April 18 (Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Rays turned their offense
loose on T oronto on Wednesday, pounding the Blue Jays 12-2 on
the back of four home runs including Luke Scott’s ninth inning
grand slam.
The Rays packed six runs into the ninth and climbed back to
6-6 for the season, but it was not all about offense as All Star
pitcher David Price rebounded from a tough outing last week
against Boston to pitch 5 2/3 innings and earn the win.
Price had more than enough run support, Ben Zobrist hitting
a two-run blast in the first while Matt Joyce and Sean Rodriguez
homered in the sixth where Tampa Bay went ahead 6-2.
It was a tough day for Toronto (6-5) starter Brandon Morrow,
who surrendered six runs in six innings to take the loss, while
reliever Carlos Villanueva endured the horror six-run ninth.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
