Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Thursday, September 20th, 2018 6:07PM CST

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Rays

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Tampa Bay Rays

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Time: 6:07PM CST

Stadium: Rogers Centre

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 19,478

Line Score

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Toronto Blue JaysTOR 020000007
Tampa Bay RaysTB 000201500

Game Stats


Toronto Blue Jays Batting

Blue Jays Batting

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


Toronto Blue Jays Pitching

Blue Jays Pitching

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



Tampa Bay Rays Batting

Rays Batting

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


Tampa Bay Rays Pitching

Rays Pitching

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


Tampa Bay Rays Fielding

Rays Fielding

Errors: Smith (6, bobble)


Tampa Bay Rays Baserunning

Rays Baserunning

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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