Blue Jays at Rays September 20, 2021

Game Time: 7:10 ET

Stadium: Tropicana Field

Attendance: 10,119

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Game

Season

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Running

3rd inning - SB: Kevin Kiermaier (2nd base off R. Ray/ A. Kirk)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Gurriel Jr. to Ray to Lamb)

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Running

4th inning - SB: Randy Arozarena (2nd base off R. Ray/ A. Kirk)

Fielding

E - Taylor Walls (5)

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:23

Umpires: HP-Ron Kulpa, 1B-Joe West, 2B-Bruce Dreckman, 3B-Nic Lentz

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From September 20, 2021

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Thomas Hatch

Joins taxi squad for road trip

PToronto Blue Jays F

September 20, 2021

The Blue Jays will include Hatch (hamstring) on their taxi squad for their seven-game road trip that begins Monday in Tampa Bay, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

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Ross Stripling

On track to join rotation

PToronto Blue Jays

September 20, 2021

Stripling threw a side session Monday and is slated to either start or work as a bulk reliever in Wednesday's game against the Rays in Tampa Bay, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

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Breyvic Valera

Sitting after two straight starts

3BToronto Blue Jays F

September 20, 2021

Valera is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.

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Alejandro Kirk

Rejoins lineup

CToronto Blue Jays

September 20, 2021

Kirk will start at catcher and bat sixth Monday against the Rays.

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Chris Mazza

Back from COVID-19 IL

PTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Mazza retired the two batters he faced in relief Saturday after being reinstated from Triple-A Durham's 7-day injured list earlier that day.

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Wander Franco

Trending toward Friday return

SSTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Manager Kevin Cash said Franco (hamstring) could return from the 10-day injured list Friday ahead of the Rays' series opener with the Marlins, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Taylor Walls

Back in action

SSTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Walls (illness) will start Monday's game against Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Austin Meadows

Idle versus lefty

OFTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Meadows is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Brandon Lowe

Receives Monday off

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September 20, 2021

Lowe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Ji-Man Choi

Resting versus lefty

1BTampa Bay Rays AAA

September 20, 2021

Choi is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Mike Zunino

Gets Monday off

CTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Zunino is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Kevin Kiermaier

Back in lineup

OFTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Kiermaier (illness) will return to the lineup Monday against the Blue Jays, batting ninth and playing center field, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Chris Archer

Out for season

PTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Tampa Bay transferred Archer (hip) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Monday, radio broadcaster Steve Carney reports.

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Shane Baz

Officially set for debut start

PTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Baz's contract was selected as expected Monday ahead of his major-league debut against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Andrew Kittredge

Out with neck tightness

PTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Kittredge landed on the 10-day injured list with neck tightness Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Kevin Kiermaier

Makes appearance as pinch runner

OFTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Kiermaier (illness) entered Sunday's loss to the Tigers as a pinch runner for Nelson Cruz in the bottom of the eighth inning but did not log a plate appearance.

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Nelson Cruz

Walks in return to lineup

DHTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Cruz (forearm) started at designated hitter in a loss to the Tigers on Sunday and went 0-for-2 with a walk.

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Ryan Yarbrough

Soothes concerns with latest start

PTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Yarbrough, who took his sixth loss against the Tigers on Saturday while giving up four earned runs on five hits over six innings and recording four strikeouts, nevertheless impressed manager Kevin Cash with the way he overcame early adversity in the outing, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports. "The frustration certainly could have mounted the way the last couple of games have gone, but he did a good job keeping his composure, keeping us in the ballgame," Cash said. "He got the cutter going. He mixed in some more breaking balls. Three-run homers are tough to overcome, certainly in the first inning."

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Jordan Luplow

Making good use of starts

OFTampa Bay Rays AAA

September 20, 2021

Luplow, who went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run in his most recent start Saturday against the Tigers, has hit safely in seven of the 10 starts he's drawn in September overall.

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Manuel Margot

Enjoying productive September

OFTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Margot, who went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in his most recent start Saturday against the Tigers, is hitting .300 (15-for-50) with three doubles, a home run, three RBI, five walks, two steals and seven runs across 15 September games overall.

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Shane McClanahan

Suffers unfortunate loss

PTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

McClanahan (9-6) allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings Sunday in a loss to the Tigers.

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Mike Zunino

Impresses with three-hit day

CTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Zunino went 3-for-3 in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Tigers.

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Brandon Lowe

Steals base in loss

2BTampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2021

Lowe went 0-for-3 with a stolen base in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Tigers.

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