9/5 - Rays (86-53) @ Blue Jays (65-75): Game 1

Scott Kazmir: (9 - 5), 3.28 ERA vs. A.J. Burnett: (8 - 13), 6.19 ERA

TORONTO -- The Rays losing streak continues to three with a loss today to the Blue Jays. In the first inning, Carlos Pena came through with an RBI single to take a one-run lead, and in the second inning, Gabe Gross belted a solo homer, extending the lead to two. In the fifth inning, Vernon Wells jacked a lead-off solo homer to break up Kazmir's perfect game, and in the sixth, Alex Rios hit a two-run double to take a one-run lead that would hold.

Final Score:
Rays: 2
Blue Jays: 3


Scott Kazmir (L, 9-6): 8 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Akinori Iwamura: 2-4, R, K
Carlos Pena: 3-4, RBI
Gabe Gross: 1-4, HR (2), RBI, R


A.J. Burnett (W, 9-13): 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Brian Wolfe: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
B.J. Ryan (SV, 30): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Aaron Hill: 1-3, R
Alex Rios: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Vernon Wells: 1-3, HR (14), RBI, R
Gregg Zaun: 0-3, R