Blue Jays 5, Rays 0
Alex Rios, Jose Bautista, Vernon Wells, Marco Scutaro and Aaron Hill celebrate the win. (AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Ricky Romero celebrated Canada Day by tossing eight innings of shutout baseball and fanning seven. Scott Rolen singled in the sixth inning, extending his hitting streak to 19 games, and he added a solo home run in the eighth inning.
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Tampa Bay
(44-36)
Lost 1
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 7/1/09
FLA 5, WSH 3
BOS 6, BAL 5
NYM 1, MIL 0
MIN 5, KC 1
LAD 1, COL 0
OAK 5, DET 1
ATL 11, PHI 1
CWS 6, CLE 2
CHC 4, PIT 1
NYY 4, SEA 2
CIN 1, ARI 0
TEX 9, LAA 7
STL 2, SF 1
HOU 7, SD 1
Toronto
(42-38)
Won 1
July 1, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
Toronto
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
X
5
8
1
Standings thru 7/1/09  | Recap: TB | TOR  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Blue Jays stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Upton, B , CF
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
.246
Crawford , LF
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.320
Longoria , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
3
1
.297
Pena, C , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.238
Zobrist , 2B
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
.297
Burrell , DH
4
0
0
0
0
2
6
.224
Bartlett , SS
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
.362
Kapler , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.243
Hernandez, M , C
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.265
a-Aybar, W , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.285
Navarro , C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.212
Totals
28
0
4
0
5
10
14
a-Hit into a double play for Hernandez, M in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Zobrist (15, Romero, R).TB : Crawford; Pena, C; Zobrist 3.Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett; Crawford; Burrell.GIDP : Burrell.Team RISP : 0-for-6.Team
LOB : 6. BASERUNNING CS : Zobrist (3, 2nd base by Romero, R/Barajas).PO : Upton,
B (1st base by Romero, R), Zobrist (1st base by Romero, R). FIELDING E : Pena, C (8, fielding).
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Scutaro , SS
4
0
1
1
0
1
0
.279
Hill, A , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.301
Lind , LF
4
2
2
1
0
1
0
.315
Wells, V , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.248
Rolen , 3B
4
1
2
1
0
1
1
.333
Overbay , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.264
Millar , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.236
Rios , CF-RF
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.260
Barajas , C
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
.267
Bautista , RF-LF
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
.254
Totals
33
5
8
4
1
9
9
BATTING 2B : Scutaro (23, Shields), Lind (25, Shields).HR : Barajas (8, 7th inning off Shields,
0 on, 1 out), Lind (16, 8th inning off Shields, 0 on, 1 out), Rolen (6, 8th inning off Shields, 0 on, 1 out).TB :
Scutaro 2; Lind 6; Rolen 5; Overbay; Barajas 4; Bautista.RBI : Scutaro (33), Barajas (39), Lind (53), Rolen (30).2-out
RBI : Scutaro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hill, A; Barajas.Team RISP : 0-for-5.Team
LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Scutaro (2, missed catch).DP : 2 (Scutaro-Hill, A-Overbay,
Scutaro-Hill, A).Pickoffs : Romero, R 2 (Upton, B at 1st base, Zobrist at 1st base).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Shields (L, 6-6)
7.1
7
5
4
1
8
3
3.50
Choate
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.46
Balfour
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.50
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Romero, R (W, 6-3)
8.0
4
0
0
4
7
0
2.85
Frasor
1.0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1.95
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Pitches-strikes : Shields 108-66, Choate 2-2, Balfour 5-5, Romero,
R 113-65, Frasor 16-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Shields 6-7, Choate 0-0, Balfour 0-1, Romero, R 5-6, Frasor 0-0.Batters
faced : Shields 31, Choate 1, Balfour 2, Romero, R 29, Frasor 4.Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Mike Estabrook.Weather : 68 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
11 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:24.Att : 30,533.July 1, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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