Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Mar 28, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

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

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Z. Eflinwin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Berrios

Game Recap

ST. PETERSBURG -- Oh, so that’s what the Blue Jays have been talking about all offseason. A quiet start began to bubble and eventually erupted Thursday, laying out the blueprint for a bigger, bolder Blue Jays offense in their 8-2 win over the Rays on Opening Day at Tropicana Field....

Scoring Summary

TORTB

1
Yandy Diaz homers (1) on a line drive to left field. [1 run]
01
4
George Springer homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
11
6
Cavan Biggio homers (1) on a line drive to right field. [1 run]
21
6
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
31
6
Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to center fielder Jose Siri. Bo Bichette scores. Justin Turner scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. [2 runs]
51
6
Kevin Kiermaier singles on a ground ball to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Daulton Varsho scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. [1 run]
61
6
Yandy Diaz doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, deflected by right fielder George Springer. Rene Pinto scores. [1 run]
62
7
Bo Bichette doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Cavan Biggio scores. George Springer scores. [2 runs]
82

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George SpringerRF	1	4	2	1	0	1	1	2	.250
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	2	.200
3Bo BichetteSS	2	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.500
4Justin TurnerDH	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.000
5Daulton VarshoLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.000
6Alejandro KirkC	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	.333
7Kevin KiermaierCF	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.333
8Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
9Cavan Biggio2B	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	.500

TOTAL	7	32	8	8	7	7	3	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jose BerriosRHP	6.0	6	2	2	6	1	1	91	3.00
Trevor RichardsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	0.00
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	0.00
Tim MayzaLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	11	2	1	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy Diaz1B	3	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.750
2Brandon Lowe2B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.333
3Randy ArozarenaLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.000
4Harold RamirezDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000
5Isaac Paredes3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000
6Richie PalaciosRF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000
Amed RosarioPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
7Jose SiriCF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.250
8Jose CaballeroSS	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.250
9Rene PintoC	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.333
TOTAL	8	33	2	2	11	2	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zach EflinRHP	5.2	6	6	6	5	1	3	81	9.53
Shawn ArmstrongRHP	1.1	1	2	2	2	2	0	29	13.50
Garrett CleavingerLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	25	0.00
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	7	8	8	7	7	3	149	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORTB

TOP 1
LINEOUT — George Springer lines out to shortstop Jose Caballero. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out sharply to first baseman Yandy Diaz. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — Yandy Diaz homers (1) on a line drive to left field. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Brandon Lowe called out on strikes. [1 out]
01
STRIKEOUT — Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
01
GROUNDOUT — Harold Ramirez grounds out softly, pitcher Jose Berrios to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

TOR

8Runs2

7Hits8

0Errors0

.219Batting Avg.242

32At Bats33

4Extra-base Hits4

3Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In2

7Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts11

5Left on Base6

17Total Bases14

Game Details

Thursday, March 28, 2024 · 4:10 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 25,025 (100.1%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome