Thursday, September 20th, 2018 6:07PM CST
On Thursday night, Justin Smoak launched a two-out home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to secure a dramatic 9-8 victory for the Toronto Blue Jays over Tampa Bay, a defeat that significantly impacted the Rays' pursuit of a wild-card playoff spot.
Date: Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Time: 6:07PM CST
Stadium: Rogers Centre
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 19,478
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Grichuk (29, Stanek); Smith Jr. (7, Schultz); Tellez (8, Schultz)
Home Runs: Tellez (2, 2nd inning off Stanek 1 on, 0 Out); Jansen (3, 9th inning off Schultz 2 on, 1 Out); Gurriel Jr. (9, 9th inning off Romo 1 on, 2 Out); Smoak (25, 9th inning off Romo 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Tellez 3 (9), Jansen 3 (8), Gurriel Jr. 2 (32), Smoak (77)
2-out Runs Batted In: Gurriel Jr. 2, Smoak
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Ureña 0-1, Jansen 1-2, McGuire 0-1, Tellez 2-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ureña 1

Pitcher Notes: Petricka pitched to 2 batters in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Leiter Jr.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gaviglio 13/20; Fernandez 0/3; Petricka 0/2; Mayza 2/2; Leiter Jr. 2/5; Biagini 6/8; Paulino 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gaviglio 11-4-10-17; Fernandez 3-0-0-2; Petricka 1-1-1-1; Mayza 1-3-3-0; Leiter Jr. 4-1-0-3; Biagini 4-2-5-6; Paulino 5-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gaviglio 7-6; Fernandez 0-1; Petricka 0-0; Mayza 0-0; Leiter Jr. 0-0; Biagini 1-3; Paulino 1-1
Game Scores: S Gaviglio 52

Doubles: Wendle (29, Gaviglio)
Triples: Pham (4, Gaviglio)
Runs Batted In: Pham 2 (16), Wendle 2 (55), Adames (30), Cron 3 (68)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cron 3
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-17 (Adames 1-2, Cron 1-2, Kiermaier 0-1, Lowe 0-1, Choi 0-1, Gómez 0-1, Duffy 1-2, Pham 2-2, Smith 0-2, Wendle 2-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kiermaier 1; Gómez 2; Duffy 1; Smith 2

Pitcher Notes: Stanek pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd
Hit By Pitch: Davis (By Schultz)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stanek 4/6; Chirinos 13/16; Kolarek 1/1; Wood 4/7; Schultz 2/5; Romo 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stanek 2-4-2-5; Chirinos 10-10-12-10; Kolarek 0-1-0-1; Wood 2-2-2-6; Schultz 1-4-12-3; Romo 1-2-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stanek 2-0; Chirinos 7-2; Kolarek 1-0; Wood 2-3; Schultz 0-0; Romo 0-0
Game Scores: R Stanek 40

Errors: Smith (6, bobble)

Stolen Bases: Duffy (12, 2nd base off Gaviglio/Jansen); Smith 2 (35, 2nd base off Gaviglio/Jansen, 2nd base off Leiter Jr./Jansen); Wendle (15, 2nd base off Biagini/Jansen)
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