ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays got to Francisco Liriano early, then had to come back and score some more runs in the late innings Friday night.
Evan Longoria homered during a five-run first inning against a wild Liriano and Corey Dickerson and Logan Morrison combined to go 4-for-4 off the bench for the Rays, who had 13 hits and drew seven walks in a 10-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
"It's good for our starting pitchers to know we can come back and be resilient," said Steven Souza Jr., who drove in two runs with a double. "Everybody's clicking. Corey and (Morrison) getting those clutch hits -- that's something that didn't really happen last year."
Liriano faced only eight batters, walking four and giving up three hits before getting pulled.
It was the shortest start of Liriano's career and only the second time in 257 starts that he failed to finish the first inning.
"I didn't make any pitches. I was kind of lost out there, probably tried to do too much," he said. "I didn't make the pitches when I had to."
The Blue Jays rallied for a 7-6 lead, but Tampa Bay overtook them by scoring three times in the sixth with the help of Souza's double.
Brad Miller and Derek Norris also drove in two runs each for the Rays.
Xavier Cedeno (1-0) won despite giving up a bases-loaded walk to Troy Tulowitzki that put the Blue Jays ahead in the sixth. Alex Colome got four outs to earn his third save.
"It wasn't by any means the prettiest game, but (I was) really impressed by some big hits, the timely hitting," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
J.P. Howell (0-1) took the loss.
Josh Donaldson and Tulowitzki hit their first home runs for Toronto.
"It's one of those games," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "It's a tough one to lose because we had the lead late, but we'll move on."
The game started on time despite a late arrival by the umpiring crew. The four umps needed a police escort after a fire shut down a highway, and they got to Tropicana Field just 42 minutes before the first pitch.
The Rays' five-run first included Daniel Robertson's first major league hit, a single. Longoria connected for his second homer.
Tulowitzki drove in four runs. He hit a two-run double in the first off Matt Andriese, his first hit of the season after an 0-for-13 start.
FRANCHISE FIRST FOR RAYS
The combined 4-for-4 by Dickerson and Morrison marked the first time in franchise history that the Rays had multiple players come off the bench with multi-hit games. Although it happened three times in the National League last season, the last time an AL team did it was June 2,2015, when the New York Yankees did it in an 11-inning win at Seattle.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: If RHP Roberto Osuna (cervical spasms) clears Saturday's simulated game, he will come off the 10-day disabled list in time for Tuesday's home opener.
Rays: SS Matt Duffy (Achilles' tendon surgery) could start a running program in about 10 days. He is currently doing flexibility drills in the outfield. ... OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) will play in his second rehab game with Class A Charlotte either Saturday or Sunday.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: AL ERA champion Aaron Sanchez gets his first start of the season Saturday night. He has given up one run in 17 2/3 innings at Tropicana Field.
Rays: Opening day starter Chris Archer (1-0) faces the Blue Jays. Archer, 6-4 with a 3.23 ERA in 19 starts against Toronto, has identical 3-2 records and 3.23 ERA at both Tropicana Field (10 starts) and the Rogers Centre (nine starts).
Toronto Blue Jays
Evan Longoria homered during a five-run first inning against a wild Liriano and Corey Dickerson and Logan Morrison combined to go 4-for-4 off the bench for the Rays, who had 13 hits and drew seven walks in a 10-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
"It's good for our starting pitchers to know we can come back and be resilient," said Steven Souza Jr., who drove in two runs with a double. "Everybody's clicking. Corey and (Morrison) getting those clutch hits -- that's something that didn't really happen last year."
Liriano faced only eight batters, walking four and giving up three hits before getting pulled.
It was the shortest start of Liriano's career and only the second time in 257 starts that he failed to finish the first inning.
"I didn't make any pitches. I was kind of lost out there, probably tried to do too much," he said. "I didn't make the pitches when I had to."
The Blue Jays rallied for a 7-6 lead, but Tampa Bay overtook them by scoring three times in the sixth with the help of Souza's double.
Brad Miller and Derek Norris also drove in two runs each for the Rays.
Xavier Cedeno (1-0) won despite giving up a bases-loaded walk to Troy Tulowitzki that put the Blue Jays ahead in the sixth. Alex Colome got four outs to earn his third save.
"It wasn't by any means the prettiest game, but (I was) really impressed by some big hits, the timely hitting," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
J.P. Howell (0-1) took the loss.
Josh Donaldson and Tulowitzki hit their first home runs for Toronto.
"It's one of those games," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "It's a tough one to lose because we had the lead late, but we'll move on."
The game started on time despite a late arrival by the umpiring crew. The four umps needed a police escort after a fire shut down a highway, and they got to Tropicana Field just 42 minutes before the first pitch.
The Rays' five-run first included Daniel Robertson's first major league hit, a single. Longoria connected for his second homer.
Tulowitzki drove in four runs. He hit a two-run double in the first off Matt Andriese, his first hit of the season after an 0-for-13 start.
FRANCHISE FIRST FOR RAYS
The combined 4-for-4 by Dickerson and Morrison marked the first time in franchise history that the Rays had multiple players come off the bench with multi-hit games. Although it happened three times in the National League last season, the last time an AL team did it was June 2,2015, when the New York Yankees did it in an 11-inning win at Seattle.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: If RHP Roberto Osuna (cervical spasms) clears Saturday's simulated game, he will come off the 10-day disabled list in time for Tuesday's home opener.
Rays: SS Matt Duffy (Achilles' tendon surgery) could start a running program in about 10 days. He is currently doing flexibility drills in the outfield. ... OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) will play in his second rehab game with Class A Charlotte either Saturday or Sunday.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: AL ERA champion Aaron Sanchez gets his first start of the season Saturday night. He has given up one run in 17 2/3 innings at Tropicana Field.
