Osuna Solid Start

Dunedin, Fla. — Roberto Osuna had a solid start today as the Blue Jays blanked the Tampa Bay Rays.  The Rays only managed three hits all day, two off Osuna in 3 and 2/3 and only one off the pen of Castro, Colt Hayes, Bo Schultz and Chad Jenkins.  Jenkins notched the save his third of the spring.

Toronto Blue Jays RHP Roberto Osuna (1-0) threw 3 2/3 shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday to pick up his first win of the spring. Osuna allowed just two hits, walked one, struck out two and hit a batter. His fastball was at a consistent 94-95 MPH while his change up was in the low 80’s. (EDDIE MICHELS/PHOTO)

Tampa Bay Rays starter Everett Teaford (1-1) took his first loss of the spring allowing two runs on three hits and struck out two over three innings of work in a 3-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Ray were only able to manage three hits in support of Teaford and three relievers.

Toronto catcher Russell Martin sends a 2-0 offering from Tampa Bay reliever Mike Montgomery over the right center field wall in the bottom of the sixth to complete the scoring of the 3-0 Toronto win. (EDDIE MICHELS/PHOTO)

Evan Longoria felt the sting of a Roberto Osuna fastball in the top of the first taking one for the team on the inside left arm/lower left rib cage. Longoria was left stranded at first. (EDDIE MICHELS/PHOTO)

Russell Martin at short. Per Jose Reyes on Martin play short-“I think he can play short stop.” (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

TAMPA BAY (0) AT TORONTO (3)

 TAMPA BAY        AB  R  H BI  TORONTO          AB  R  H BI
 Jaso dh           4  0  0  0  Reyes ss          2  1  1  1 
 Casilla 2b        3  0  0  0  Goins ss-2b       2  0  0  0 
 Querecuto 2b      0  0  0  0  Martin c          3  1  2  1 
 Jennings lf       2  0  2  0  Thole c           0  0  0  0 
 Vélez lf          1  0  0  0  Bautista rf       2  0  0  1 
 Longoria 3b       2  0  0  0  Dickerson rf      1  0  0  0 
 R Shaffer 3b      1  0  0  0  Donaldson 3b      2  0  1  0 
 Loney 1b          3  0  0  0  Viciedo lf        1  0  0  0 
 Leonard 1b        1  0  0  0  Valencia 1b       2  0  0  0 
 Butler rf         3  0  1  0  Barton 1b         1  0  0  0 
 Motter rf         1  0  0  0  Navarro dh        3  0  0  0 
 Brown cf          3  0  0  0  Tolleson lf-3b    2  0  0  0 
 Field cf          0  0  0  0  Kawasaki 3b       1  0  0  0 
 Beckham ss        3  0  0  0  Travis 2b         2  1  1  0 
 Maile c           0  0  0  0  Diaz ss           1  0  0  0 
 Wilson c          3  0  0  0  Pompey cf         2  0  0  0 
 Reginatto pr-ss   0  0  0  0  Carrera cf        1  0  0  0 
 TOTALS           30  0  3  0  TOTALS           28  3  5  3

 TAMPA BAY                 000 000 000 --  0
 TORONTO                   101 001 00x --  3

 E--Kawasaki. DP--TAMPA BAY 1, TORONTO 1. 
 LOB--TAMPA BAY 6, TORONTO 1. 2B--Jennings, Reyes, 
 Travis. HR--Martin 1 (1) (off Montgomery).
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  TAMPA BAY
 Teaford (L,1-1)                    3   3   2   2   0   2   0
 Miller                             2   1   0   0   0   0   0
 Montgomery                     2 2-3   1   1   1   0   2   1
 Yates                            1-3   0   0   0   0   0   0
  TORONTO
 Osuna (W,1-0)                  3 2-3   2   0   0   1   2   0
 Castro                         2 1-3   1   0   0   0   4   0
 Hynes                              1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Schultz                            1   0   0   0   0   0   0
 Jenkins (S,3)                      1   0   0   0   0   3   0

 HBP--Longoria by Osuna, Querecuto by Jenkins. 
 SO--TB: Wilson, Casilla, Longoria, Jaso, Leonard, 
 Butler, Brown, Motter, R Shaffer, Beckham. TOR: 
 Navarro, Valencia, Dickerson, Barton. BB--TB: 
 Jennings.  T--2:02. A--5,550.