ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have won their opening series against the Blue Jays at home, taking three of four. Carlos Pena belted his first homer of the season in the first inning with a two-run shot. Shannon Stewart narrowed the lead to one in the second with an RBI double, and tied it up in the fourth with an RBI single. Lyle Overbay then followed with his own RBI single to give the Blue Jays the lead. Dioner Navarro tied it up at three in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single. The Rays took the lead once again in the eighth. Evan Longoria hit a solo homer to take the lead, and Cliff Floyd knocked in a second with an RBI single. Gregg Zaun tried to start a Jays rally in the ninth belting a solo home run to left, but Percival closed them down for another save.
Final Score:
Blue Jays: 4
Rays: 5
Great Guillen (L, 0-1): 7.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Jeremy Accardo: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Matt Stairs: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R
Scott Rolen: 1-4, R
Shannon Stewart: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Lyle Overbay: 2-4, RBI
Gregg Zaun: 1-4, HR (1), RBI, R
Derek Lowe: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Al Reyes: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Dan Wheeler (W, 1-0): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Troy Percival (SV, 3): 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
B.J. Upton: 1-4, 2B, R
Carlos Pena: 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, R
Evan Longoria: 3-4, 2B, HR (1), RBI, 2 R
Carl Crawford: 1-4, 2B, R
Cliff Floyd: 1-4, RBI
Dioner Navarro: 1-4, RBI
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