"Kelly Shoppach almost bunted into a triple play. There were four guys thrown out on the bases, including three at third base. Closer Kyle Farnsworth wasn't available.

Anything else?

Oh yeah, Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon asked his bullpen to pick up more outs than he had in any of the 11 previous games.

Naturally, the Rays won.

"We know we don't have to win one way, and we showed that," said B.J. Upton, whose three-run homer in the seventh inning proved to be the difference in the Rays' 6-5 victory against the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

"Just find a way to win, that's all that matters, just find a way," said Sean Rodriguez, who was thrown out twice at third base."