Rays 7, Blue Jays 3
James Shields struck out five and walked two in his 6 2/3 innings. (Darren Calabrese/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays gave James Shields the run support he had been missing in previous starts, highlighted by Carlos Pena's two two-run home runs. Shields upheld his end by allowing just three runs in 6 2/3 innings.
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Tampa Bay
(69-56)
Won 2
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3
Today's Boxes 8/25/09
SD 2, ATL 1
PIT 6, PHI 4
TEX 10, NYY 9
BOS 6, CWS 3
FLA 2, NYM 1
CIN 8, MIL 6
WSH 15, CHC 6
MIN 7, BAL 6
KC 6, CLE 2
STL 1, HOU 0
COL 5, LAD 4
DET 5, LAA 3
SEA 4, OAK 2
SF 5, ARI 4
Toronto
(57-67)
Lost 2
August 25, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
11
0
Toronto
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
10
1
Standings thru 8/25/09  | Recap: TB | TOR  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Blue Jays stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Bartlett , SS
5
1
3
0
0
1
2
.346
Zobrist , 2B
2
1
0
0
3
0
1
.291
Longoria , 3B
5
1
1
0
0
1
6
.272
Burrell , DH
5
1
2
2
0
1
6
.240
Pena, C , 1B
5
2
2
4
0
2
1
.223
Upton, B , CF
5
0
1
0
0
2
0
.238
Navarro , C
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
.220
Kapler , LF
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
.239
Gross , RF
4
0
1
1
0
1
3
.256
Totals
36
7
11
7
7
9
21
BATTING HR : Pena, C 2 (37, 2nd inning off Cecil, 1 on, 0 out; 3rd inning off Cecil, 1 on, 1 out).TB :
Bartlett 3; Longoria; Burrell 2; Pena, C 8; Upton, B; Kapler; Gross.RBI : Pena, C 4 (91), Burrell 2 (50), Gross
(34).2-out RBI : Gross.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Burrell 2; Bartlett; Pena, C.GIDP :
Burrell; Navarro.Team RISP : 3-for-9.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING DP : (Longoria-Zobrist-Pena,
C).
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Scutaro , SS
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
.293
Hill, A , 2B
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
.289
McDonald, Jo , 2B
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
.250
Lind , LF
4
0
1
1
0
0
2
.300
Overbay , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
.270
Wells, V , CF
3
0
2
0
1
0
2
.257
Ruiz, R , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.320
Barajas , C
4
0
2
0
0
1
2
.241
Snider , RF
4
1
1
1
0
2
4
.250
Bautista , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
.227
Totals
36
3
10
3
2
9
17
BATTING 2B : Barajas (16, Shields).HR : Hill, A (30, 3rd inning off Shields, 0 on, 1 out), Snider
(6, 7th inning off Shields, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Scutaro; Hill, A 4; Lind; Overbay; Wells, V 2; Barajas 3; Snider
4; Bautista.RBI : Lind (80), Hill, A (82), Snider (15).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bautista;
Snider.GIDP : Wells, V.Team RISP : 1-for-6.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB :
Scutaro (10, 2nd base off Shields/Navarro). FIELDING E : Bautista (4, fielding).Outfield
assists : Lind (Burrell at 2nd base).DP : 2 (Scutaro-Hill, A-Overbay, Bautista-McDonald, Jo-Overbay).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Shields (W, 8-10)
6.2
8
3
3
2
5
2
3.81
Choate
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.13
Bradford
0.1
2
0
0
0
1
0
3.18
Shouse (H, 7)
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.58
Wheeler
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3.45
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Cecil (L, 5-3)
3.1
6
6
5
3
3
2
4.96
Roenicke
1.2
2
1
1
2
3
0
4.18
Janssen
1.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
5.81
Tallet
1.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
5.02
Downs, S
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.31
Frasor
1.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1.83
Pitches-strikes : Shields 93-60, Choate 6-5, Bradford 10-9, Shouse 4-3, Wheeler 13-8, Cecil 76-49, Roenicke 39-22, Janssen
15-9, Tallet 16-9, Downs, S 11-8, Frasor 22-15.Groundouts-flyouts : Shields 6-4, Choate 1-0, Bradford 0-0, Shouse
0-0, Wheeler 0-2, Cecil 1-1, Roenicke 1-0, Janssen 2-0, Tallet 1-1, Downs, S 2-1, Frasor 0-0.Batters faced : Shields
29, Choate 2, Bradford 3, Shouse 1, Wheeler 3, Cecil 19, Roenicke 9, Janssen 4, Tallet 4, Downs, S 4, Frasor 3.Inherited
runners-scored : Choate 1-0, Shouse 2-0, Roenicke 2-0.Umpires : HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Brian
O'Nora. 3B: Tom Hallion.Weather : 73 degrees, clear.Wind : 14 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:13.Att :
17,307.August 25, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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