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 Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. This Afternoon, it is a Monday Matinee in the American League East as Tampa Bay Rays take on Toronto Blue Jays. Rays are the hottest team in baseball. Winners of 10 straight games. And they are tied with the Boston Red Sox for the AL East Division Lead. As for the Blue Jays, this series is a struggle for them. They would like to salvage the finale of this 4-game Friday-to-Monday series. And would like to stay in AL East contention as they will head to Buffalo and possibly back to Toronto. This Afternoon’s Starting Pitchers are left-hander Ryan Yarbrough for the Rays and the Jays will throw right-hander Ross Stripling as a featured pitcher. Yarbrough comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 3.50 and pitches/plate appearance of 3.61. As for Stripling, he comes in with a K/BB ratio of 3.63 and a P/PA of 3.89. It is Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Tampa Bay Rays: 1. Randy Arozarena, LF 2. Austin Meadows, DH 3. Brandon Lowe, 2B 4. Manuel Margot, RF 5. Ji-Man Choi, 1B 6. Taylor Walls, SS 7. Joey Wendle, 3B 8. Mile Zunino, C 9. Kevin Kiermaier, CF Toronto Blue Jays: 1. Marcus Siemen, 2B 2. Bo Bichette, SS 3. Vladimir Guerrero, Junior, 1B 4. Teoscar Hernandez, RF 5. Randal Grichuk, DH 6. Lourdes Gurriel, Junior, LF 7. Santiago Espinal, 3B 8. Jonathon Davis, CF 9. Reese McGuire, C Rays are in their navy uniforms. While Blue Jays are in their home white uniforms.
Top of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Arozarena 2. Meadows 3. Lowe Trent Thornton (RHP) now starting as Blue Jays Pitcher. First Pitch around 12:10 pm CDT. Arozarena singles to left field (1 pitch). Runner on 1st. Meadows flies out to Gurriel (1 pitch). 1 out. STOLEN BASE: With Lowe at-bat, Arozarena steals 2nd Base. Runner on 2nd. BLUE JAYS MOUND VISIT #1: MVR: TB 5, TOR 4 Lowe strikes out swinging (5 pitches). 2 outs. Margot reaches on a fielding error by Espinal (5 pitches). Runners on 1st & 3rd. STOLEN BASE: With Choi at-bat, Margot steals 2nd Base. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. Choi draws a bases loaded walk (7 pitches). Bases Loaded. Ross Stripling (RHP) warming up in Blue Jays Pitcher. Walls draws an RBI-Walk (7 pitches). Arozarena scores. Margot and Choi move 90 feet. Bases Loaded. TB 1, TOR 0 GRAND SLAM: Joey Wendle hits a grand slam off Trent Thornton (1 pitch). Margot, Choi, and Taylor score. TB 5, TOR 0 EJECTION: Blue Jays Pitching Coach Pete Walker ejected by HP umpire Junior Valentine. Zunino gets called out on strikes (5 pitches). 3 outs. Rays get 5 runs, including a grand slam by Joey Wendle. Middle of 1st Inning: TB 5, TOR 0 Bottom of 1st Inning: Due Up: 1. Siemen 2. Bichette 3. Guerrero Ryan Yarbrough (LHP) now starting as Blue Jays Pitcher. Siemen pops out to Choi (5 pitches). 1 out. Bichette flies out to Arozarena (4 pitches). 2 outs. Guerrero grounds out to Lowe (3 pitches). 3 outs. Blue Jays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning. End of 1st Inning: TB 5, TOR 0 Top of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 9. Kiermaier 1. Arozarena, 1-1 2. Meadows, 0-1 PITCHING CHANGE: Ross Stripling (RHP) replaces Trent Thornton, as Blue Jays Pitcher. Kiermaier flies out to Davis (2 pitches). 1 out. Arozarena grounds out to Guerrero (4 pitches). 2 outs. Meadows strikes out swinging (4 pitches). 3 outs. Rays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning. Middle of 2nd Inning: TB 5, TOR 0 Bottom of 2nd Inning: Due Up: 4. Hernandez 5. Grichuk 6. Gurriel Yarbrough currently at 12 pitches. Hernandez strikes out swinging. 1 out.Grichuk strikes out swinging (9 pitches). 2 outs. HOME RUN: Gurriel hits a solo home run off Ryan Yarbrough. TB 5, TOR 1 Espinal flies out to Margot. 3 outs. Blue Jays get a run, off the homer by Gurriel. End of 2nd Inning: TB 5, TOR 1 Top of 3rd Inning: 3. Lowe, 0-1 4. Margot, 0-1 5. Choi, 0-0 Stripling currently at 10 pitches. Lowe grounds out to Stripling. 1 out. Margot grounds out to Siemen. 2 outs. Choi with a 2-out walk. Runner on 1st. Walls strikes out swinging. 3 outs Middle of 3rd Inning: TB 5, TOR 1 Bottom of 3rd Inning: Due Up: 8. Davis 9. McGuire 1. Semien Davis grounds out to Walls. 1 out. McGuire pops out to Wendle. 2 outs. Semien strikes out swinging. 