Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Apr 15, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0	9
TOR	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	-	5	7	0	8

loss:

T. Kelley(0-1)win: Toronto Blue Jays logo

Y. Kikuchi(2-0)save: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Romano(6)

Game Recap

Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays game highlights

TORONTO -- There was a joy to Yusei Kikuchi’s performance on Saturday, twirling into a pitcher’s pirouette and pumping his fist after strikeouts. There were nine of those, spread over six of the best innings Kikuchi has thrown for the Blue Jays. Through a long 2022 season, the left-hander’s talent...

Scoring Summary

TBTOR

3Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Taylor Walls to first baseman Yandy Diaz. Kevin Kiermaier scores. George Springer to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 01
4Taylor Walls homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 11
4Whit Merrifield doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Alejandro Kirk scores. [1 run] 12
4Danny Jansen singles on a line drive to center fielder Manuel Margot. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run] 13
6George Springer walks. Matt Chapman scores. Alejandro Kirk to 3rd. Danny Jansen to 2nd. [1 run] 14
7Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Lowe. Daulton Varsho scores. Matt Chapman to 2nd. [1 run] 15
8Randy Arozarena grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Adam Cimber. Wander Franco scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 25

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy Diaz1B	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	5	.229
2Wander FrancoSS	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.339
3Isaac Paredes3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.255
4Randy ArozarenaLF	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.293
5Harold RamirezDH	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314
6Taylor Walls2B	1	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	.286
Josh LoweRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353
7Manuel MargotCF	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.211
8Francisco MejiaC	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.167
Luke RaleyPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.226
9Vidal BrujanRF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.300
Brandon LowePH-2B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
TOTAL	8	35	2	2	12	3	1	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Calvin FaucherRHP	2.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	42	4.15
Trevor KelleyRHP	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	31	9.00
Josh FlemingLHP	3.1	3	2	2	1	4	0	67	6.10

TOTAL	8.0	7	5	5	3	6	0	140	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George SpringerRF	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	.254
2Bo BichetteSS	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.368
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.390
4Daulton VarshoLF	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.264
5Matt Chapman3B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.453
6Alejandro KirkDH	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.265
7Whit Merrifield2B	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	5	.250
8Danny JansenC	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.107
9Kevin KiermaierCF	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	5	.333



TOTAL	7	30	5	5	3	6	0	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Yusei KikuchiLHP	6.0	4	1	1	9	1	1	94	4.70
Erik SwansonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19	2.16
Adam CimberRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	13	2.45
Jordan RomanoRHP	1.0	3	0	0	2	0	0	24	3.38
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	12	3	1	150	-

Play-by-Play

Expand All

1st inningTBTOR

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Yandy Diaz strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Wander Franco singles on a line drive to right fielder George Springer.
00
FLYOUT — Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Daulton Varsho. [2 outs]
00
LINEOUT — Randy Arozarena lines out to right fielder George Springer. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — George Springer flies out to right fielder Vidal Brujan. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Taylor Walls to first baseman Yandy Diaz. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00

2nd inning

3rd inning

4th inning

5th inning

6th inning

7th inning

8th inning

9th inning

Team Stats

TOR

2Runs5

8Hits7

0Errors0

.229Batting Avg.233

35At Bats30

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In5

3Walks6

0Stolen Bases2

12Strikeouts3

9Left on Base8

12Total Bases8

Game Details

Saturday, April 15, 2023 · 3:07 PM

Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON

attendance: 41,679 (84.6%)

weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy