ST. PETERSBURG -- In less than 24 hours, the Blue Jays went from hitting six home runs to being held off the scoreboard, from slugfest to slogfest in a 2-0 loss to the Rays on Thursday. But recently acquired pitcher Tom Koehler held the Rays close in a strong debut for his new team.
Manager John Gibbons said a day earlier that he did not know what to expect from Koehler and was generally unfamiliar with the career Marlin. The right-hander certainly impressed his new skipper with an outing of five innings, one run and a season-high-tying seven strikeouts.