ST. PETERBURG, Fla. -- Steven Souza Jr. calmed down after a dustup and powered Tampa Bay past Toronto again.
The outfielder hit a three-run homer and was involved in a scrum after a slide during the Rays' 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday.
Corey Dickerson and Jesus Sucre also homered, and Jake Odorizzi (1-1) pitched six effective innings for the Rays, who took three of four from Toronto at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay has won 23 of its last 30 home series against the Blue Jays, going 61-33 during that stretch.
Toronto (1-5) got a home run from Josh Donaldson, who left with right calf tightness after grounding out in the sixth. The 2015 AL MVP didn't play his first big league spring training game this year until March 20 because of a strained right calf.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Donaldson's latest injury is in a different spot.
"We'll get a better idea the next couple days (of the severity)," Gibbons said.
Both benches briefly emptied in the second when Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki took issue with Souza's slide into second base on Logan Morrison's double-play grounder. No punches were thrown.
"If he thinks I'm trying to be malicious, he clearly doesn't know who I am," Souza said. "It's unfortunate it turned into something like that because it was just baseball. Hopefully we just move on."
Tulowitzki felt the slide was late.
"I figured, like, I should say something, not so much for myself but for other guys in the future to try to save injuries," Tulowitzki said. "I don't think he would want to injure me. You move past it. No hard feelings. I just want the game to be played the right way."
Souza, hitting .417, completed a four-run third with a three-run drive off Marco Estrada (0-1) that put Tampa Bay up 4-2.
"He's crushing the ball," Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier said.
Estrada, who was 0-3 with a 6.46 ERA in three starts last season against Tampa Bay, gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.
Odorizzi, hit in the right hamstring by Jose Bautista's inning-ending grounder in the third, allowed two runs and two hits. He retired 16 of his last 17 batters.
Jumbo Diaz and Tommy Hunter completed the three-hitter. Bautista's two-out double in the ninth off Hunter was Toronto's first hit since Kendrys Morales' one-out double in the first.
Sucre added a two-run single in the eighth.
Donaldson hit a solo homer during a two-run first for the Blue Jays. The slugger has gone deep four times in 20 at-bats against Odorizzi.
Kiermaier was ejected by plate umpire Mike Muchlinski in the seventh for arguing a called third strike.
The Blue Jays won the series opener Thursday and had a lead in all three of their losses. Toronto has matched its worst start after six games, which came in 2014.
Tampa Bay completed its season-opening homestand at 5-2. It's the first time the Rays have started a year by winning five of seven.
"We should feel good. We do feel good," manager Kevin Cash said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP J.P. Howell was put on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder discomfort and RHP Dominic Leone was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo.
Rays: OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) missed a third straight game on his rehab assignment with Class A Charlotte due to knee soreness stemming from a collision in the outfield Thursday night.
BATTING BLUES
Five Toronto regulars, Bautista (.136), Tulowitzki (.125), Morales (.208), Devon Travis (.130) and Russell Martin (.000), are hitting .208 or worse.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (0-1) will face Milwaukee RHP Wily Peralta (1-0) in Toronto's home opener Tuesday night. Toronto had a home attendance of 3,392,099 last season, its most since 1993 (4,057,947).
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (1-0) and Yankees RHP Michael Pineda (0-1) are the scheduled starters for New York's home opener Monday. Cobb, who allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings in a 4-1 win over New York on Wednesday night, will try to become the first pitcher to beat the Yankees twice within New York's first seven games of a season since Tampa Bay's Victor Zambrano in 2004.
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The outfielder hit a three-run homer and was involved in a scrum after a slide during the Rays' 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday.
Corey Dickerson and Jesus Sucre also homered, and Jake Odorizzi (1-1) pitched six effective innings for the Rays, who took three of four from Toronto at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay has won 23 of its last 30 home series against the Blue Jays, going 61-33 during that stretch.
Toronto (1-5) got a home run from Josh Donaldson, who left with right calf tightness after grounding out in the sixth. The 2015 AL MVP didn't play his first big league spring training game this year until March 20 because of a strained right calf.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Donaldson's latest injury is in a different spot.
"We'll get a better idea the next couple days (of the severity)," Gibbons said.
Both benches briefly emptied in the second when Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki took issue with Souza's slide into second base on Logan Morrison's double-play grounder. No punches were thrown.
"If he thinks I'm trying to be malicious, he clearly doesn't know who I am," Souza said. "It's unfortunate it turned into something like that because it was just baseball. Hopefully we just move on."
Tulowitzki felt the slide was late.
"I figured, like, I should say something, not so much for myself but for other guys in the future to try to save injuries," Tulowitzki said. "I don't think he would want to injure me. You move past it. No hard feelings. I just want the game to be played the right way."
Souza, hitting .417, completed a four-run third with a three-run drive off Marco Estrada (0-1) that put Tampa Bay up 4-2.
"He's crushing the ball," Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier said.
Estrada, who was 0-3 with a 6.46 ERA in three starts last season against Tampa Bay, gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.
