April 22, 2011 - Toronto Blue Jays (11-7) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (13-7) - Game 1 - BlueJays09's Dynasty

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April 22, 2011 - Toronto Blue Jays (11-7) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (13-7) - Game 1

Posted on August 7, 2011 at 10:12 PM.

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Blue Jays 10 - Rays 3
Hits: Jays 17, Rays 11
Errors: Jays 0, Rays 2

W: Sanchez (3-0), L: Sheilds (2-1)

Pitching (Jays - Rays):
Sanchez - 7.1IP 8H 3ER 5K ---------------- Sheilds - 5.1IP 10H 4ER 6K
Marshall(H) - 0.2IP 1H 1K ------------------ Peralta - 2.1IP 7H 4ER
Balfour - 1IP 2H --------------------------- Farnsworth - 0.1IP

Jays Batting:
SS Escobar - 4/5 2R
2B Zobrist - 2/4 2RBI 2B SacFly
CF Bautista - 3/5 HR(8) 3RBI 2R 2B
1B Lind - 1/5 2K
DH Thome - 2/5 HR(3) 3RBI 2R K
C Ianetta - 1/4 K
3B Arencieba - 0/4 R K
LF Francisco - 2/4 RBI R
RF Craig - 2/4 2R K

Rays Notables:
Chirinos - 1/4 RBI
E.Johnson - 1/1 2RBI

- Summary -
The Jays finally get back home after being on the Road since the 1st series vs. Minnesota. They also finally get a Win after losing 4 straigh (2 combined to Yanks/Sox). Sanchez had a 3 hitter going into the 8th but couldnt finish it off, leaving with 3 ER in the inning. The 1st inning saw Big Jim Thome crush a 3 run homer to opposite field to give the Jays a 3-0 lead. Next inning Ben Zobrist hit a double that scored Escobar, who had a 4 hit game and continues his good play. In the 6th, Ben Francisco got his 1st RBI with the Jay's smacking a single in opposite field to score Arencieba. Craig was up next, and grounded out but a throwing error by Brignac allowed Francisco to score from 1st, 6-0. In the 8th, Sanchez gave up 1 RBI single to Chirinos, and then a 2 run single to pinch hitter Eliot Johnson. That was it for his night as Marshall/Balfour shut down the rest of the game. in the bottom of the 8th, after the bases were loaded, Zobrist hit a sac fly to center for a 7-3 lead and then "BOMB"tista smacked a no doubt 3 run HR to centerfield, registering almost 430 ft. That was it as the Jays take Game 1, by a score of 10-3.

*Game 2 vs. Rays - Next*
David Price vs. Brett Cecil
- Betemit back to 3B, Arencieba sitting
- Raja Davis in CF, Bautista RF, Francisco LF (Craig out)