MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/17/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2853 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Toronto Blue Jays (83-69) 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 11 0
Tampa Bay Rays (75-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Blue Jays, Ikeda Blast Rays, 10-0
The Toronto Blue Jays topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-0, at Tropicana Field. Toronto first baseman Rintaro Ikeda was a spark plug for the offense. He belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 5. Vince McSweeney got the win, improving to 6-2. He held the Rays to no runs on 3 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 1. Toronto now sits at 83-69, while Tampa Bay falls to 75-77.

Early in the game, Ikeda had a 3-run home run for Toronto. It was his 30th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays on top, 3-0.

"We'll need a much better effort, the next time out," said losing manager Joey Cora.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .309 12 62
R. Holt CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .264 7 61
A. Salinas LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .310 25 95
R. Ikeda 1B 5 3 3 5 0 1 1 .347 30 96
R. Miller DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .256 20 61
M. Ozuna RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .232 12 39
Y. Grandal C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 10 33
J. Fremlin 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .253 3 15
J. Morgan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 6 40
Totals 38 10 11 10 3 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Gordon 2 (37, 1st Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off N. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Ikeda (2, 3rd Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ikeda 2 (30, 1st Inning off K. Murray, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off N. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Fremlin (3, 1st Inning off K. Murray, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon 5 , R. Holt , A. Salinas , R. Ikeda 11 , R. Miller , M. Ozuna , J. Fremlin 4
2-out RBI: R. Ikeda , J. Fremlin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Miller
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Gordon-Fremlin-Ikeda, Gordon-Fremlin-Ikeda, Morgan-Fremlin-Ikeda, Ikeda-Gordon-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cox CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .230 35 98
J. Pacheco LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 11 60
B. Davenport RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 12 73
R. McBroom 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .324 13 58
J. Engram DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 3 15
B. Posey C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .276 3 35
D. Veeck 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 14 72
   a-D. Mitchell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 18 60
   b-A. Franco 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
A. Rondon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 1 21
E. Vázquez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 3 30
Totals 27 0 4 0 2 8 6      
a - D. Mitchell pinch hit for D. Veeck in the 8th
b - A. Franco substituted for D. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Cox , R. McBroom 2 , D. Veeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rondon
GIDP: J. Pacheco , J. Engram 2 , A. Rondon
Team LOB: 2
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. McSweeney W (6-2) 6.1 3 0 0 1 7 0 92 2.59   
S. Simmons 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. McSweeney 73
Batters Faced: V. McSweeney 22, S. Simmons 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. McSweeney 9-2, S. Simmons 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. McSweeney 92-58, S. Simmons 25-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Simmons 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Murray L (10-8) 2.1 5 7 7 2 3 2 56 4.24   
D. Gardner 4.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 58 5.01   
N. Sandoval 2.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 44 8.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 16
Batters Faced: K. Murray 14, D. Gardner 15, N. Sandoval 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 1-3, D. Gardner 5-3, N. Sandoval 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 56-31, D. Gardner 58-41, N. Sandoval 44-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gardner 1-1 , N. Sandoval 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rintaro Ikeda
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 25281
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