MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/17/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2853 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (71-81) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 0
Tampa Bay Rays (53-99) 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 6 12 1
Blue Jays Come Up Short at Tampa Bay, 6-5
The Tampa Bay Rays handed the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-5 defeat at Tropicana Field. Shortstop Zach McKinstry starred for Tampa Bay. He went 3-3 with a triple, a double, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. The Rays sport a record of 53-99.

Had McKinstry not come through in the bottom of the seventh, who knows how the game would've ended? But with two down, McKinstry hit a run-scoring single. The Rays took the lead, 6-5, and never looked back.

"We were able to put some good swings on some pitches," McKinstry told the Tampa Bay Bulletin.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .259 2 47
W. Langford LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .221 31 80
B. Harper DH 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .265 33 99
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .245 20 62
M. Muncy 3B, RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .227 31 82
J. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 18 58
   a-W. Benson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 14 43
J. Outman CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227 32 69
   b-O. Miller PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 0 6
J. Foscue 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .176 2 6
J. Triolo SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .242 1 18
Totals 36 5 10 5 3 8 18      
a - W. Benson pinch hit for J. Walker in the 8th
b - O. Miller pinch hit for J. Outman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Triolo (9, 7th Inning off N. Sandlin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Muncy (31, 1st Inning off E. Fedde, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: X. Edwards 2 , W. Langford , B. Harper 3 , M. Muncy 4 , J. Triolo 4
2-out RBI: M. Muncy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Contreras , J. Walker
GIDP: M. Muncy
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Edwards-Triolo-Foscue)
OF assists: 1 (Muncy(Toro at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .236 18 57
J. Bauers 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .187 19 48
T. France DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 18 68
Z. McKinstry SS 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .222 4 44
S. Taylor 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .208 1 30
A. Toro 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .258 18 75
E. Olivares LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280 8 24
R. Marchan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 1 21
K. Corona CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .180 3 27
Totals 33 6 12 6 0 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. McKinstry (21, 1st Inning off Q. Priester, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Corona (18, 4th Inning off Q. Priester, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Toro (40, 8th Inning off E. Swanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Z. McKinstry (3, 4th Inning off Q. Priester, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Springer , J. Bauers , T. France , Z. McKinstry 6 , S. Taylor 2 , A. Toro 3 , E. Olivares , K. Corona 2
2-out RBI: , Z. McKinstry 2 , S. Taylor , K. Corona
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Springer , A. Toro
GIDP: R. Marchan
Sac Bunt: E. Olivares
Hit by Pitch: Z. McKinstry
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Springer (20) , J. Bauers (17)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Toro (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-McKinstry-Bauers)
OF assists: 1 (Corona(Langford at home))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Priester 6.1 9 5 5 0 6 0 98 6.06   
A. Ashby L (4-8) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 5.32   
E. Swanson 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Priester 41
Batters Faced: Q. Priester 28, A. Ashby 3, E. Swanson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Priester 7-5, A. Ashby 0-1, E. Swanson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Priester 98-63, A. Ashby 7-5, E. Swanson 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Swanson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Q. Priester
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Fedde 5.0 7 3 3 0 4 1 88 5.13   
T. Stephan H (8) 1.1 0 1 1 1 2 0 25 4.02   
N. Sandlin W (6-3), BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 32 3.97   
E. Small H (18) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.25   
M. Vasil SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Fedde 45
Batters Faced: E. Fedde 21, T. Stephan 5, N. Sandlin 7, E. Small 2, M. Vasil 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Fedde 2-8, T. Stephan 1-0, N. Sandlin 1-1, E. Small 0-1, M. Vasil 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Fedde 88-54, T. Stephan 25-15, N. Sandlin 32-19, E. Small 4-4, M. Vasil 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stephan 1-0 , N. Sandlin 1-1 , E. Small 1-0
WP: E. Fedde
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach McKinstry
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 21324
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