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1:07PM,EDT,March 18,2015
Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, Dunedin, Florida
Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, Dunedin, Florida
Associated Press
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Chris Archer hasn't been told when he will make his first regular-season start. It may be opening day.Archer allowed one hit over four scoreless innings Wednesday, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3.Archer's outing came a few hours after the Rays said pitcher Alex Cobb has tendinitis in his right forearm and will miss his planned outing against Baltimore in the opener on April 6. Tampa Bay President of Baseball Operations Matt Silverman said it's too early to announce Cobb's replacement, and Archer is considered a top contender."My mentality is the same," Archer said. "Our pitch count is roughly 100. I'm trying to make the most of that. I've pitched nine innings before, so I know that it's possible. So that's my goal every single time I go out whether I'm pitching April 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th. It doesn't matter to me because I know what I'm capable of."Toronto's Mark Buehrle gave up three runs and seven hits over 4 1/3 innings."They were aggressive early," Buehrle said. "I don't think I was as on location-wise as I've been. But again it's spring training. I felt pretty good, which I think gets me in trouble because I try to over throw instead of staying within myself. I'm going to try to throw a little extra hard and I get in trouble."Evan Longoria hit a third-inning solo homer off Buehrle. David DeJesus drove in two runs with a second-inning single.UP NEXTRays: RHP Nathan Karns is scheduled to go against Minnesota RHP Nicky Nolasco Thursday.Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez and Boston LHP Henry Owens are Thursday's scheduled startersSTARTING TIMERays: Archer struck out three and walked three.Blue Jays: Buehrle had three strikeouts.TRAINER'S ROOMRays: OF Desmond Jennings returned after missing Tuesday's game with flulike symptoms. ... OF Brandon Guyer (oblique) was in the lineup. ... LHP Drew Smyly (shoulder tendinitis) is playing catch but hasn't thrown off a mound. ... Closer Jake McGee (shoulder surgery) has resumed throwing off the mound.Blue Jays: Projected closer Brett Cecil (shoulder) had a bullpen session and said he could throw 15 to 20 pitches Saturday in a minor league game. He expects to be ready for opening day. ... DH-1B Edwin Encarnacion (back inflammation) is hitting off a tee and could play in about a week. ... Dioner Navarro, limited to DH by knee soreness, will start catching again within a few days.ROUGH FINISHThe teams combined for seven runs in the ninth.Toronto's Jeff Francis gave up four runs and five hits in two-thirds of an inning. Cory Burns hit his first two batters before getting the third out.Tampa Bay's Jhan Marinez allowed three runs and three hits over two-thirds of an inning before Jim Patterson recorded the game-ending out following a wild pitch.BP TIMERays reliever Grant Balfour, who missed time due to a family matter, will throw batting practice Friday. He had a 30-pitch BP session Tuesday.
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DUNEDIN, FL - MARCH 18: Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays hits a home run during the third inning of a...
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Game Information
| Stadium | Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, Dunedin, FL |
TAMPA BAY (9) AT TORONTO (3)
TAMPA BAY AB R H BI TORONTO AB R H BI
DeJesus rf 3 0 1 2 Martin c 3 0 0 0
Motter rf 2 1 1 0 Ochinko c 1 0 0 0
Franklin ss 3 0 1 0 Izturis 2b 2 0 0 0
Casilla ss 1 0 1 1 Kawasaki 2b 2 0 1 0
Jaso dh 3 0 0 0 Gindl lf 2 0 0 0
Butler ph-dh 2 1 1 0 Diaz cf 1 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 3 1 2 1 Navarro dh 1 0 0 0
R Shaffer 3b 2 1 2 2 Smoak ph-dh 1 0 0 0
Loney 1b 3 1 1 1 Barton 1b 2 0 0 0
Belnome 1b 2 0 0 0 Viciedo ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Jennings lf 2 1 2 0 Dickerson rf 4 1 1 0
Elmore lf 2 0 0 0 Tolleson 3b 4 1 2 2
Guyer cf 2 1 1 0 Goins ss 3 1 1 0
Mahtook cf 2 0 0 1 Carrera cf-lf 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Casali c 1 1 1 1
Araiza ph-c 1 0 0 0
Beckham 2b 3 0 0 0
Vélez 2b 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 41 9 15 9 TOTALS 31 3 5 2
TAMPA BAY 021 001 014 -- 9
TORONTO 000 000 003 -- 3
E--Franklin. DP--TAMPA BAY 2. LOB--TAMPA BAY 8,
TORONTO 8. 2B--Motter, R Shaffer, Goins. HR--Loney
1 (1) (off Delabar), Longoria 1 (1) (off Buehrle),
R Shaffer 1 (1) (off López), Casali 1 (1) (off
Francis), Tolleson 1 (1) (off Mariñez).
SB--Tolleson 1 (2). SF--Casilla.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
TAMPA BAY
Archer (W,1-2) 4 1 0 0 3 3 0
Bellatti 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Beliveau 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Gomes 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Mariñez 2-3 3 3 3 2 1 1
J Patterson 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0
TORONTO
Buehrle (L,1-1) 4 1-3 7 3 3 0 3 1
Hynes 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Delabar 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
Loup 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
López 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
Francis 2-3 5 4 4 0 1 1
Burns 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 0
WP--Archer, J Patterson. HBP--Mahtook by Burns,
Elmore by Burns. SO--TB: Belnome 2, Jaso 2,
Araiza, Franklin, Wilson, Loney, Butler. TOR:
Tolleson 2, Smoak, Diaz, Carrera, Gindl, Goins,
Dickerson, Ochinko. BB--TOR: Navarro 2, Goins,
Carrera, Gindl, Izturis, Ochinko. T--2:56.
A--5,539.
Game Information
| Stadium | Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, Dunedin, FL |
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