ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jake Odorizzi has given up only eight hits in his last four starts for the Tampa Bay Rays. Three of them came in Saturday's 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
"Jake can pitch. He moves the ball around," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He can throw different pitches at you, and he can elevate when he needs to. He's just one of the better pitchers out there. That's what he is, he's a pitcher."
Logan Morrison and Colby Rasmus hit two-run homers and Odorizzi (2-1) gave up one run in seven innings, the seventh straight time the right-hander has given up two runs or fewer in starts against Toronto.
"I'm just trying to be unpredictable, mixing locations, pitches, everything pretty well," Odorizzi said. "We see those guys all the time so you have to keep changing things up on them."
Morrison put the Rays up 2-1 in the third inning with his team-leading seventh home run. It came off Toronto starter Marco Estrada after a single by Evan Longoria. Morrison added an RBI double in the fifth, giving him 18 RBI -- 18 more than he had in 64 at-bats on this date a year ago.
"It's just a start," Morrison said. "It's not what you've done, it's what you're going to do. (I'll) get ready to make a positive influence on the game tomorrow."
The home run for Rasmus, who spent the first month of the season on the disabled list while recovering from October surgeries, came on his first hit with the Rays.
Morrison and Rasmus drove in three runs each while Longoria had two hits and scored three runs.
Estrada (1-2) gave up five earned runs in six innings after giving up just three in his four previous starts. All five of the home runs Estrada has given up this season came in his two starts at Tropicana Field.
"Those guys have hit me pretty well lately," he said.
Odorizzi gave up three hits and no walks while striking out six. He retired 18 of 19 after giving up a home run to Ezequiel Carrera in the first inning.
Carrera extended his career-long hitting streak to 12 games with his second home run of the season.
Kendrys Morales had two hits for the Blue Jays, who became the first major league team to lose 20 games this season.
REVOLVING PEN
The Rays reinstated RHP Erasmo Ramirez from the paternity list and designated LHP Justin Marks for assignment. It was the sixth straight day the Rays made a roster move, and five involved the bullpen. "We don't have a ton of defined roles down there right now," manager Kevin Cash said.
HOUSE CALL
Blue Jays minor league LHP T.J. House, who was hit in the head by a liner during a major league spring training game in March, had a seven-hit shutout in a seven-inning game for Triple-A Buffalo against Lehigh Valley on Saturday. House is 4-1 with a 1.24 ERA in five starts overall.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier was back in the lineup a day after leaving a game early because he was struck on the right hand by a pitch from Francisco Liriano.
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (split finger nail) is scheduled for a bullpen session Sunday and could rejoin the rotation next weekend. ... 3B Josh Donaldson (right calf) is hitting in an indoor cage but not running the bases yet. ... LHP JA Happ (left elbow) is "encouraged" after throwing the past two days at 90 feet on level ground.
UP NEXT
Toronto RHP Joe Biagini (0-1) makes his first major league start in Sunday's series finale against Rays RHP Alex Cobb (2-2). Biagini was inserted into the Blue Jays' injury-filled rotation following RHP Mat Latos being designated for assignment Friday.
Toronto Blue Jays
"Jake can pitch. He moves the ball around," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He can throw different pitches at you, and he can elevate when he needs to. He's just one of the better pitchers out there. That's what he is, he's a pitcher."
Logan Morrison and Colby Rasmus hit two-run homers and Odorizzi (2-1) gave up one run in seven innings, the seventh straight time the right-hander has given up two runs or fewer in starts against Toronto.
"I'm just trying to be unpredictable, mixing locations, pitches, everything pretty well," Odorizzi said. "We see those guys all the time so you have to keep changing things up on them."
Morrison put the Rays up 2-1 in the third inning with his team-leading seventh home run. It came off Toronto starter Marco Estrada after a single by Evan Longoria. Morrison added an RBI double in the fifth, giving him 18 RBI -- 18 more than he had in 64 at-bats on this date a year ago.
"It's just a start," Morrison said. "It's not what you've done, it's what you're going to do. (I'll) get ready to make a positive influence on the game tomorrow."
The home run for Rasmus, who spent the first month of the season on the disabled list while recovering from October surgeries, came on his first hit with the Rays.
Morrison and Rasmus drove in three runs each while Longoria had two hits and scored three runs.
Estrada (1-2) gave up five earned runs in six innings after giving up just three in his four previous starts. All five of the home runs Estrada has given up this season came in his two starts at Tropicana Field.
