Blue Jays 8 - 5 Rays
Final
  for this game

Devil Rays search for third straight win

Apr 7, 2007 - 5:21 PM Toronto (1-2) at Tampa Bay (2-1), 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are hoping to ride their talented, young bats to the first winning season in franchise history.

Elijah Dukes and B.J. Upton hope to lead the Devil Rays send to their third straight win Saturday when they host the Toronto Blue Jays.

One of the youngest teams in baseball, Tampa Bay has seven starters aged 25 or younger.

Dukes, a rookie, homered in his first two games and Upton, 22, homered and singled in the winning run Friday in a 6-5 victory over Toronto.

On Saturday, the Devil Rays give the ball to veteran lefthander Casey Fossum, who was 6-6 with a 5.33 ERA in 2006 and went just 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA in three starts against the Blue Jays last season.

The Blue jays counter with free agent acquisition Tomo Ohka, who signed a one-year, $1.5 million dollar contract in the offseason.

Ohka went 4-5 with a 4.82 ERA in 18 starts with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006. He has made five starts in his career against Tampa Bay, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.65 ERA.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 12 1
    TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TOR - TOMO OHKA, SCOTT DOWNS (5TH), SHAUN MARCUM (5TH), JASON FRASOR
    (8TH), B.J. RYAN (9TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS, GREGG ZAUN (9TH)
    TAM - CASEY FOSSUM, GARY GLOVER (4T

    Apr 7 10:24 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ROYCE CLAYTON SCORED ALEX RIOS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CLAYTON ON FIRST, G ZAUN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 8
    TAMPA BAY 5 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.333, 3-FOR-4, HBP, RBI)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysApr 7 10:16 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 1
    TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 6 1 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
    TAM - SHAWN CAMP

    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: R BALDELLI (.091, 0-FOR-3)
    T WIGGINTON (.286, 1-FOR-3)
    D YOUNG (.313, 2-FOR-3)

    Apr 7 9:35 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 2 4 0 1 7 8 1
    TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 4 5 4 1 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - TOMO OHKA
    TAM - GARY GLOVER

    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.250, 0-FOR-2)
    A HILL (.286, 0-FOR-2)
    J PHILLIPS (1.000, 2-FOR-2)

    Apr 7 8:35 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY TOMO OHKA ALLOWED B.J. UPTON TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C CRAWFORD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 7
    TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.000, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysApr 7 8:34 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BRENDAN HARRIS (1) TO RIGHT WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 4TH OFF TOMO OHKA SCORED DELMON YOUNG AND AKINORI
    IWAMURA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 7, TAMPA BAY 4
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.462, 0-FOR-1)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysApr 7 8:31 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY REED JOHNSON SCORED ROYCE CLAYTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R JOHNSON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 7
    TAMPA BAY 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.357, 1-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysApr 7 8:12 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 2 4 6 5 1
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 1 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - TOMO OHKA
    TAM - CASEY FOSSUM

    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.636, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
    D NAVARRO (.143, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    B HARRIS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Apr 7 7:48 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY FRANK THOMAS (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF CASEY FOSSUM SCORED JASON PHILLIPS, LYLE OVERBAY AND VERNON
    WELLS.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 6, TAMPA BAY 1
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.333, 0-FOR-1, RBI)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysApr 7 7:46 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY
    CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - TOMO OHKA
    TAM - CASEY FOSSUM

    Blue Jays vs. RaysApr 7 7:28 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TORONTO 2 2 2 0
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - TOMO OHKA
    TAM - CASEY FOSSUM

    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.333, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
    C PENA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    R BALDELLI (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysApr 7 7:26 PM

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