Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
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Yandy Díaz homers, Drew Rasmussen earns 6th straight win as the Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-6
The Rays led 7-1 before Toronto scored four runs in the fifth and another in the sixth to make it a one-run game. But, the Rays’ bullpen shut down Toronto's last 12 batters, and Baker got the last three outs for his major league-leading 36th save.
McAdoo, who was stranded at second base in the ninth, stole his first career base and led the Blue Jays with a career-high three hits. Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in two runs for Toronto.
Rasmussen (13-5) retired his first eight batters before McAdoo legged out an infield single in the third. Kirk’s solo homer in the fourth broke up the shutout.
Rasmussen is the fifth pitcher in Rays history to win six straight starts and the first since Blake Snell won a franchise-best nine in a row in 2018.
Toronto starter Max Scherzer (1-6) struggled in the fourth, when the Rays sent nine batters to the plate. The 42-year-old right-hander allowed five runs in the inning on three hits as the small-ball Rays scored three times on balls that didn't leave the infield.
Díaz got Tampa Bay on the board with his two-run shot, his 19th this season, in the bottom of the first.
Tampa Bay capitalized on a rough outing by Jesús Sánchez, who struggled to track two fly balls against the Tropicana Field roof. Junior Caminero’s first-inning fly bounced in front of Sánchez for a ground-rule double. In the fourth, Richie Palacios’ high fly eluded Sánchez and ended up as a two-run double.
Díaz, Chandler Simpson and Taylor Walls each extended hitting streaks to 10 games.
Toronto’s Brett Batemen left following his third-inning groundout with right hamstring tightness.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kirk flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Lukes struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | McAdoo stole second. Tampa Bay Rays challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Springer flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Springer hit for Straw |
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9th Inning | McAdoo safe at first on fielding error by pitcher Baker. |
Statistics
 TOR |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 9 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 7 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 150 | Pitches | 119 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 4.2 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .371 | Slugging Percentage | .419 |
| .229 | Secondary Average | .258 |
| .308 | On Base Percentage | .324 |
| .679 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .743 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.6 |
| 39.0 | Batter Rating | 44.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.85 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.40 |
| .114 | Isolated Power | .161 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .077 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .086 |
| -.029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 86.0 | MLB Rating | 88.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 13,015 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay |
- | 61 | W1 | 0.611465 | 96 |
 New York |
6 | 67 | L1 | 0.5732484 | 90 |
 Boston |
12 | 73 | L3 | 0.53503186 | 84 |
| Toronto |
19 | 80 | L1 | 0.49044585 | 77 |
 Baltimore |
20 | 81 | W1 | 0.48407644 | 76 |