Witt hurls complete-game shutout; The Devil Rays score five in the first and the Blue Jays manage just three hits for the day.(SPORTS)

Byline: Chris Anderson STAFF WRITER

ST. PETERSBURG -- Bobby Witt pitched a complete-game shutout on Sunday afternoon, and maybe it ended that way because of how it began.

It ended with Witt allowing only three hits in Tampa Bay's 8-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. It ended with Witt striking out eight batters, including two in the ninth. It ended with 20,556 fans at Tropicana Field cheering Tampa Bay's first-ever complete-game shutout at home.

But to find where it began, you have to dig through the avalanche of scoreless innings and reach the 3-2 fastball buried beneath it all.

After allowing a double to Shannon Stewart to lead off the game, and a two-out walk to Carlos Delgado, the right-handed Witt was faced with his first crucial point of the afternoon.

And that was Tony …