swinging.
Encarnacion grounds out to short.
Johnson grounds out to second.

On to the 7th Rays lead 3-2.

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Now pitching Jesse Litsch.

Jennings grounds out to first.
Fuld walks.
Longo walks.
Zobrist Ks.
BJ hit’s a bomb to the second deck in left center.

Rays up 6-2.

Call to the pen.

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Now pitching Casey Janssen.

Srod singles to left.
Shop batting pick off attempt skips away from Lind, Srod goes to second……heading for third…throw by Bautista throws to Lawrie...........got heeeeeeeeem.

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Defensive changes Srod moves to second, Kotchman takes over at first,. Johnson goes to SS, Brignac removed.

Lawrie triples with a long fly to right center.
Arencibia grounds out to short. Lawrie scores.

6-3

Now pitching JP Howell.

Wise Ks
Escobar grounds to third, diving stop by Longo, from his knees gets him at first.

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Shop flies out to center.
EJ sends a grounder up the middle past the diving Escobar for a hit.
Kotch batting Johnson tries to steal but they gun him down.
Kotch lines up the middle for a single.
Jennings flies out to right.

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Now pitching Jake McGee
Thames lifts a high ball to right………gone!

6-4

Bautista pops to first.
Lind Ks.

Call to the pen.

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Now pitching Juan Cruz.

Encarnacion sends a bomb into left center………and just like that the Jays close the gap to one.

6-5 Rays.

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Johnson walks.
Lawrie pops out to third in foul territory.

On to the 9th.

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Now pitching Frank Francisco.

Fuld flies out to left.
Longo Pops out to first in foul territory.
Zobrist hit’s a line drive to right.
Upton batting Zobrist steals second.
BJ down swinging.

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Now pitching Joel Peralta.

Arencibia pops up to catcher, Shop is under it and he drops the BALL!!
Arencibia flies out to right.
Wise flies out to left.

Down to their last out.
Escobar flies out to left.


Rays hold on for the win.

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Unless the Rays have a major meltdown in the bottom of the ninth, they have this game well in hand, putting up 6 runs in their ninth to put the lead at 12-0.

David Price had a franchise leading 14 SO game.

Desmond Jennings with a 4 hit game including 2 homers.

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Tonight’s Match ups

Wade Davis is 8-7 with a 4.28 ERA, allowed just 2 runs in 9 innings against the Tigers on Wed. He didn’t get a CG or the win as the Rays got the win in extra innings.

Ricky Romero is 12-9 with a 2.78 ERA, allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in his last start against the Royals.


Tid bits

The Jays hope to have Manager John Farrell back for tonight’s contest.

The Rays lead the season series, 10-4.


BJ Upton needs two more homers for him and brother Justin to become the 7th pair of brothers to have 20 homers in a season. If BJ gets the two home runs and Justin steals one more base they will be the first set of brothers with 20 homers and 20 SB in one season.

Edwin Encarnacion is hitting .327 with 13 doubles, eight homers and 23 RBIs since July 7.

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Line Ups


Rays

Jennings LF
Damon DH
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Kotchman 1B
Upton CF
Joyce RF
Jaso C
Rodriguez SS


Jays

Escobar SS
Thames LF
Bautista RF
Lind 1B
Encarnacion DH
Johnson 2B
Lawrie 3B
Arencibia C
Wise CF

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Jennings walks.
Damon hit’s a homer to right.

Rays lead 2-0.

Longoria flies out to center.
Zobrist Ks swinging.
Kotchman grounds a single out to left.
Upton flies out to right.

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Escobar walks.
Thames grounds to second, Zobrist to SRod for the force on Escobar.
Bautista batting WP sends Thames to second. Another WP sends him on to third. Walk to Bautista.
Lind grounds into a 4-6-3 DP!!!