Times staff
Thursday, May 5, 2011
David Price came within one out of a complete game as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Thursday at Tropicana Field.
Price (4-3) struck out 10 while allowing one unearned run on four hits and no walks in 8-2/3 innings. Kyle Farnsworth came on to get the final out.
The Rays took two of three from the Blue Jays heading into a three-game series against the Orioles starting Friday in Baltimore.
Tampa Bay scored all of its runs in the third inning off Toronto starter Kyle Drabek.
Sean Rodriguez doubled to left and scored on John Jaso's double to right. Jaso moved to third on a Sam Fuld flyout and scored on Johnny Damon's infield single. Ben Zobrist reached on a walk and came around to score Tampa Bay's third run on a Matt Joyce sacrifice fly.