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Blue Jays Hit 3 Homers to Power Past Rays 5-1
Shane Bieber allowed four hits and no walks as Toronto took the opener behind solo homers from Kazuma Okamoto, Nathan Lukes and Daz Cameron.
- The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Thursday, with Shane Bieber pitching seven strong innings and Kazuma Okamoto, Nathan Lukes, and Daz Cameron each hitting solo home runs.
- Tampa Bay entered Thursday leading MLB with 43 home victories, yet the Rays have lost three consecutive series at Tropicana Field and finished their homestand with a 2-5 record.
- Bieber allowed four hits and struck out seven while walking none. Three of the Jays' six total hits were solo homers, including Lukes' fifth-inning shot that snapped a 1-1 tie.
- Toronto shortstop Gim left the game following his fourth-inning groundout with right hamstring tightness. First base umpire John Libka ejected Blue Jays assistant hitting coach Lou Iannotti in the seventh inning.
- The Rays travel to Baltimore for a weekend series against the Orioles with RHP Freddy Peralta starting, while the Blue Jays head to New York for a three-game series against the Yankees.
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Blue Jays hit 3 homers to power past Rays 5-1
Kazuma Okamoto, Nathan Lukes and Daz Cameron homered, George Springer drove in two runs and Shane Bieber pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1.
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Bieber, Blue Jays persist through rash of injuries to steal another series win
ST PETERSBURG -- The Blue Jays are making the best of what they have right now. What they have on the field seems to change from game to game due to injuries -- and it did again on Thursday. But, undaunted, Toronto knocked off the first-place Rays at Tropicana Field
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