PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- B.J. Upton had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs while Jeff Niemann tossed four scoreless innings and Tampa Bay rallied to defeat Toronto 4-3 on Omar Luna's 11th-inning single Wednesday.
Upton's second double accounted for the game's first two runs in the fourth inning. The line drive to right-center eluded Toronto center fielder Corey Patterson and rolled to the wall, driving in Evan Longoria and Matt Joyce.
After Niemann's four-hit, two-strikeout performance, the Blue Jays struck for three runs against Dane De La Rosa in the fifth. Patterson drove in two runs with a triple, then scored on Yunel Escobar's single.
The Rays tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on a John Jaso double, which drove in Luna. Luna won it in the 11th with an RBI single.
Brett Cecil went four innings for the Blue Jays, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out two. Alex Cobb (1-1) got the win. Luis Perez (0-1) took the loss.
Received 03/09/11 05:11 pm ET
