Outfielder returns with bang
Devil Rays 5, Blue Jays 4
Jonny Gomes is met by Greg Norton after homering on Monday night. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Carl Crawford, who wasn't in the starting lineup, scored the game-tying run in the ninth and smacked a walk-off home run in the 11th to give the Rays a win in the opening game against Toronto. Josh Wilson tied the game up with a single in the ninth.
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Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 7/30/07
PHI 4, CHC 1
MIN 3, KC 1
SEA 2, LAA 0
DET 5, OAK 2
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Standings thru 7/30/07 | Gameday | Blue Jays Stats | Devil Rays Stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , LF6 0 1 1 0 2 5 .274
Overbay , 1B3 1 1 0 3 0 3 .257
Rios , RF5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .305
Glaus , 3B5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .267
Wells , CF4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .254
Thomas , DH4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
1-Clark , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
Hill , 2B5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .276
Zaun , C2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .236
McDonald , SS3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .275
a-Stairs , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
2-Clayton , PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 37 4 9 4 7 7 21
BATTING 2B : Rios (29, Sonnanstine), Zaun (11, Sonnanstine), Overbay (19, Reyes).3B : Rios (5, Sonnanstine).TB : Johnson; Overbay 2; Rios 5; Glaus; Hill 2; Zaun 2; McDonald.RBI : Rios (62), Glaus (49), Wells (55), Johnson (10).2-out RBI : Johnson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johnson; Wells 2; Rios 2; Overbay 2.S : McDonald; Zaun.SF : Wells.GIDP : Wells; Zaun.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Hill-McDonald-Overbay).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .293
Harris , 2B5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299
Upton , CF5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .335
Pena , 1B3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .279
Young , RF4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .287
Gomes , LF3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .265
1-Crawford , PR-LF 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .289
Norton , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .191
Navarro , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190
a-Wilson , PH-SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256
Zobrist , SS3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
b-Paul , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Totals 37 5 9 4 5 6 11
BATTING 2B : Iwamura (14, McGowan).HR : Gomes (11, 5th inning off McGowan, 0 on, 0 out), Upton (14, 8th inning off Janssen, 0 on, 2 out), Crawford (7, 11th inning off Wolfe, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 3; Upton 4; Young; Gomes 4; Crawford 4; Norton; Wilson; Zobrist.RBI : Gomes (28), Upton (46), Wilson (16), Crawford (55).2-out RBI : Upton; Wilson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris; Gomes 2.GIDP : Navarro.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (33, 2nd base off Accardo/Zaun).FIELDING DP : 2 (Zobrist-Harris-Pena, Pena-Zobrist-Sonnanstine).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McGowan 6.0 4 2 2 3 4 1 4.36
Downs (H, 16)1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.23
Janssen (H, 17)0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.39
Accardo (BS, 4)1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.70
Wolfe (L, 2-1)1.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 2.60
WP : McGowan, Reyes.IBB : Pena (by Wolfe), Stairs (by Dohmann).Pitches-strikes : McGowan 95-53, Downs 20-13, Janssen 14-7, Accardo 18-10, Wolfe 20-9, Sonnanstine 95-62, Wheeler 26-14, Fossum 12-7, Balfour 4-4, Reyes 20-11, Dohmann 22-11.Ground outs-fly outs : McGowan 11-3, Downs 1-2, Janssen 0-2, Accardo 0-2, Wolfe 2-0, Sonnanstine 7-10, Wheeler 1-3, Fossum 0-0, Balfour 1-0, Reyes 0-2, Dohmann 1-1.Batters faced : McGowan 24, Downs 4, Janssen 3, Accardo 5, Wolfe 6, Sonnanstine 27, Wheeler 6, Fossum 2, Balfour 2, Reyes 4, Dohmann 6.Inherited runners-scored : Wheeler 2-1, Balfour 1-0.Ejections Toronto Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons ejected by 3B umpire Tim Welke. (8th).Umpires : HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Welke.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:32.Att : 8,807.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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