3 outs. Blue Jays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning. End of 3rd Inning: TB 5, TOR 1 Top of 4th Inning: Due Up: 7. Wendle 8. Zunino 9. Kiermaier Stripling still pitching. Wendle gets hit by a pitch. 1 out. DOUBLE PLAY: Zunino grounds into 5-4-3 double play. 2 outs. Kiermaier grounds out to Guerrero, unassisted. 3 outs. Middle of 4th Inning: TB 5, TOR 1 Bottom of 4th Inning: Due Up: 2. Bichette 3. Guerrero 4. Hernandez DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Mike Brosseau replaces Ji-Man Choi at first base. Bichette pops out to Brosseau. 1 out. HOME RUN: Guerrero hits a solo home run off Ryan Yarbrough. TB 5, TOR 2 HOME RUN: Hernandez hits a solo home run off Yarbrough. TB 5, TOR 3 RAYS MOUND VISIT #1: MVR: TB 4, TOR 4 Grichuk lines out to Arozarena. 2 outs. Gurriel strikes out swinging. 3 outs. Blue Jays get a couple of runs, off back-to-back homers by Guerrero and Hernandez. End of 4th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Top of 5th Inning: Due Up:
Arozarena strikes out swinging. 1 out. Meadows flies out to Davis. 2 outs. Lowe with a 2-out double to center field. Runner on 2nd. Margot grounds out to Espinal. 3 outs. Rays strand a base runner. Middle of 5th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Bottom of 5th Inning: 7. Espinal 8. Davis 9. McGuire Yarbrough still the Rays Pitcher. Espinal grounds out to Walls. 1 out. Davis grounds out to Lowe. 2 outs. McGuire grounds out to Lowe. 3 outs. Jays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. End of 5th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Top of 6th Inning: Due Up: 5. Brosseau 6. Walls 7. Wendle Stripling currently Jays Pitcher. Brosseau strikes out swinging. 1 out. Walls grounds out to Semien. 2 outs. Wendle with a 2-out double. Runner on 2nd. Zunino strikes out swinging. 3 outs. Rays strand a base runner. Middle of 6th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Bottom of 6th Inning: Due Up:
Semien lines out to Wendle. 1 out. Bichette grounds out to Brosseau. 2 outs.Ryan Thompson (RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen. Guerrero grounds out to Walls. 3 outs. Jays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 6th Inning. End of 6th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Top of 7th Inning: Due Up: 9. Kiermaier 1. Arozarena 2. Meadows Stripling still Jays Pitcher.Kiermaier grounds out to Bichette. 1 out. Arazarena flies out to Davis. 2 outs. Meadows grounds out to Semien. 3 outs. Rays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 7th Inning. Middle of 7th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Bottom of 7th Inning: Due Up: 4. Hernandez 5. Grichuk 6. Gurriel PITCHING CHANGE: Collin McHugh (RHP) replaces Ryan Yarbrough, as Rays Pitcher. Hernandez strikes out swinging. 1 out. Grichuk singles to center field. Runner on 1st. Gurriel hits an infield single to right field. Grichuk advances to 2nd. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Espinal hits into infield fly rule. 2 outs. Jeffery Springs (LHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen. Davis flies out to Margot. 3 outs. Jays strand a pair of base runners. End of 7th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Top of 8th Inning: 3. Lowe 4. Margot 5. Brosseau Stripling currently at 63 pitches. Lowe draws a lead-off walk. Runner on 1st. Joel Payamps (RHP) warming up in Jays Bullpen. Margot strikes out swinging. 1 out. DOUBLE PLAY: Brosseau gets called out on strikes. Lowe gets caught stealing by McGuire. McGuire to Semien on the put out. UMPIRES REVIEW: Umpires reviewing call at second. Lowe out at second. Call stands. 3 outs. Middle of 8th Inning: TB 5, TOR 3 Bottom of 8th Inning: Due Up 9. McGuire 1. Semien 2. Bichette McHugh still pitching for Rays.PINCH-HITTING: Rowdy Tellez pinch-hitting for Reese McGuire. Tellez hits a lead-off triple off the right center field wall. Runner on 3rd. Semien strikes out swinging. 1 out. Bichette strikes out swinging. 2 outs. PITCHING CHANGE: Ryan Thompson (RHP) replaces Collin McHugh. HOME RUN: Guerrero hits a 2-run homer to tie the game. TB 5, TOR 5 Hernandez singles to left field. Runner on 1st. RAYS MOUND VISIT: MVR: TB 3, TOR 4 STOLEN BASE: With Grichuk at-bat, Hernandez steals 2nd Base. Grichuk grounds out to Wendle. 