Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays, Doubleheader Game 2

MLB

Rays

42-36

11-5

Final

Blue Jays

44-35

Rogers Centre

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	1	2	3	0	4	1	0	0	0	11
TOR	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	5

Who won: Rays 11-5

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 in Doubleheader Game 2 on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Rogers Centre. The Rays win the series 3-2. The Rays outscored the Blue Jays 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Francisco Mejia went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Rays. Bradley Zimmer went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Jul 2

Mejía HRs twice, Rays sweep doubleheader with Blue Jays

Francisco Mejía homered twice, Isaac Paredes had three hits and five RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays swept a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-2.
Rays 17-19 on the road; Blue Jays 25-17 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Blue Jays2nd in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Drew Rasmussen SP

Probable starter · 11-7, 2.84 ERA, 125 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz3B
2Wander FrancoDH
3Harold RamirezRF
4Jiman Choi1B
5Randy ArozarenaLF
6Isaac Paredes3B
7Taylor WallsSS
8Francisco MejiaC
9Brett PhillipsCF

Blue Jays2nd in AL East

Thomas Hatch SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 19.29 ERA, 4 K, 3.00 WHIP

Lineup

1Cavan Biggio2B
2Bo BichetteDH
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Alejandro KirkC
5Teoscar HernandezRF
6Raimel TapiaLF
7Matt Chapman3B
8Santiago EspinalSS
9Bradley ZimmerCF

The series

TB wins series 3-2

Last meeting: Rays 6, Blue Jays 2 (Jul 2)

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Game info

Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 24,180
Officials: Malachi Moore (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Wegner (First Base Umpire), Alan Porter (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)