Rays 5 - 3 Blue Jays
Final
  for this game

Jackson tries to earn first win for Devil Rays

Jun 7, 2007 - 1:52 PM Tampa Bay (25-32) at Toronto (28-30) 12:37 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are in the midst of a full-fledged youth movement both on the field and within the pitching staff.

With the recent call-ups of J.P. Howell and Andy Sonnanstine, all five of the Devil Rays starters are 25 or under. A 23-year-old, Edwin Jackson, takes his turn in the rotation on Thursday when Tampa Bay visits the Toronto Blue Jays in the rubber game of their three-game series.

Jackson (0-7, 7.77 ERA) has been enduring some growing pains so far this season. Even at just 23, Jackson is the veteran of the staff, having made his big-league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003 at the age of 19.

He pitched mostly out of the bullpen for the Devil Rays last season, struggling to a 5.45 ERA in 23 appearances. Now in his fifth season, Jackson's time may be running out to prove himself as a major leaguer. He allowed four runs in six innings but did not factor in the decision against Toronto on May 12.

Tampa Bay has clubbed 30 hits in the first two games of the series. The Devil Rays had 13 in a 6-2 win on Thursday, with Carl Crawford finishing with two and four RBI.

The Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett (5-5, 4.02) will be charged with stopping the surging Devil Rays' hitters. The 30-year-old righthander has lost each of his last two starts, but dominated Tampa Bay on May 11, holding them to one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings to earn a win.

Burnett will have to figure out a way to slow down Crawford, who has seven RBI in the first two games of the series.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
    TORONTO 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, SHAWN CAMP (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), AL REYES
    (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
    TOR - A.J. BURNETT, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO
    (8TH) AND JASON

    Jun 7 3:31 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED CARL CRAWFORD AND CARLOS
    PENA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
    TORONTO 3 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.188, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 3:22 PM
  • 5
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 60 roots (Close Finish)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 3:22 PM
  • 60
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 60 roots (Close Finish)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 3:10 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEX RIOS (14) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF EDWIN JACKSON SCORED JASON PHILLIPS.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3, TORONTO 3
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.261, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 2:14 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GREG NORTON SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G NORTON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    TORONTO 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.312, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 2:03 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY ADAM LIND SCORED FRANK THOMAS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T GLAUS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R CLAYTON (.244, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 1:53 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T WIGGINTON ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, G
    NORTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    TORONTO 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.256, 1-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 1:26 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRENDAN HARRIS (5) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF A.J. BURNETT.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, TORONTO 0
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.323, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. Blue JaysJun 7 1:14 PM

Related News