April 12-14, 2049: at Toronto (3)
Game 1: Juan Davila to the rescue as the 2B homered with two out in the 9th (#4) to send it to extras and then had a key single in the 11th moving Yuji Morioka up to 3rd where he scored from on a wild pitch to give the Rays a 3-2 win at Rogers Centre. Davila also singled in the Rays' first run as part of a 3-hit day. Greg Bookhart was solid in a no-decision (6 8 2 1 0 1) and Steve Falcon went 2 1/3 on 29 pitches to win his first decision of the year.
Game 2: Dave Rose had a rough time of it and the Rays fell 6-3 to the Jays. The righty dropped to 0-2 after a 5 9 4 4 2 5 outing which saw him yield a pair of homers. Juan Davila stayed hot with a 2-run homer (#5).
Game 3: The Rays needed extras to win for the second time in this series, taking a 6-3 decision over Toronto in 11 after blowing a 3-0 lead in the 9th. Juan Viatorio's 3-run blast, his 3rd hit of the game and 2nd homer of the year, was the difference and made a winner of Angel Roig (2-0), who went the final 2 1/3. Chad Gardner was brilliant for the third time in three starts at 7 6 0 0 0 6 but with Steve Falcon still tired from his lengthy outing in the opener, Abelaldo Gray coudn't close the deal in the 9th when the Jays mounted a 2-out rally to score 3 times including miscommunication on an infield pop that prolonged the inning. Earlier Juan Davila homered for the third straight game (#6) as part of another 3-hit day; he's off to a cool 391/509/891 start.
Team record: 9-4. The Orioles were swept so the Rays have regained their rightful position alone in first. Next up: An off-day then 3 games in Boston.
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