Blue Jays 7 - 2 Rays
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Blue Jays face Devil Rays in opener of three-game series

Sep 7, 2007 - 1:09 PM Toronto (71-68) at Tampa Bay (58-82) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - The Toronto Blue Jays meet the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the opener of a three-game series Friday.

Having won six of its last nine games, Toronto sends Dustin McGowan (9-8, 4.00) to the mound. After going 1-3 in August, McGowan opened September with a win as he limited Seattle to one run over eight innings on Saturday.

Toronto is 6 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees (78-62) in the American League wild card race with 23 contests remaining.

The Devil Rays, who have won 10 of 13 and are averaging nine runs in those contests, counter with Edwin Jackson (4-13, 5.78), who was rocked in his last start.

The righthander was tagged for seven runs and five hits in just 3 1/3 innings in a 9-6 loss to the Yankees on Saturday. It was the first time in seven outings Jackson had failed to pitch at least six frames.

The AL East rivals have split 12 meetings this season.








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

    BATTERIES: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN, JASON FRASOR (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN
    TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, SCOTT DOHMANN (6TH), GARY GLOVER
    (7TH), JAY WITASICK (8TH), BRIAN STOKES (9TH) AND JOSH

    Sep 7 9:47 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY B.J. UPTON SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 7
    TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.294, 1-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysSep 7 9:01 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY DUSTIN MCGOWAN ALLOWED AKINORI IWAMURA TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 7
    TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.276, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysSep 7 8:58 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MATT STAIRS SCORED JOHN MCDONALD.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 7
    TAMPA BAY 0 END TOP, 6TH

    Blue Jays vs. RaysSep 7 8:54 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY GREGG ZAUN (9) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF EDWIN JACKSON SCORED TROY GLAUS AND AARON HILL.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 6, TAMPA BAY 0
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J MCDONALD (.251, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysSep 7 8:44 PM
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  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MATT STAIRS SCORED JOHN MCDONALD.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M STAIRS ON FIRST, V WELLS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.309, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysSep 7 8:24 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY VERNON WELLS SCORED GREGG ZAUN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, V WELLS ON FIRST, J MCDONALD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.308, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysSep 7 8:22 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOHN MCDONALD SCORED AARON HILL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MCDONALD ON FIRST, G ZAUN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.253, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays vs. RaysSep 7 8:19 PM
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