Friday, September 21st, 2012 6:10PM CST
On Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays took a significant step in their challenging bid for playoff entry, securing a 12-1 win against the Toronto Blue Jays behind seven scoreless frames from James Shields and a potent offensive outburst that saw them plate runs in abundance.
Date: Friday, September 21st, 2012
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 14,187
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
TOR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: L Scott 2 (21, C Villanueva, D Carpenter); B Upton (27, C Beck); J Molina (9, C Beck); E Longoria (12, D Carpenter); R Roberts (9, A Loup)
Triples: C Pena (2, C Villanueva)
Home Runs: B Zobrist (18, 1st inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 2 Out); J Molina (7, 2nd inning off C Villanueva 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Zobrist (71), C Pena 2 (57), J Molina 3 (29), L Scott 4 (54), J Keppinger (35), M Joyce (55)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Zobrist, J Keppinger
Ground Into Double Play: E Longoria
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-17 (C Pena 2-3, M Joyce 0-2, E Longoria 0-1, J Keppinger 2-2, D Jennings 0-2, B Upton 0-1, J Molina 1-3, L Scott 2-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Joyce 1; D Jennings 2; B Upton 1; L Scott 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 19-27; B Gomes 5-6; D De La Rosa 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 26-14-15-17; B Gomes 4-6-4-4; D De La Rosa 2-1-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 6-6; B Gomes 0-2; D De La Rosa 1-1
Game Scores: J Shields 73

Double Plays: 1 (B Zobrist-R Roberts-C Pena)

Doubles: Y Gomes (4, B Gomes)
Runs Batted In: Y Gomes (11)
Ground Into Double Play: A Hechavarria
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Y Gomes 1-1, K Johnson 0-1, C Rasmus 0-1, J Arencibia 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: K Johnson 2; C Rasmus 1

Wild Pitches: C Villanueva
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Villanueva 13-17; C Beck 8-12; D Carpenter 6-8; A Loup 1-4; C Janssen 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Villanueva 6-3-10-15; C Beck 8-1-3-9; D Carpenter 9-3-0-6; A Loup 2-1-3-3; C Janssen 2-2-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Villanueva 2-5; C Beck 5-2; D Carpenter 2-0; A Loup 1-1; C Janssen 0-1
Game Scores: C Villanueva 11

Double Plays: 1 (A Hechavarria-K Johnson-A Lind)
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