The Headline: Pat the Bat slams the Jays
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |  |
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Toronto
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
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Tampa Bay
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 11 | 9 | 1 |
(Just an aside… these games are REALLY hard to recap when you don’t get a chance to watch or listen to any of them.)
Pat the Bat: Burrell had himself a fun day at the dish, hitting a grand slam in his lone at-bat (he also walked twice in his other plate appearances). It was the key knock in a 5-run 5th inning that gaves the Rays a lead they would not give up. Then, in typical spring training fashion, he was replaced by some guy named Craig Albernaz who I am pretty sure I’ve never heard of before.
Dubious Debut: Results don’t really count for much when you’ve got yourself a roster spot locked up. They especially don’t count for much when it’s your first outing of the spring. Good thing for Matt Garza that both of those things applied to him. 3 runs allowed on 3 hits in 2 innings (all 3 were in the first). Whatever. At least his arm didn’t fall off.
King David returns to the throne: Some other guy you might’ve heard of – David Price - pitched a solid 2 innings of 3 strikeout ball against what amounts to the Syracuse Chiefs. Should give him a good tune-up for when he starts the year in AAA.
Other guys who saw work: Lance Cormier, Brian Shouse, Andy Sonnanstine, and Mitch Talbot also got in on the fun today. (No, I don’t really count Julio de Paula).
Ouch: Fernando Perez lasted less than half an inning after he hurt his arm diving for a ball in the top of the first. The word is that he’s going to be out for at least a week. It’s feared, though, that he could be down for much, much longer.
Up Next: The Rays get to take Wednesday off before taking on the Phitin’ Phils on Thursday.
Tags: Blue Jays