Odorizzi, hit in the right hamstring by Jose Bautista's inning-ending grounder in the third, allowed two runs and two hits. He retired 16 of his last 17 batters.
Jumbo Diaz and Tommy Hunter completed the three-hitter. Bautista's two-out double in the ninth off Hunter was Toronto's first hit since Kendrys Morales' one-out double in the first.
Sucre added a two-run single in the eighth.
Donaldson hit a solo homer during a two-run first for the Blue Jays. The slugger has gone deep four times in 20 at-bats against Odorizzi.
Kiermaier was ejected by plate umpire Mike Muchlinski in the seventh for arguing a called third strike.
The Blue Jays won the series opener Thursday and had a lead in all three of their losses. Toronto has matched its worst start after six games, which came in 2014.
Tampa Bay completed its season-opening homestand at 5-2. It's the first time the Rays have started a year by winning five of seven.
"We should feel good. We do feel good," manager Kevin Cash said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP J.P. Howell was put on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder discomfort and RHP Dominic Leone was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo.
Rays: OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) missed a third straight game on his rehab assignment with Class A Charlotte due to knee soreness stemming from a collision in the outfield Thursday night.
BATTING BLUES
Five Toronto regulars, Bautista (.136), Tulowitzki (.125), Morales (.208), Devon Travis (.130) and Russell Martin (.000), are hitting .208 or worse.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (0-1) will face Milwaukee RHP Wily Peralta (1-0) in Toronto's home opener Tuesday night. Toronto had a home attendance of 3,392,099 last season, its most since 1993 (4,057,947).
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (1-0) and Yankees RHP Michael Pineda (0-1) are the scheduled starters for New York's home opener Monday. Cobb, who allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings in a 4-1 win over New York on Wednesday night, will try to become the first pitcher to beat the Yankees twice within New York's first seven games of a season since Tampa Bay's Victor Zambrano in 2004.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Travis lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson homered to right center (350 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Bautista walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Morales doubled to deep right center, Bautista to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop, Bautista scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier singled to shallow right. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Miller grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Smoak popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Pillar grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Carrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Morrison grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Souza Jr. out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Robertson singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Travis lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Donaldson struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Bautista lined out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Sucre flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Dickerson homered to left (326 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Kiermaier tripled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Longoria struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Miller walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. homered to left center (359 feet), Kiermaier and Miller scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Morrison grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Morales hit by pitch. | 2 | 4 |
| Tulowitzki grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Morales out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Martin grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Robertson struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| Smith bunt grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Sucre homered to left center (388 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Smoak grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Pillar grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Carrera struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Kiermaier singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Longoria grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kiermaier safe at second on error by shortstop Tulowitzki. | 2 | 5 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Longoria out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Travis lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Donaldson grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Bautista grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Goins at third base. | 2 | 5 |
| Tepera relieved Estrada. | 2 | 5 |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Robertson grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Díaz relieved Odorizzi. | 2 | 5 |
| Morales lined out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Martin popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Loup pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Loup relieved Tepera. | 2 | 5 |
| Sucre grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Dickerson walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Kiermaier struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Lawrence relieved Loup. | 2 | 5 |
| Longoria struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Tampa Bay's K Kiermaier ejected by M Muchlinski in the 8th. | 2 | 5 |
| Bourjos in center field. | 2 | 5 |
| Smoak popped out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Pillar fouled out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Carrera popped out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Casey Lawrence pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Miller walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. walked, Miller to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Morrison flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Robertson reached on infield single to third, Miller to third, Souza Jr. to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Smith grounded into fielder's choice to second, Miller out at home, Souza Jr. to third, Robertson to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Sucre singled to left, Souza Jr. and Robertson scored, Smith to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Dickerson grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Hunter relieved Díaz. | 2 | 7 |
| Travis grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Goins grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| Bautista doubled to shallow right. | 2 | 7 |
| Morales lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Toronto Blue Jays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .130 | .167 | .130 |
| Donaldson 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .348 | .444 | .652 |
Goins 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bautista RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .136 | .286 | .182 |
| Morales DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .208 | .296 | .417 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .160 | .292 |
| Martin C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .000 | .300 | .000 |
| Smoak 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .278 | .316 | .389 |
| Pillar CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .273 | .304 | .273 |
| Carrera LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .250 | .250 | .333 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 144 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Morales (2, Odorizzi); Bautista (1, Hunter) HR: Donaldson (2, 1st inning off Odorizzi 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Donaldson (3), Tulowitzki (6) GIDP: Tulowitzki Blue Jays RISP: 0-3 (Martin 0-1, Tulowitzki 0-1, Morales 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Tulowitzki (1, ground ball) DP: 2 (Smoak-Tulowitzki, Tulowitzki-Travis-Smoak). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| CF KIERMAIER EJECTED BOT 7TH (ARGUING BALLS & STRIKES) |
| 3B DONALDSON (RIGHT CALF TIGHTNESS) LEFT GAME BOT 6TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 15,341 (49.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Stu Scheurwater, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
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