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Sunday, September 04, 2005

Devil Rays edge past Blue Jays 3-2

TORONTO - Travis Lee hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the ninth inning that led the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Saturday and stopped a five-game losing streak.
Jorge Cantu singled off Josh Towers leading off the ninth. Scott Schoeneweis relieved and got Aubrey Huff to ground out, and Miguel Batista (5-6) came in and retired Jonny Gomes on a flyout.
Lee fell behind in the count 0-2, then homered to right to overcome a 2-1 deficit.
Seth McClung (6-8) allowed just two runs and two hits in eight innings, struck out six and walked three. He had just returned to the team after attending the funeral of his grandmother.
Danys Baez pitched a perfect ninth for his 32nd save.
Towers allowed two runs - one earned - and in eight-plus innings.
McClung took a no-hit bid into the sixth, when he walked Gabe Gross and gave up an RBI triple to Orlando Hudson. Russ Adams followed with an RBI grounder to first. with Lee unable to throw out Hudson at the plate.
Tampa Bay scored its first run in the third in the third after Alex Gonzalez reached on shortstop Russ Adams' fielding error and Joey Gathright singled. One batter later, Carl Crawford hit an RBI single.
Notes: Baltimore's Bruce Chen and Chris Ray pitched a two-hitter against Toronto last Wednesday. ... The Devil Rays are in the midst of playing 22 straight games against the AL East. ... The Blue Jays have won just five of their last 15. ... The Devil Rays had won nine of 12 before the slide.

Source: http://www.kentucky.com/

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