"Those guys have hit me pretty well lately," he said.
Odorizzi gave up three hits and no walks while striking out six. He retired 18 of 19 after giving up a home run to Ezequiel Carrera in the first inning.
Carrera extended his career-long hitting streak to 12 games with his second home run of the season.
Kendrys Morales had two hits for the Blue Jays, who became the first major league team to lose 20 games this season.
REVOLVING PEN
The Rays reinstated RHP Erasmo Ramirez from the paternity list and designated LHP Justin Marks for assignment. It was the sixth straight day the Rays made a roster move, and five involved the bullpen. "We don't have a ton of defined roles down there right now," manager Kevin Cash said.
HOUSE CALL
Blue Jays minor league LHP T.J. House, who was hit in the head by a liner during a major league spring training game in March, had a seven-hit shutout in a seven-inning game for Triple-A Buffalo against Lehigh Valley on Saturday. House is 4-1 with a 1.24 ERA in five starts overall.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier was back in the lineup a day after leaving a game early because he was struck on the right hand by a pitch from Francisco Liriano.
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (split finger nail) is scheduled for a bullpen session Sunday and could rejoin the rotation next weekend. ... 3B Josh Donaldson (right calf) is hitting in an indoor cage but not running the bases yet. ... LHP JA Happ (left elbow) is "encouraged" after throwing the past two days at 90 feet on level ground.
UP NEXT
Toronto RHP Joe Biagini (0-1) makes his first major league start in Sunday's series finale against Rays RHP Alex Cobb (2-2). Biagini was inserted into the Blue Jays' injury-filled rotation following RHP Mat Latos being designated for assignment Friday.
4:10PM,EDT,May 6,2017
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg,Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg,Florida
| 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 |
| Pillar grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera hit an inside-the-park home run to right center (380 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Morales struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Dickerson grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Miller walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to center, Miller to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Miller stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Smoak safe at first on error by second baseman Miller. | 1 | 0 |
| Travis grounded into fielder's choice to first, Smoak out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Travis caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Goins flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Rasmus flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Kiermaier singled to right, Souza Jr. to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Norris grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kiermaier out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Barney fouled out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Maile grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Morrison homered to right center (399 feet), Longoria scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Carrera grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Bautista lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Morales singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Smoak flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Rasmus flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Travis lined out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Goins grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Barney popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Norris flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Maile grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Pillar grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Carrera grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Longoria doubled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Morrison doubled to right center, Longoria scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to first, Morrison to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Rasmus homered to right (413 feet), Morrison scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Beckham popped out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Morales doubled to deep left. | 1 | 5 |
| Smoak struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Travis struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Howell relieved Estrada. | 1 | 5 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Dickerson lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Miller grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Ramírez relieved Odorizzi. | 1 | 5 |
| Goins singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Coghlan hit for Barney. | 1 | 5 |
| Coghlan lined into double play, to first, Goins doubled off first. | 1 | 5 |
| Maile struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Toronto | TOR | TB |
| Coghlan at third base. | 1 | 5 |
| Grilli relieved Howell. | 1 | 5 |
| Longoria walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Morrison walked, Longoria to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Longoria to third, Morrison to second on passed ball by Maile. | 1 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Rasmus grounded into fielder's choice to second, Longoria scored, Morrison to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarado pitching for Tampa Bay | TOR | TB |
| Alvarado relieved Ramírez. | 1 | 6 |
| Pillar grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Carrera grounded out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| Bautista grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Toronto Blue Jays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .304 | .346 | .488 |
| Carrera LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .306 | .324 | .431 |
| Bautista RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .180 | .306 | .270 |
| Morales DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .254 | .302 | .449 |
| Smoak 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .271 | .297 | .490 |
| Travis 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .156 | .206 | .240 |
| Goins SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .197 | .254 | .344 |
| Barney 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .291 | .328 | .327 |
a-Coghlan PH-3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .225 | .289 | .325 |
| Maile C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 125 | |||
| a-lined out to first for D Barney in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Morales (5, Odorizzi) HR: Carrera (2, 1st inning off Odorizzi 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Carrera (8) Blue Jays RISP: 0-2 (Smoak 0-1, Travis 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Travis (1, 2nd base by Odorizzi/Norris) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: Maile. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 12,035 (38.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - David Rackley, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
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