POST GAME NOTES for Friday, September 21, 2018 (86-67) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (70-84)

R H E LOB Game at a Glance TAMPA BAY 11 15 0 13 TORONTO 3 7 2 4 First Pitch ...... 7:08 pm Last Pitch ...... 10:28 pm

Game Time: ...... 3:20 WP: Beeks (5-1) LP: Reid-Foley (2-4) SAVE: Pruitt (3) Weather ...... 26’C/78’F BLUE JAYS NOTES: Wind ...... W, 30km/19mph

th Allowed 11+ runs for the 9 time (last: 9/14 at NYY-11R) and gave up 15+ hits for Attendance: ...... 21,167 th the 7 time (last: 8/28 at BAL-17H)…Started their final homestand at 1-1 and are Rogers Centre Average: ...... 29,316 back to .500 here (38-38)…Are now 4-10 vs. Tampa Bay and 28-43 in divisional Rogers Centre Total: ...... 2,198,728 games this season (42-41 vs. all others)…Now have a franchise-high 11 players Home Record ...... 38-38 nd Homestand ...... 1-1 with 10+ HR this season, 2 most among all MLB teams this season (NYY- vs. TB (Season) ...... 4-10 th 12)…Are the 6 team in MLB history to have 11+ players reach the 10-HR mark. vs. TB (Series) ...... 1-1 SEAN REID-FOLEY gave up 4 runs (2 earned) over 4.0+ innings of vs. RHS/LHS ...... 55-49/15-35 work…Walked 4 batters while striking out 5…His 37 SO are tied with Marc 1- ...... 22-16 Extra Innings ...... 10-6 Rzepczynski (2009) for the most by a Blue Jays pitcher in their first 6 MLB games. Come From Behind Wins ...... 40 st LOURDES GURRIEL Jr. got the Jays on the board with a solo HR in the 1 Dome Open ...... 19-19 inning…Marked his 10th HR…Has homered in back-to-back games for the 1st time Dome Closed ...... 19-18 in his career…The 450-foot liner off Castillo’s 99.1 mph fastball was the longest Dome Open/Closed ...... 0-1

HR distance recorded off a 99+ mph pitch since Statcast began tracking in th nd 2015…He then another solo homer in the 4 for his 2 career multi-HR game (also 7/27 at CWS)…Became the 14th player in team history to homer in 3+ consecutive plate appearances (last: Donaldson - 9/16-17/17) and the 1st Blue Jays rookie to do so (courtesy STATS)…Also singled in the 6th inning for his 6th 3+ hit game. st ****Yuli Gurriel also homered twice tonight for the Astros…Are the 1 brothers all-time to record multi-homer games on the same day. RANDAL GRICHUK notched his 24th to tie his career high from 2016…The solo shot tied the game, 3-3, in the 4th inning…The 464-foot HR was the 2nd farthest by a Blue Jay this year (Grichuk-471 on 6/25 at HOU)…Came into tonight with 30 XBH since the All-Star break, tied for 3rd most in the AL (Chapman-40, K. Davis-31, Piscotti-30).

RAYS NOTES: Scored 11+ runs for the 5th time (last: 9/7 vs. BAL-14R) and had 15+ hits for the 9th time (last: 9/19 at TEX- 16H)…Have won 6 of their last 7 games and are 15-4 since the start of September…Improved to 10-4 vs. Toronto this season and are now 37-30 in divisional contests. DIEGO CASTILLO gave up a solo HR in his 1.0 inning of work…Now holds a 3.00 ERA (5 ER/15.0 IP) over his 10 starts with a .200 opponents’ average. TOMMY PHAM tripled for the 2nd straight game, doing so for the 2nd time in his career (also 9/16-17/15)…Was his 5th of the season, all of which come since joining the Rays…Put the Rays up, 4-3, with that go-ahead RBI triple and added another RBI via a sac fly in the 6th…Finished 2-for-3 with 2-BB and is now batting .348 (40-for-115) with 5-2B, 5-3B, 5-HR and 18-RBI in 30 games as a Ray…Extended his career-best on-base streak to 23 games - the longest active streak in the AL…Has gone 38-for-93 (.409) over that span. JAKE BAUERS walked in the 2nd inning and hit a ground-rule in the 4th…Now has 5 XBH and 7 RBI over his last 6 games. recorded his 25th double while driving in the Rays’ 3rd run in the 4th inning…Has gone 46-for-140 (.329) since Aug. 1 (36G)…Came into tonight with a .301 AVG, ranked 9th among AL batters. JI-MAN CHOI singled, doubled and scored 2 runs…Has gone 33-for-110 (.300) over his last 32 contests…Left the game with left knee soreness and is considered day-to-day. pinch-hit for Choi in the 6th and drove in 2 runs with a single…Marked his 1st hit and RBI as a Ray…Also stole his 1st base for Tampa Bay (5th of the season)…Added an RBI in the 7th for his 1st career 3-RBI game and then doubled in the 9th to tie his personal best with 3 hits (5th time). had an RBI single in the 6th inning…Is batting .322 (19-for-59) with 2-2B, 2-HR and 8-RBI since the calendar turned to September.

