Rays' comeback falls short
Blue Jays 8, Devil Rays 5
Carl Crawford rounds the bases after homering in the first inning. (Steve Nesius/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
After falling into a six-run deficit against the Blue Jays, Brendan Harris' three-run shot in a four-run fourth inning got the Devil Rays back in the game, but it wasn't enough. Starter Casey Fossum gave up seven earned runs on eight hits in just 3 2/3 innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 07, 2007
Toronto
(2-2)
Won 1
Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 5
Today's Boxes 4/7/07
NYY 10, BAL 7
CHC 6, MIL 3
CIN 7, PIT 5
DET 6, KC 5
LAD 4, SF 1
CWS 3, MIN 0
ATL 5, NYM 3
ARI 7, WSH 1
FLA 8, PHI 5
HOU 5, STL 1
TEX 8, BOS 4
LAA 2, OAK 1
SD 3, COL 2
Tampa Bay
(2-2)
Lost 1
April 7, 2007
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Standings thru 4/7/07  | Gameday  | Blue Jays Stats  | Devil Rays Stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , LF5 1 3 1 0 0 4 .316
Overbay , 1B5 2 1 0 1 0 6 .294
Wells , CF3 1 0 1 0 0 3 .250
Thomas , DH3 1 2 4 2 0 1 .375
Glaus , 3B3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .286
Smith , 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500
Rios , RF5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .263
Hill , 2B4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250
Phillips , C3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .667
a-Zaun , PH-C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Clayton , SS4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .364
Totals 37 8 12 8 7 6 29
a-Intentionally walked for Phillips in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Clayton (1, Fossum), Johnson (1, Fossum).3B : Rios (1, Lugo).HR : Thomas (1, 2nd inning off Fossum, 3 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson 4; Overbay; Thomas 5; Smith; Rios 3; Phillips 2; Clayton 3.RBI : Wells (4), Glaus (4), Thomas 4 (4), Johnson (3), Clayton (1).2-out RBI : Thomas 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hill; Glaus; Johnson; Clayton; Smith; Overbay.SF : Wells.GIDP : Thomas.Team LOB : 12. BASERUNNING SB : Johnson (2, 3rd base off Fossum/Navarro). FIELDING E : Hill (2, fielding).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crawford , LF5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .353
Pena , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
a-Dukes , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Baldelli , CF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Wigginton , DH5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Young , RF4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .294
Iwamura , 3B2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .615
Navarro , C3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .100
1-Paul , PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Harris , SS3 1 1 3 1 1 5 .333
Upton , 2B3 1 0 0 1 3 3 .400
Totals 35 5 7 4 5 9 18
a-Popped out for Pena in the 9th. 1-Ran for Navarro in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Crawford (1, Ohka).HR : Crawford (1, 1st inning off Ohka, 0 on, 0 out), Harris (1, 4th inning off Ohka, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Crawford 6; Wigginton; Young 2; Iwamura; Harris 4.RBI : Crawford (3), Harris 3 (3).2-out RBI : Harris 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Harris 2; Crawford.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Iwamura (1, 2nd base off Frasor/Phillips). FIELDING E : Upton (1, missed catch).Outfield assists : Crawford (Phillips at 2nd base).DP : (Harris-Upton-Pena).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ohka 4.1 6 5 5 3 1 2 10.38
Downs 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Marcum (W, 1-0)2.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.23
Frasor (H, 2)1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Ryan (S, 2)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.12
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Fossum (L, 0-1)3.2 8 7 7 1 3 1 17.18
Glover 2.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
Salas 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.50
Camp 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 7.71
Lugo 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.50
WP : Ohka, Salas.IBB : Thomas (by Camp), Zaun (by Lugo).HBP : Johnson (by Fossum), Wells (by Fossum).Pitches-strikes : Ohka 83-49, Downs 10-4, Marcum 29-20, Frasor 23-11, Ryan 7-5, Fossum 76-46, Glover 46-24, Salas 16-7, Camp 18-10, Lugo 24-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Ohka 8-4, Downs 0-0, Marcum 1-1, Frasor 1-0, Ryan 0-3, Fossum 3-4, Glover 4-2, Salas 0-2, Camp 1-1, Lugo 1-2.Batters faced : Ohka 23, Downs 2, Marcum 7, Frasor 5, Ryan 3, Fossum 22, Glover 9, Salas 4, Camp 6, Lugo 6.Inherited runners-scored : Downs 2-0, Marcum 3-0, Glover 2-0, Camp 2-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Kerwin Danley. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:11.Att : 18,495.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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