MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
03/28/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 583 - THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (0-1) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (1-0) 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Blue Jays Handed 5-3 Loss by Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Rays got their 2024 Major League Baseball season off to a good start, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3. Luis Arraez set the pace. He went 2 for 2 with a double and a walk, while adding 4 RBI. Trevor Megill nailed down the save.

With Tampa Bay leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Arraez hit a fastball from Yoshinobu Yamamoto for a bases-clearing double. It was his 1st double of the season and put the Rays ahead, 4-0.

"Feels good to get the job done," Arraez said after the game.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Henderson SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
M. Semien 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Soler DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Naylor RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Kelenic LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .500 1 1
D. Mann 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .000 0 0
A. Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kelenic (1, 3rd Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Arenado (1, 6th Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Henderson (1, 3rd Inning off K. Gausman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kelenic (1, 5th Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Henderson 3 , N. Arenado 2 , M. Semien , J. Soler , W. Contreras , J. Kelenic 6
2-out RBI: G. Henderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Arenado , J. Naylor
GIDP: J. Naylor
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .400 0 0
M. Betts RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
L. Arraez 1B 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 0 4
   b-W. Myers PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Nootbaar LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
G. Torres 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
J. Realmuto C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   c-J. Trevino C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Bader CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
B. Stott 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Rojas SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Lopez SS, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 5 17      
a - M. Rojas substituted for B. Stott in the 7th
b - W. Myers pinch hit for L. Arraez in the 7th
c - J. Trevino substituted for J. Realmuto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Realmuto (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Bader (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Arraez (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Yamamoto, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Torres (1, 3rd Inning off Y. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Acuna Jr. (1, 8th Inning off J. McArthur, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 4 , M. Betts , L. Arraez 3 , G. Torres 3 , J. Realmuto 3 , H. Bader 2 , N. Lopez
2-out RBI: , L. Arraez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , L. Nootbaar , G. Torres , H. Bader , B. Stott
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Lopez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stott-Lopez-Arraez)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamoto L (0-1) 3.2 7 5 5 3 4 0 92 12.27   
F. Montas 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 0.00   
T. Banks 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
J. McArthur 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamoto 26
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamoto 21, F. Montas 8, T. Banks 3, J. McArthur 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamoto 3-4, F. Montas 4-2, T. Banks 1-1, J. McArthur 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamoto 92-56, F. Montas 29-19, T. Banks 16-9, J. McArthur 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montas 1-0 , J. McArthur 1-0
WP: Y. Yamamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 3 1 3 1 96 4.50   
P. Fairbanks H (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 30 0.00   
T. Megill SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 52
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 23, P. Fairbanks 8, T. Megill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 7-7, P. Fairbanks 1-0, T. Megill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 96-55, P. Fairbanks 30-18, T. Megill 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Megill 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Arraez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 30959
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