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Hinske off to hot start for Rays

Apr 23, 2008 - 1:05 PM Toronto (10-11) at Tampa Bay (9-11) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Eric Hinske has been a pleasant surprise for the Tampa Bay Rays this season.

Hinske and the Rays go for their second straight win on Wednesday when they continue a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

The 30-year-old Hinske, who was the 2002 American League Rookie of the Year, has failed to build on the potential he displayed early in his career.

However, the Rays' right fielder is batting .327 with five home runs and 10 RBI this campaign. Hinske missed hitting for the cycle by a single on Tuesday as the Rays posted a 6-4 victory over the Blue Jays in the series opener.

Hinske may have a hard time staying hot against Wednesday's starter Roy Halladay (2-2, 3.27 ERA), who allowed four runs and 11 hits while walking one and striking out six in his second straight nine-inning outing on Thursday.

Despite the strong start, the righthanded 2003 AL Cy Young winner suffered the loss as the Mariners dropped a 4-1 decision to the Texas Rangers.

Jason Hammel (1-1, 4.26) toes the rubber for the Rays after he surrendered three runs in six innings and picked up the win during Thursday's 7-3 victory against the Minnesota Twins.








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

    BATTERIES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN
    TAM - JASON HAMMEL, DAN WHEELER (7TH), TROY PERCIVAL
    (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

    HOME RUNS: TOR - MATT STAIRS (2) OFF JASON HAMMEL I

    Apr 23 9:38 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY B.J. UPTON SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3
    TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.200, 1-FOR-3)

    Blue Jays 3, Rays 5  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 23 9:22 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ERIC HINSKE SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E HINSKE ON FIRST, E LONGORIA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3
    TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.289, 1-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays 3, Rays 4  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 23 8:53 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY EVAN LONGORIA SCORED JASON BARTLETT AND CARL
    CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E LONGORIA ON FIRST, B UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3
    TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E HINSKE (.315, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays 3, Rays 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 23 8:50 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED DIONER NAVARRO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, J BARTLETT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3
    TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.312, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays 3, Rays 1  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 23 8:42 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT STAIRS (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF JASON HAMMEL SCORED VERNON WELLS.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3, TAMPA BAY 0
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R BARAJAS (.222, 0-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays 3, Rays 0  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 23 8:29 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT STAIRS (2) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF JASON HAMMEL.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, TAMPA BAY 0
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R BARAJAS (.240, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

    Blue Jays 1, Rays 0  Top 2, 0 OutsApr 23 7:28 PM

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