3 outs. Jays tie the game, with a homer by Vlad Guerrero, Jr. End of 8th Inning: TB 5, TOR 5 Top of 9th Inning: Due Up: 6. Walls 7. Wendle 8. Zunino PITCHING CHANGE: Jordan Romero (RHP) replaces Ross Stripling, as Blue Jays Pitcher. DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Danny Jansen replaces Rowdy Tellez at catcher. Walls strikes out swinging. 1 out. Wendle strikes out swinging. Jansen throws out Wendle at first base. 2 outs. Jeffery Springs (LHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen. Zunino strikes out swinging. 3 outs. Rays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 9th Inning. Middle of 9th Inning: TB 5, TOR 5 Bottom of 9th Inning: Due Up: 6. Gurriel 7. Espinal 8. Davis PITCHING CHANGE: Jeffery Springs (LHP) replaces Ryan Thompson, as Jays Pitcher. Gurriel strikes out swinging. 1 out. Espinal strikes out swinging. 2 outs. Davis gets called out on strikes. 3 outs.The game is now headed to extra innings. End of 9th Inning: TB 5, TOR 5 Top of 10th Inning: Due Up: 9. Kierrmaier 1. Arozarena 2. Meadows Zunino will start the inning at 2nd Base. PINCH-RUNNING: Brett Phillips pinch-running for Mike Zunino.PITCHING CHANGE: Anthony Castro (RHP) replaces Jordan Romero, as Jays Pitcher. Kiermaier strikes out swinging. 1 out. Arozarena draws a base on balls. Runners on 1st & 2nd. RBI-DOUBLE: Meadows hits an RBI-Double, scoring Phillips. Arozarena scores. TB 6, TOR 5 Lowe strikes out swinging. Jansen throws out Lowe at first. 2 outs. JAYS MOUND VISIT RBI-SINGLE: Margot hits an RBI-Single to right field. Arozarena scores. Meadows advances to 3rd. Runners on 1st & 3rd. TB 7, TOR 5 Brosseau pops out to Espinal. 3 outs. Rays get two runs, in their half of 10th Inning. Middle of 10th Inning: TB 7, TOR 5 Bottom of 10th Inning: Due Up: 9. Jansen 1. Semien 2. Bichette Davis starts the inning at second base. DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Francisco Mejia replaces Brett Phillips at catcher.Jansen lines out to Arozarena. 1 out. HOME RUN: Marcus Semien hits a 2-run homer to tie the game. TB 7, TOR 7 Bichette hits an infield single to third base. Runner on 1st. RAYS MOUND VISIT Andrew Kittredge (RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen. Guerrero lines out to Kiermaier. 2 outs. Hernandez pops out to Margot. 3 outs. Jays tie the game, off the homer by Marcus Semien. End of 10th Inning: TB 5, TOR 5 Top of 11th Inning: Due Up 6. Walls 7. Wendle 8. Meija Brosseau starts the inning at second base. PITCHING CHANGE: Joel Payamps (RHP) replaces Anthony Castro, as Jays Pitcher. Walls draws a walk. Runners on 1st and 2nd. Wendle singles to left center field. Bases Loaded. 2-RUN-SINGLE: Mejia hits an 2-Run Single, scoring Brosseau and Walls. TB 9, TOR 7 PITCHING CHANGE: Tim Mayza (LHP) replaces Joel Payamps, as Jays Pitcher.Kiermaier strikes out swinging. 1 out. Andrew Kittredge(RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen. RBI-DOUBLE: Arozarena hits an RBI-Double, scoring Wendle. TB 10, TOR 7 Meadows hits an RBI-Groundout to Bichette. Mejia scores. Arozarena moves to 3rd. Runner on 3rd. TB 11, TOR 7 Lowe draws a 2-out walk. Runners 1st & 3rd. 2-RUN-TRIPLE: Margot hits a 2-run triple to right field. Arozarena and Lowe score. TB 13, TOR 7 RBI-DOUBLE: Brosseau hits an RBI-Double down the left field line. Margot scores. TB 14, TOR 7 Walls gets called out on strikes. 3 outs. Rays score 7 runs, in their half of 11th Inning. Middle of 11th Inning: TB 14, TOR 7 Bottom of 11th Inning: Due Up 5. Grichuk 6. Gurriel 7. Espinal Hernandez starts off the inning at second base. PITCHING CHANGE: Andrew Kittredge (RHP) replaces Jeffery Springs, as Rays Pitcher.Grichuk flies out to Margot. 1 out. Gurriel singles to right field. Hernandez moves to 3rd Base. Runners on 1st & 3rd. Espinal hits an RBI-Groundout to Walls. Hernandez scores. TB 14, TOR 8 Davis flies out to Margot. 3 outs. Jays score a run, but strand a runner. to end the game. Final: TB 14, TOR 8 TB: (30-19) TOR: (23-23) W: Springs (4-1) L: Payamps (0-2) PoG: Wendle (TB) 3-4, GS, 4 RBI ToG: 3:52 Final Thoughts: Rays blew a 5 run lead and a 2-run lead. So they told the Jays, let’s see you try to come back from 7 runs down. And Jays were not able to come back from 7 runs. Rays will head to back to Tampa, to play Kansas City, starting Tomorrow. While the Jays will head to the Bronx and face the Yankees for three, starting Tomorrow Night. This is Paul Shishkoff, Junior. This has been ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Thanks for Visiting this page.
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