Yandy Díaz Homers, Drew Rasmussen Earns 6th Straight Win as the Rays Beat the Blue Jays 7-6
Rays bullpen shut down Toronto's final 12 batters to preserve a 7-6 win, securing Bryan Baker's 36th save.
- On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 in St. Petersburg, Florida, with Yandy Díaz hitting his 19th home run and Bryan Baker recording his 36th save.
- Tampa Bay built a 7-1 lead by capitalizing on a rough outing by Toronto starter Max Scherzer, who allowed five runs in the fourth inning on three hits.
- Toronto rallied for four runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to narrow the gap, but the Rays' bullpen retired the final 12 batters to preserve the victory.
- Yandy Díaz, Chandler Simpson, and Taylor Walls each extended their hitting streaks to 10 games, while Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in two runs for Toronto.
- The teams conclude their series on Thursday with Toronto Blue Jays RHP Shane Bieber facing Tampa Bay Rays LHP Ian Seymour .
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Yandy Díaz homers, Drew Rasmussen earns 6th straight win as the Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-6
Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen earned his sixth consecutive win and Bryan Baker converted his 25th straight save opportunity to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Rays ride 5-run fourth to take down Blue Jays
Yandy Diaz and Richie Palacios each drove in two runs Wednesday, helping the Tampa Bay Rays post a 7-6 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.Drew Rasmussen (13-5) extended his personal career-best six-game winning streak. He threw five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits, while striking out five and walking two for Tampa Bay, which had dropped four of its last five entering the game. Closer Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth to sec…
Yandy Diaz connected a two-run home run, Drew Rasmussen hit his sixth win and Bryan Baker turned his 25th chance followed by rescue to lead the Rays of Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday to a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Tiles.
Rays capitalize on Blue Jays' mistakes, then hang on for dear life
ST. PETERSBURG -- Whether it’s lingering jetlag from their perfect West Coast trip, running into a couple of American League East rivals desperately trying to play their way back into the postseason race or simply one of those stretches every team goes through, wins aren’t coming easily for the Rays
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