Rays: Opening day starter Chris Archer (1-0) faces the Blue Jays. Archer, 6-4 with a 3.23 ERA in 19 starts against Toronto, has identical 3-2 records and 3.23 ERA at both Tropicana Field (10 starts) and the Rogers Centre (nine starts).
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Travis flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista singled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales hit a ground rule double to deep left, Bautista to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki doubled to right, Bautista and Morales scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Smoak walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Carrera grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria homered to left (409 feet), Souza Jr. scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Weeks Jr. walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Norris walked, Weeks Jr. to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Weeks Jr. to third, Norris to second on wild pitch by Liriano. | 2 | 2 |
| Miller doubled to deep center, Weeks Jr. and Norris scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Beckham walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Robertson singled to deep left center, Miller to third, Beckham to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Leone relieved Liriano. | 2 | 4 |
| Bourjos grounded out to shortstop, Miller scored, Beckham to third, Robertson to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Saltalamacchia flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Pillar flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Travis flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Kiermaier fouled out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Longoria walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Weeks Jr. doubled to left, Longoria to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Norris hit sacrifice fly to right, Longoria scored, Weeks Jr. to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Morales grounded out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Robertson struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| Bourjos flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Tulowitzki homered to center (364 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| Smoak grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Carrera singled to deep left. | 3 | 6 |
| Saltalamacchia struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| Pillar singled to center, Carrera to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Travis grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Tepera relieved Leone. | 3 | 6 |
| Souza Jr. flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Longoria fouled out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Donaldson doubled to deep center. | 3 | 6 |
| Donaldson to third on wild pitch by Andriese. | 3 | 6 |
| Bautista hit sacrifice fly to right, Donaldson scored, Bautista to first on error by right fielder Souza Jr.. | 4 | 6 |
| Díaz relieved Andriese. | 4 | 6 |
| Morales flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| Bautista to second on wild pitch by Díaz. | 4 | 6 |
| Smoak doubled to deep right, Bautista scored. | 5 | 6 |
| Smoak to third on passed ball by Norris. | 5 | 6 |
| Carrera flied out to left. | 5 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Weeks Jr. singled to center. | 5 | 6 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 5 | 6 |
| Miller grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Weeks Jr. out at second. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Pruitt relieved Díaz. | 5 | 6 |
| Saltalamacchia singled to center. | 5 | 6 |
| Pillar flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| Travis walked, Saltalamacchia to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Donaldson walked, Saltalamacchia to third, Travis to second. | 5 | 6 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 5 | 6 |
| Cedeño relieved Pruitt. | 5 | 6 |
| Morales walked, Saltalamacchia scored, Travis to third, Donaldson to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Tulowitzki walked, Travis scored, Donaldson to third, Morales to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Smoak lined out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Beckham singled to right center. | 7 | 6 |
| Dickerson hit for Robertson. | 7 | 6 |
| Howell relieved Tepera. | 7 | 6 |
| Dickerson doubled to deep right, Beckham to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Bourjos walked. | 7 | 6 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to deep right, Beckham and Dickerson scored, Bourjos to third. | 7 | 8 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 7 | 8 |
| Smith relieved Howell. | 7 | 8 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| Morrison hit for Weeks Jr.. | 7 | 8 |
| Morrison singled to shallow left, Bourjos scored, Souza Jr. to third, Kiermaier to second. | 7 | 9 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 7 | 9 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 7 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Morrison at first base. | 7 | 9 |
| Farquhar relieved Cedeño. | 7 | 9 |
| Carrera grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 9 |
| Saltalamacchia fouled out to third. | 7 | 9 |
| Pillar singled to deep right. | 7 | 9 |
| Travis flied out to center. | 7 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Loup pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Loup relieved Smith. | 7 | 9 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 7 | 9 |
| Dickerson singled to left. | 7 | 9 |
| Bourjos grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Dickerson out at second. | 7 | 9 |
| Bourjos stole second. | 7 | 9 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 7 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Donaldson homered to center (415 feet). | 8 | 9 |
| Bautista popped out to second. | 8 | 9 |
| Morales grounded out to third. | 8 | 9 |
| Colomé relieved Farquhar. | 8 | 9 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Loup pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Kiermaier reached on infield single to second. | 8 | 9 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 8 | 9 |
| Morrison singled to deep right center, Kiermaier to second. | 8 | 9 |
| Kiermaier stole third. | 8 | 9 |
| Norris singled to right, Kiermaier scored, Morrison to second. | 8 | 10 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 8 | 10 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Smoak struck out looking. | 8 | 10 |
| Carrera grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 10 |
| Saltalamacchia grounded out to second. | 8 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Toronto Blue Jays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .214 | .267 | .214 |
| Donaldson 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .375 | .474 | .625 |
| Bautista RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .133 | .263 | .133 |
| Morales DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .188 | .278 | .438 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .118 | .167 | .353 |
| Smoak 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .333 | .385 | .500 |
| Carrera LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .333 | .333 | .444 |
| Saltalamacchia C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Pillar CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .375 | .333 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 193 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Morales (1, Andriese); Tulowitzki (1, Andriese); Donaldson (1, Andriese); Smoak (2, Díaz) HR: Tulowitzki (1, 4th inning off Andriese 0 on, 0 Out); Donaldson (1, 8th inning off Farquhar 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Tulowitzki 4 (4), Bautista (1), Smoak (1), Morales (6), Donaldson (1) SF: Bautista 2-out RBI: Tulowitzki 3, Smoak, Morales Blue Jays RISP: 2-7 (Smoak 1-2, Bautista 0-1, Carrera 0-2, Tulowitzki 1-1, Travis 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Smoak-Tulowitzki). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 12,842 (41.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:53 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Mike Muchlinski, Third Base - Stu Scheurwater |
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