HOME RUNS # Outs Type Field Count Off Inning Score Before Gurriel Jr. 10 1 1R CF 1-1 Castillo 1st 0-2 Gurriel Jr. 11 0 1R CF 0-2 Beeks 4th 1-3

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Saturday, September 22 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 4:07 pm...RHP (2-6, 4.22) vs. LHP Thomas Pannone (3-1, 3.77) Sunday, September 23 vs. Tampa bay Rays, 1:07 pm...LHP (20-5, 1.97) vs. LHP Ryan Borucki (4-4, 3.86) 9/21/2018 gd.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2018/month_09/day_21/gid_2018_09_21_tbamlb_tormlb_1/BIS.html

Toronto Blue Jays 3, Tampa Bay Rays 11 September 21, 2018

Rays starting lineup: Mallex Smith (RF), Matt Duffy (3B), Ji-Man Choi (DH), Tommy Pham (LF), Joey Wendle (2B), Willy Adames (SS), (CF), Jake Bauers (1B), Nick Ciuffo (C), Diego Castillo (P),

Blue Jays starting lineup: Billy McKinney (RF), Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (SS), Kendrys Morales (DH), Randal Grichuk (CF), Rowdy Tellez (1B), Teoscar Hernandez (LF), Yangervis Solarte (3B), Devon Travis (2B), Reese McGuire (C), Sean Reid-Foley (P),

Umpires -- Jeff Nelson (HP), Laz Diaz (1B), Sean Barber (2B), Andy Fletcher (3B), (LF), (RF).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Cloudy. Wind: 19 MPH, L To R.

First pitch by S. Reid-Foley at 07:08 PM local time.

Rays 1st (Rays 2, Blue Jays 0) -- M. Smith flies out to T. Hernandez. M. Duffy grounds out, D. Travis to R. Tellez. J. Choi singles through the hole at second base. T. Pham walks, J. Choi to 2nd. J. Wendle reaches on fielding error by R. Tellez, J. Choi scores; T. Pham scores; J. Wendle to 2nd. W. Adames walks. K. Kiermaier strikes out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB)

Blue Jays 1st (Rays 2, Blue Jays 1) -- B. McKinney strikes out swinging. L. Gurriel Jr. hits a home run to center field on a 1-1 pitch. K. Morales grounds out, W. Adames to J. Bauers. R. Grichuk grounds out, M. Duffy to J. Bauers. (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Rays 2nd (Rays 2, Blue Jays 1) -- J. Bauers walks. N. Ciuffo singles to left field, J. Bauers to 2nd. M. Smith grounds into double play, D. Travis to L. Gurriel Jr. to R. Tellez, J. Bauers to 3rd; N. Ciuffo out at 2nd. M. Duffy strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Blue Jays 2nd (Rays 2, Blue Jays 1) -- Pitcher Change: J. Beeks replaces D. Castillo. R. Tellez flies out to K. Kiermaier. T. Hernandez walks. Y. Solarte flies out to K. Kiermaier. T. Hernandez out at 2nd, N. Ciuffo to J. Wendle. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Rays 3rd (Rays 2, Blue Jays 1) -- J. Choi pops out to Y. Solarte in foul territory. T. Pham walks. J. Wendle lines out to T. Hernandez. W. Adames strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Blue Jays 3rd (Rays 2, Blue Jays 1) -- D. Travis grounds out, M. Duffy to J. Bauers. R. McGuire struck out looking. B. McKinney grounds out, J. Wendle to J. Bauers. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Rays 4th (Rays 3, Blue Jays 1) -- K. Kiermaier flies out to R. Grichuk. J. Bauers hits a ground rule double to left field. N. Ciuffo strikes out swinging. M. Smith doubles to left-center field, J. Bauers scores. M. Duffy strikes out swinging. (1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Blue Jays 4th (Rays 3, Blue Jays 3) -- L. Gurriel Jr. hits a home run to center field on a 0-2 pitch. K. Morales grounds out, J. Beeks to J. Bauers. R. Grichuk hits a home run to left-center field on a 3-0 pitch. R. Tellez struck out looking. T. Hernandez flies out to M. Smith. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Rays 5th (Rays 4, Blue Jays 3) -- J. Choi doubles through the hole at second base. T. Pham triples to right field, J. Choi scores. Pitcher Change: J. Fernandez replaces S. Reid-Foley. J. Wendle pops out to Y. Solarte in foul territory. W. Adames struck out looking. Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: K. Kiermaier grounds out, R. Tellez to J. Fernandez. (1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Blue Jays 5th (Rays 4, Blue Jays 3) -- Pitcher Change: A. Kolarek replaces J. Beeks. Y. Solarte grounds out, J. Wendle to J. Bauers. D. Travis flies out to M. Smith. R. McGuire strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Rays 6th (Rays 8, Blue Jays 3) -- J. Bauers strikes out swinging. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter C. Cron replaces N. Ciuffo. C. Cron singles up the middle. M. Smith walks, C. Cron to 2nd. Pitcher Change: M. Leiter Jr. replaces J. Fernandez. M. Duffy singles to left-center field, C. Cron to 3rd; M. Smith to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter A. Meadows replaces J. Choi. Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter J. Choi left the game due to an injured knee. A. Meadows singles to right field, C. Cron scores; M. Smith scores; M. Duffy to 3rd. T. Pham out on a http://gd.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2018/month_09/day_21/gid_2018_09_21_tbamlb_tormlb_1/BIS.html 1/2 9/21/2018 gd.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2018/month_09/day_21/gid_2018_09_21_tbamlb_tormlb_1/BIS.html to T. Hernandez, M. Duffy scores. With J. Wendle batting, A. Meadows steals 2nd base. M. Leiter Jr. intentionally walks J. Wendle. Pitcher Change: T. Guerrieri replaces M. Leiter Jr. W. Adames singles to right field, A. Meadows scores; J. Wendle to 3rd. With K. Kiermaier batting, wild pitch by T. Guerrieri, W. Adames to 2nd. K. Kiermaier walks. J. Bauers strikes out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)

