=== Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - June 29 === (My Sportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays will try and get back on the winning track this evening when they continue their four-game set against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Heading to the hill tonight for Toronto will be southpaw Ted Lilly, who is 6-4 on the season and is coming off a brutal effort against the Devil Rays on Thursday. In that contest the 28-year-old hurler yielded six runs and nine hits over just three innings and saw his ERA rise to 4.31 on the year. Lily fell to 4-1 lifetime against Tampa and raised his ERA against it to 3.35 in eight games - seven starts. In the opener of the set on Monday, Victor Zambrano won his fifth straight decision and Jose Cruz, Jr. smacked a three-run homer to lead Tampa Bay to a 10-2 win. Alexis Rios, Gregg Zaun and Chris Gomez each posted two hits for the Blue Jays, who have lost two straight, six of 11 and 14 of their last 23.. Roy Halladay (6-5) absorbed the loss after permitting a season-high seven runs on eight hits in five innings. It was his shortest outing of the season. The Blue Jays will be playing the second portion of a seven-game road trip tonight and are 13-23 away from home this season. Tonight's contest is the fifth of 19 meetings between the two teams this season. Tampa Bay took two of three last week at SkyDome and has won 14 of the last 23 matchups, including six of the last 10 at Tropicana Field. |
