From Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Jays at Rays - Game 1
First pitch: 6:40 PM EST
Starting pitchers:
Toronto - Jo-Jo Reyes 2011: W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER 0 2 5.48 5 0 23.0 33 22 14 Tampa Bay - Wade Davis 2011: W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER 3 2 2.73 5 0 33.0 30 10 10
Where is this running game? As I noted in the top of the 8th - with 1 out and Lind on first with a five pitch walk - after the first pitch to Rivera the whole world knows Brandon Gomes' is in trouble; he's wild. Next pitch Lind should be going, a fake start, freak the kid out - testing his move to first - something. Instead no move off the bag until the 2-2 pitch which is a fastball because the battery doesn't want to fall behind 3-2. The pitch is a ball of coarse - but it's a high fastball - a ball that allows catcher Shoppach a standing start with his throw - and Lind is DOA.
It just seemed the running game wasn't in it - is it because Rivera doesn't like a lot on movement on the base-paths in the back-drop of his at-bats? Well, if that's what's going on all I can say is - try running out a few of your ground balls - then maybe we'll talk about changing the team's game plan just for your at-bats.
After the game I took a look at the active roster, and man, this team is screwed up - the starting staff isn't going deep so they've brought up an 8th Reliever. And with Bautista just out, after the McCoy PR for Encarnacion in the 9th every fielder but Molina is in the game - so I recant my rage in the innings - Rivera remains in LF because Farrell has no choice. But on the infield my point stands. Mike McCoy should be playing 2B not 3rd for defensive purposes. Move McDonald to the corner and play McCoy where he's played 42 innings this year - as opposed to the 11 innings he's played at third. That's instinct stuff isn't it? As someone who's watched 98% of the games this year it was obvious right away to me that McCoy was out of position in a one run game in the ninth. Didn't matter though - the home run came no where near 3B. :)
Line-ups and pitching stat totals from ESPN (boxscore).
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Box Score - Final
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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Runs
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Hits
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Errors
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LOB
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Toronto Blue Jays
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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7
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0
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7
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Tampa Bay Rays
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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3
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6
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0
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5
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Toronto Blue Jays
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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1. R Davis RF
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CCX
pop FO3f |
BCSB
X FO9 looper down the line |
FFS
Ks called / |
pop F04 |
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2. C Patterson CF
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BH9 deep 9-6 |
CBFX
bounder off the mound BH8 |
BBBC
X pop FO6 |
3UA / |
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3. Y Escobar SS
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BB #2 1,2 |
X
4-3 / |
BBBC
B BB |
FFX
pop 7(8) FO8 short |
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4. A Lind 1B
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#5 DP RBI BH8 #2 2,H #3 1.2 |
BFX
RS
LD8(9) BH 9-6 |
BFFX
pop 1 FO3(1) |
BBBC
B CS 2-6 BB |
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5. J Rivera LF
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GB6 DP 6-4-3 #4 out / |
th1CB
th1BX pop 1 FO3 |
CFFF
S Ks / |
BCSB
*BX
Farrell should be running the lights out right now the youngster on the mound has lost his command
#4 CS
4-3 / |
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6. J Arencibia C
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LD5 5-3 from foul ground |
CX
BH7 #4 1,2 |
BX
pop9(3) FO4 |
Ramos +
pop FO3f |
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7. D Cooper DH
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pop FO3f |
FBBB
CFFX pop IFR FO6 |
CFFF
FBX FO8 deep |
Ks |
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8. E Encarnacion 3B
9th PR M McCoy 3B |
FO9 / |
CX
2BH8
deep #4 2,H #6 1,3 RBI |
CSBB
X pop FO3 / |
Farnsworth +
2BH7(8)
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9. J McDonald 2B
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CCX
6-3 |
BBBC
B BB |
Gomes +
4-3 |
5-3 / |
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Per-Inning Totals
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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Totals
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Runs
Hits
Errors
LOB
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1
2
0
1
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0
0
0
0
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0
1
0
1
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1
3
0
3
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0
0
0
1
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0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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0
1
0
1
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2
7
0
7
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Jays Pitching Totals
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IP
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H
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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HR
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P/S
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ERA
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Jo-Jo Reyes
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6.0
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4
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1
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1
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1
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4
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0
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92/56
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4.66
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Shawn Camp
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1.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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11/7
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2.45
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Marc Rzepczynski
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1.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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14/9
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2.63
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Jon Rauch (L, 1-2; BS,1)
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0.0
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2
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2
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2
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0
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0
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1
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9/6
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4.09
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Tampa Bay Rays
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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1. S Fuld LF
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FO9 |
bCCX
GB5(6) 6-3 !!! (safe) |
th1th1
b*B X
*#9 SB
blooper short 8(9) FO8 |
Rzepczyn- ski +
6-3 |
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2. J Damon DH
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FO8 |
CBB
HBP |
th2
X FO8 #9 2,3 |
3UA |
Why is Rivera in LF and McCoy at 3B???
Surely there's a better defensive combination. |
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3. E Longoria 3B
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FO9 / |
CX
LD5 BH (E5) #2 1,2 |
BFBB
CFFC K / |
Ks / |
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4. B Zobrist RF
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Ks |
X
pop fly FO9(8) / |
5-3 |
Rouche +
RS
BH7(8) |
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5. B Upton CF
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CBBB
X FO7 deep |
BCCB
FX FO9(8) deep |
pop FO3f |
RS
2RBI HR7(8) #4 1,H / |
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6. S Rodriguez 2B
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CBX
#7 SB n-thr
RS
LD4 off glove np IFBH |
X
pop FO3f |
Ks / |
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7. K Shoppach C
PH 7th J Jaso |
Bth1th1
C*BFB X RBI
*#6 SB
looper bad break BH9 #6 2,H |
BBFC
BFB BB |
5-3 |
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8. D Johnson 1B
9th C Kotchman 1B |
FB8(7) FO8! / |
BCSF
BC K / |
GB5(6) 5-3 |
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9. E Johnson SS
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CbBB
BX FO8(9) |
CBX
#1 SB 2-6 BH8(7) short |
3UA / |
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Per-Inning Totals
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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Totals
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Runs
Hits
Errors
LOB
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0
0
0
0
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1
2
0
1
|
0
1
0
2
|
0
0
0
1
|
0
1
0
1
|
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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2
2
0
0
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3
6
0
5
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Rays Pitching Totals
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IP
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H
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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HR
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P/S
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ERA
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Wade Davis
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6.0
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6
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2
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2
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3
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2
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0
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112/71
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2.77
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Brandon Gomes
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2.0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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21/11
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0.00
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Cesar Ramos
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0.2
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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8/4
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5.40
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Kyle Farnsworth (W, 2-0)
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0.1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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13/9
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0.87
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