Blue Jays 6th (Rays 8, Blue Jays 3) -- A. Meadows remains in the game as the designated hitter. Defensive Substitution: J. Sucre replaces C. Cron, batting 9th, playing catcher. B. McKinney strikes out swinging. L. Gurriel Jr. singles up the middle. K. Morales flies out to K. Kiermaier. Pitcher Change: H. Wood replaces A. Kolarek. R. Grichuk flies out to K. Kiermaier. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Rays 7th (Blue Jays 3, Rays 11) -- J. Sucre strikes out swinging. M. Smith hit by pitch. M. Duffy walks, M. Smith to 2nd. A. Meadows singles to left-center field, M. Smith scores; M. Duffy to 3rd. Pitcher Change: D. Barnes replaces T. Guerrieri. With T. Pham batting, throwing error by D. Barnes on the pickoff attempt, M. Duffy scores; A. Meadows to 2nd. T. Pham pops out to R. Tellez in foul territory. J. Wendle doubles to left- center field, A. Meadows scores. W. Adames pops out to R. Tellez in foul territory. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)

Blue Jays 7th (Blue Jays 3, Rays 11) -- Defensive Substitution: A. Velazquez replaces right fielder M. Smith, batting 1st, playing right field. Pitcher Change: A. Pruitt replaces H. Wood. R. Tellez flies out to A. Velazquez. T. Hernandez grounds out, M. Duffy to J. Bauers. Y. Solarte lines out to T. Pham. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Rays 8th (Blue Jays 3, Rays 11) -- Defensive Substitution: A. Alford replaces right fielder B. McKinney, batting 1st, playing right field. Defensive Substitution: J. Davis replaces center fielder R. Grichuk, batting 4th, playing center field. Defensive Substitution: R. Urena replaces third baseman Y. Solarte, batting 7th, playing 3rd. K. Kiermaier strikes out swinging. J. Bauers struck out looking. J. Sucre singles to left-center field. A. Velazquez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Blue Jays 8th (Blue Jays 3, Rays 11) -- D. Travis pops out to W. Adames. R. McGuire singles to right field. A. Alford grounds into a force out, J. Wendle to W. Adames, R. McGuire out at 2nd. With L. Gurriel Jr. batting, passed ball by J. Sucre, A. Alford to 2nd. L. Gurriel Jr. grounds out, W. Adames to J. Bauers. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Rays 9th (Blue Jays 3, Rays 11) -- Pitcher Change: J. Petricka replaces D. Barnes. M. Duffy grounds out, L. Gurriel Jr. to R. Tellez. A. Meadows doubles to right field. T. Pham singles up the middle, A. Meadows to 3rd. J. Wendle hit by pitch, T. Pham to 2nd. W. Adames grounds into double play, L. Gurriel Jr. to D. Travis to R. Tellez, J. Wendle out at 2nd. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Blue Jays 9th (Blue Jays 3, Rays 11) -- Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter D. Jansen replaces K. Morales. D. Jansen grounds out, W. Adames to J. Bauers. J. Davis lines out to T. Pham. R. Tellez singles to right-center field. T. Hernandez singles to center field, R. Tellez to 2nd. R. Urena flies out to K. Kiermaier. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Final: Blue Jays 3, Rays 11

