MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/15/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2824 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (70-80) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
Tampa Bay Rays (52-98) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Blue Jays Earn 5-3 Win Against Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays topped the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 5-3 in 10 innings. Leading the way was catcher Willson Contreras. Contreras went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Blue Jays. The loss makes Tampa Bay 52-98.

Contreras had a game-changing home run in the top of the tenth. On a full count sinker from Yennier Cano, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Blue Jays a 5-3 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Contreras.

"That was your kind of game, if you like high drama," said Blue Jays manager Dan D.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 2B, SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .257 2 46
W. Langford LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .221 31 79
B. Harper DH 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .260 33 97
W. Contreras C 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .248 20 62
   d-M. Amaya C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 5 20
J. Outman CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .226 32 68
J. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 18 58
   a-M. Muncy PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .225 29 78
J. Foscue 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .209 2 6
K. Hayes SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 9 29
   b-W. Benson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 14 43
   c-J. Triolo SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 1 18
C. Kieboom 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 4
Totals 41 5 10 5 1 15 16      
a - M. Muncy pinch hit for J. Walker in the 8th
b - W. Benson pinch hit for K. Hayes in the 9th
c - J. Triolo substituted for W. Benson in the 9th
d - M. Amaya substituted for W. Contreras in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Edwards 2 (28, 1st Inning off G. Holmes, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Nardi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras 2 (20, 3rd Inning off G. Holmes, 1 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off Y. Cano, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: X. Edwards 4 , W. Langford , B. Harper 3 , W. Contreras 9 , J. Outman
2-out RBI: W. Contreras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Langford , J. Walker , J. Foscue 2
Hit by Pitch: W. Contreras
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Outman (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kieboom-Foscue, Edwards-Hayes-Foscue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .237 18 57
J. Bauers 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .185 19 48
T. France DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .243 18 68
Z. McKinstry SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .217 4 41
S. Taylor 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .208 1 28
C. Mitchell LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .223 18 64
   a-E. Olivares LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 8 24
R. Marchan C 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .208 1 21
K. Corona CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .181 3 25
C. Arroyo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .204 5 26
Totals 34 3 9 3 4 6 18      
a - E. Olivares substituted for C. Mitchell in the 6th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bauers 3 , T. France , Z. McKinstry , S. Taylor , C. Mitchell 2 , R. Marchan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Olivares , K. Corona
GIDP: Z. McKinstry , R. Marchan
Sac Bunt: Z. McKinstry
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bauers (15) , R. Marchan (6)
CS: J. Bauers 2 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Holmes (4)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer 5.1 8 3 3 1 3 0 88 4.54   
E. Swanson 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 3.43   
J. Oviedo W (2-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 7.36   
M. Kopech SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 42
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 22, E. Swanson 7, J. Oviedo 6, M. Kopech 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 6-4, E. Swanson 1-2, J. Oviedo 3-1, M. Kopech 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 88-59, E. Swanson 25-16, J. Oviedo 22-12, M. Kopech 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Swanson 1-0 , J. Oviedo 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Holmes 5.0 6 3 3 0 10 1 87 4.59   
D. Santana 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 5.75   
A. Nardi 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.54   
N. Sandlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.88   
E. Small 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.36   
Y. Cano L (3-6) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 23 3.40   
M. Barnett 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Holmes 53
Batters Faced: G. Holmes 22, D. Santana 3, A. Nardi 4, N. Sandlin 3, E. Small 2, Y. Cano 6, M. Barnett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Holmes 3-2, D. Santana 0-1, A. Nardi 1-2, N. Sandlin 1-0, E. Small 0-1, Y. Cano 1-2, M. Barnett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Holmes 87-60, D. Santana 19-11, A. Nardi 19-10, N. Sandlin 11-8, E. Small 10-3, Y. Cano 23-15, M. Barnett 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Small 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Sandlin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willson Contreras
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 22855
Special Notes: LF Calvin Mitchell was injured while running the bases.
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