Relief holds Jays scoreless
Devil Rays 6, Blue Jays 2
Jason Hammel allowed two runs in three-plus innings on Wednesday. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Dawn Klemish / MLB.com
It looked bleak after Jason Hammel left with a shoulder injury with his club down a run in the fourth inning, but a two-run blast by Carl Crawford turned the tide in a three-run sixth. The Rays tacked on two more runs en route to a victory. Jonny Gomes had a homer of his own in the third.
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Toronto
(53-54)
Lost 1
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2
Today's Boxes 8/1/07
OAK 3, DET 2
BOS 5, BAL 4
NYY 8, CWS 1
WSH 7, CIN 2
FLA 4, COL 3
PIT 15, STL 1
TEX 9, CLE 6
ATL 12, HOU 3
NYM 8, MIL 5
CHC 5, PHI 4
KC 5, MIN 3
SEA 8, LAA 7
ARI 9, SD 5
LAD 6, SF 4
Tampa Bay
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Won 1
August 1, 2007
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Standings thru 8/1/07  | Gameday  | Blue Jays Stats  | Devil Rays Stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
Overbay , 1B3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .255
Rios , RF3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .302
Glaus , 3B3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .264
Wells , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254
Stairs , DH4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277
Hill , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
Thigpen , C2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271
a-Zaun , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
McDonald , SS1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
b-Thomas , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
Clayton , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 29 2 5 2 3 4 10
a-Popped out for Thigpen in the 7th. b-Flied out for McDonald in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Stairs (12, Hammel).TB : Rios; Wells; Stairs 2; Hill; Thigpen.RBI : Rios (63), Stairs (40).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : McDonald; Overbay.S : Hill; McDonald.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Wells (6, 2nd base off Hammel/Navarro), Overbay (1, 2nd base off Hammel/Navarro).CS : Rios (3, 3rd base by Hammel/Navarro). FIELDING E : Wells (2, fielding).Outfield assists : Johnson (Young at home).DP : (Glaus-Overbay-Towers).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .297
Crawford , LF4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .294
Upton , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .330
Pena , 1B3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .273
Young , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .293
Harris , 2B4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .304
Gomes , DH3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .262
Navarro , C3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .192
Wilson , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Totals 31 6 12 6 2 6 11
BATTING 2B : Young (26, Towers), Navarro (11, League), Harris (24, Frasor).3B : Iwamura (5, Towers).HR : Gomes (12, 3rd inning off Towers, 0 on, 0 out), Crawford (8, 6th inning off Towers, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 4; Crawford 6; Upton; Young 3; Harris 3; Gomes 4; Navarro 2.RBI : Gomes (29), Crawford 2 (57), Harris 2 (43), Iwamura (15).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris; Navarro.S : Navarro.SF : Iwamura.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (34, 2nd base off Towers/Thigpen).CS : Iwamura (5, 2nd base by Towers/Thigpen).
Pitches-strikes : Towers 92-59, League 13-9, Tallet 2-2, Frasor 20-13, Hammel 54-31, Salas 26-16, Glover 27-16, Wheeler 14-7, Reyes 7-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Towers 6-5, League 1-1, Tallet 0-1, Frasor 2-0, Hammel 2-5, Salas 1-5, Glover 0-5, Wheeler 1-1, Reyes 1-1.Batters faced : Towers 23, League 4, Tallet 2, Frasor 6, Hammel 13, Salas 7, Glover 7, Wheeler 4, Reyes 3.Inherited runners-scored : League 2-1, Tallet 1-1, Frasor 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:49.Att : 10,109.
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