WP: (5-1). LP: Sean Reid-Foley (2-4). SV: Austin Pruitt (3). Time: 3:20. Attendance: 21167. Official Scorer: Herb Morell.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 11 15 0 Toronto 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2

Tampa Bay AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Smith, M, RF .301 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 Velazquez, A, RF .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Duffy, M, 3B .299 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 Choi, DH .274 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b-Meadows, PH-DH .750 3 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Pham, LF .348 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 Wendle, 2B .302 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 Adames, SS .267 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 Kiermaier, CF .222 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 Bauers, 1B .201 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 Ciuffo, C .200 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 a-Cron, PH .255 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sucre, C .216 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Castillo, D, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beeks, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kolarek, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wood, H, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pruitt, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .261 40 11 15 5 1 0 8 8 12 27 11

a-Singled for Ciuffo in the 6th. b-Singled for Choi in the 6th.

BATTING 2B: Bauers (21, Reid-Foley); Smith, M (25, Reid-Foley); Choi (12, Reid-Foley); Wendle (30, Barnes, D); Meadows (1, Petricka). 3B: Pham (5, Reid-Foley). RBI: Smith, M (38); Pham 2 (18); Meadows 3 (3); Adames (31); Wendle (56). SF: Pham (off Leiter Jr.). GIDP: Smith, M; Adames. Team RISP: 8-for-21. Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING SB: Meadows (5, 2nd base off Leiter Jr./McGuire, R).

FIELDING PB: Sucre (5).

Toronto AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A McKinney, RF .270 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Alford, RF .125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gurriel Jr., SS .292 4 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 Morales, DH .250 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a-Jansen, PH-DH .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grichuk, CF .244 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Davis, CF .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tellez, 1B .372 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Hernandez, T, LF .241 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Solarte, 3B .229 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Urena, R, 3B .247 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Travis, 2B .232 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 McGuire, R, C .250 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 Reid-Foley, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fernandez, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leiter Jr., P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guerrieri, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barnes, D, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Petricka, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .244 33 3 7 0 0 3 3 1 5 27 7

a-Grounded out for Morales in the 9th.

BATTING HR: Gurriel Jr. 2 (11, 1st inning off Castillo, D, 0 on, 1 out; 4th inning off Beeks, 0 on, 0 out); Grichuk (24, 4th inning off Beeks, 0 on, 1 out). RBI: Gurriel Jr. 2 (34); Grichuk (55). Team RISP: 0-for-2. Team LOB: 4.

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Tampa Bay ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Castillo, D 3.25 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 Beeks (W, 5-1) 5.36 3.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 11 Kolarek 3.82 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 Wood, H 3.58 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pruitt (S, 3) 4.57 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 Totals 3.62 9.0 7 3 3 1 5 3 34

Toronto ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Reid-Foley (L, 2-4) 5.40 4.0 6 4 2 4 5 0 22 Fernandez, J 4.15 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 0 6 Leiter Jr. 15.88 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 Guerrieri 4.91 0.2 2 3 3 2 2 0 7 Barnes, D 5.80 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 Petricka 4.78 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 4.86 9.0 15 11 9 8 12 0 51

Reid-Foley pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

Team ER: off Tampa Bay 3, off Toronto 9. BB: off Beeks (Hernandez, T); off Reid-Foley 4 (Pham, Adames, Bauers, Pham); Fernandez, J (Smith, M); Leiter Jr. (Wendle); Guerrieri 2 (Kiermaier, Duffy, M). IBB: off Leiter Jr. 1 (Wendle). SO: by Castillo, D (McKinney); Beeks 2 (McGuire, R, Tellez); Kolarek 2 (McGuire, R, McKinney); by Reid-Foley 5 (Kiermaier, Duffy, M, Adames, Ciuffo, Duffy, M); Fernandez, J 2 (Adames, Bauers); Guerrieri 2 (Bauers, Sucre); Barnes, D 3 (Kiermaier, Bauers, Velazquez, A). WP: Guerrieri. HB: Smith, M (by Guerrieri); Wendle (by Petricka). Pitches-strikes: Castillo, D 15-9; Beeks 47-28; Kolarek 28-19; Wood, H 2-1; Pruitt 38-25; Reid-Foley 95-56; Fernandez, J 26-17; Leiter Jr. 14-6; Guerrieri 36-19; Barnes, D 31-18; Petricka 14-10. Inherited runners-scored: Wood, H 1-0; Fernandez, J 1-0; Leiter Jr. 2-2; Guerrieri 2-1; Barnes, D 2-2. Umpires: HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Sean Barber. 3B: Andy Fletcher. Official Scorer: Herb Morell. Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy . Wind: 19 mph, L to R. First pitch: 7:08 PM. T: 3:20. Att: 21,167. Venue: Rogers Centre. September 21, 2018

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