MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/23/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2885 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (75-80) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Toronto Blue Jays (97-57) 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Rays Tagged with 5-3 Loss
Toronto beat Tampa Bay on the strength of starter Lazaro Leyva's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Leyva went 5.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 6. His record improves to 14-6. Max Pearson got the save, his 5th in 6 chances.

Nick Gordon, who finished 4th in the AL in batting average with .312 in 2021, aided the Toronto cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the shortstop was 2-4 with 2 singles.

"I like seeing our guys get a return on what they've put in," said Toronto manager José Soto.

Tampa Bay has now lost 4 in a row.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rondon SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .237 4 39
B. Davenport RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 0 4
E. Cox CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .201 25 72
J. Williams DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .213 16 46
J. Engram 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .246 7 39
I. Ramírez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 10 44
D. Veeck 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .233 11 57
L. Cardenas LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 10 59
J. Díaz C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .237 2 10
Totals 32 3 6 2 2 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Veeck (24, 2nd Inning off L. Leyva, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rondon (19, 3rd Inning off L. Leyva, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Engram (7, 6th Inning off R. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rondon 2 , J. Williams , J. Engram 4 , D. Veeck 2 , L. Cardenas , J. Díaz
2-out RBI: J. Williams , J. Engram
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rondon , J. Williams , J. Engram , J. Díaz
GIDP: B. Davenport , L. Cardenas
Hit by Pitch: J. Engram
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cox (18) , L. Cardenas (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .264 3 23
M. Choice LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278 33 77
   a-M. Arnold CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 30 75
A. Chávez 2B 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 .252 15 69
R. Holt RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279 13 59
B. Belt 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .241 11 55
D. Peterson DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 27 94
J. Morgan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 7 52
D. Pompey CF, LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .276 8 44
Y. Pozo C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 12 40
Totals 28 5 7 5 3 7 9      
a - M. Arnold substituted for M. Choice in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pompey (24, 4th Inning off S. Anthony, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Chávez (15, 1st Inning off S. Anthony, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon 2 , M. Choice , A. Chávez 4 , B. Belt 2 , D. Pompey 2
2-out RBI: A. Chávez , B. Belt , D. Pompey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Peterson , Y. Pozo
Sac Bunt: D. Peterson , Y. Pozo
Sac Fly: A. Chávez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pompey (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Chávez-Gordon-Belt, Morgan-Chávez-Belt)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Anthony L (1-2) 4.2 6 5 5 3 4 1 83 4.22   
R. Morla 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 1.69   
J. Baker 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.45   
J. Carver 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Anthony 33
Batters Faced: S. Anthony 23, R. Morla 4, J. Baker 4, J. Carver 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Anthony 5-5, R. Morla 2-1, J. Baker 2-0, J. Carver 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Anthony 83-47, R. Morla 19-13, J. Baker 13-9, J. Carver 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morla 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Leyva W (14-6) 5.1 4 2 1 2 6 0 75 2.98   
R. Alvarez H (10) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 3.97   
T. Kolek H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.96   
J. Amaya H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.59   
M. Pearson SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Leyva 58
Batters Faced: L. Leyva 21, R. Alvarez 3, T. Kolek 4, J. Amaya 3, M. Pearson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Leyva 4-4, R. Alvarez 0-1, T. Kolek 2-0, J. Amaya 1-0, M. Pearson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Leyva 75-51, R. Alvarez 11-7, T. Kolek 16-9, J. Amaya 14-9, M. Pearson 12-9
Hit Batsmen: M. Pearson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lazaro Leyva
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 42344
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