MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/29/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2458 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (70-55) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 1
Tampa Bay Rays (65-62) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 13 1
Wimmer has 3 hits to Power Rays Offense
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium. The Rays got a fine performance from first baseman Dan Wimmer, who went 3 for 4 with 3 doubles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Eddie Melendez, the winner, is now 3-8. He struck out 5 and walked 1 over 5 innings, while allowing 2 runs on 2 hits. At 65-62, the Rays claim third place in the American League East Division.

With Tampa Bay leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Wimmer hit a sinker from Billy Demeter for a 2-run double. It was his 33rd double of the season and put the Rays ahead, 3-0.

"We ground out the win," said Wimmer. "That's all that matters."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Partida DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .296 1 43
Z. Baize LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .235 12 48
V. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .259 17 84
D. Steinhart 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .243 22 59
N. Maruschak 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .270 21 82
K. Harvey SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .288 20 65
E. Starnes RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 8 46
M. Beiriger C 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .201 13 44
E. Andrade CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264 4 31
   a-J. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 12
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 8 13      
a - J. Thompson pinch hit for E. Andrade in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Maruschak (25, 9th Inning off R. McMonagle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Partida , Z. Baize , D. Steinhart , N. Maruschak 2 , M. Beiriger , E. Andrade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Partida , N. Maruschak
Sac Fly: V. Rivera , D. Steinhart
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Partida (61) , Z. Baize (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Demeter (1)
OF assists: 2 (Baize(Van den Bussche at home), Baize(Wimmer at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grimm CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .298 8 60
R. Rubio DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 .262 3 24
D. Wimmer 1B 4 1 3 5 0 0 0 .307 25 103
D. Lamle LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 27 84
C. Aguilar SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .252 5 38
R. Pace 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 6 37
A. Santiago C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 6 24
C. Newman RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .242 15 54
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .240 13 51
Totals 35 6 13 6 0 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Wimmer 3 (33, 1st Inning off B. Demeter, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off B. Demeter, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Perez, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Lamle (26, 7th Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Santiago (1, 8th Inning off R. Aguilera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grimm 2 , R. Rubio 2 , D. Wimmer 6 , D. Lamle 2 , C. Aguilar , A. Santiago 3 , D. Van den Bussche 3
2-out RBI: C. Aguilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rubio , C. Aguilar 2 , R. Pace , D. Van den Bussche
Hit by Pitch: A. Santiago
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Van den Bussche (8)
PB: A. Santiago
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Demeter L (8-8) 6.0 8 4 4 0 6 0 95 5.16   
J. Perez 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 11 5.92   
R. Aguilera 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Demeter 46
Batters Faced: B. Demeter 27, J. Perez 4, R. Aguilera 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Demeter 2-9, J. Perez 0-0, R. Aguilera 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Demeter 95-62, J. Perez 11-7, R. Aguilera 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Perez 1-0 , R. Aguilera 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Demeter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez W (3-8) 5.0 2 2 0 1 5 0 73 5.15   
E. Lepore H (18) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 46 1.41   
R. McMonagle 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 18 5.68   
M. Penney SV (26) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 63
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 19, E. Lepore 11, R. McMonagle 3, M. Penney 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 7-3, E. Lepore 4-3, R. McMonagle 0-0, M. Penney 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 73-47, E. Lepore 46-30, R. McMonagle 18-10, M. Penney 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lepore 2-2 , M. Penney 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Wimmer
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 31304
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