MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/26/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2970 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (78-82) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Toronto Blue Jays (87-73) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 5 10 0
Salinas goes 4-for-4 to Fuel Blue Jays Offense
The Toronto Blue Jays stymied the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2, at Rogers Centre. Alfredo Salinas had a good day at the plate. He went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for Toronto. Chris Sale earned the win for Toronto. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 18-8. José Amaya got the save, his 22nd in 27 chances.

Jonathan Fremlin chipped in a solo home run for Toronto in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Salinas told the Toronto Chronicle.

The victory gives Toronto a record of 87-73.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Burke LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1 3
A. Rondon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 1 24
   c-D. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 20 66
   d-E. Vázquez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 3 31
B. Davenport RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 12 77
R. McBroom 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .319 13 59
J. Engram DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .249 3 16
D. Veeck 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .268 16 76
N. Hernández 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .297 4 11
   a-J. Bowen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 3 35
   b-A. Franco 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 1 3
E. Cox CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .233 38 101
B. Posey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .273 3 35
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 5 20      
a - J. Bowen pinch hit for N. Hernández in the 7th
b - A. Franco substituted for J. Bowen in the 7th
c - D. Mitchell pinch hit for A. Rondon in the 8th
d - E. Vázquez substituted for D. Mitchell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Davenport (36, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Veeck (34, 4th Inning off C. Sale, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Veeck (16, 9th Inning off R. Stephenson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 2 , R. McBroom 3 , J. Engram , D. Veeck 7 , E. Cox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Burke , R. McBroom , B. Posey 2
GIDP: J. Engram
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cox (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McBroom-Rondon-McBroom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Prince RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .230 2 4
M. Arnold CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .317 27 110
A. Salinas LF 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 .307 26 97
R. Ikeda DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .346 32 100
R. Miller 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 21 63
J. Fremlin 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .269 4 17
J. Morgan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 8 48
S. Lucas C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 0 5
D. Hall SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 2 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ikeda (29, 1st Inning off E. Cartwright, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Morgan (24, 6th Inning off J. Pacheco, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Salinas (37, 7th Inning off C. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Arnold (33, 7th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Fremlin (4, 4th Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Salinas (26, 5th Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Arnold 2 , A. Salinas 8 , R. Ikeda 3 , J. Fremlin 5 , J. Morgan 2
2-out RBI: A. Salinas , J. Fremlin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fremlin , J. Morgan , D. Hall
GIDP: R. Ikeda
Hit by Pitch: J. Fremlin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hall-Fremlin-Miller)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cartwright L (3-3) 5.0 6 4 4 2 6 2 97 5.43   
J. Pacheco 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 4.70   
C. Sanchez 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 15 3.91   
R. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 43
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 22, J. Pacheco 5, C. Sanchez 6, R. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 3-5, J. Pacheco 1-2, C. Sanchez 0-1, R. Smith 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 97-64, J. Pacheco 23-13, C. Sanchez 15-11, R. Smith 10-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Pacheco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale W (18-8) 6.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 97 3.90   
R. Stephenson H (2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 32 5.34   
J. Amaya SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 58
Batters Faced: C. Sale 24, R. Stephenson 9, J. Amaya 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 9-5, R. Stephenson 3-2, J. Amaya 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 97-61, R. Stephenson 32-18, J. Amaya 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfredo Salinas
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 50359
Special Notes: RP José Amaya was injured while pitching.
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