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Rays' power surge sends Halladay to first loss since April

Associated Press

Monday, June 29, 2009

TORONTO -- In his first game back from the disabled list, Toronto ace Roy Halladay was outpitched by a rookie. Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered, Jeff Niemann pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays ruined Halladay's return with their sixth straight victory, 4-1 over the Blue Jays on Monday night. "You've got to pitch well to beat Doc," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "That's what we did and that's why we came out on top." Halladay (10-2) came in having won his past seven deci ...

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