TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in three runs, Bo Bichette had four hits and the Toronto Blue Jays put themselves on the brink of a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 on Friday night. One more win or a Seattle loss would give Toronto an AL wild card. Brandon Belt and Matt Chapman each hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays.
The Jays win the series and finish their final road trip 4-2, which is impressive considering their opposition and their struggles with divisional opponents this year. The Jays found themselves behind early. Kikuchi did record three Ks, but the guys who didn't whiff were hitting it well. The second looked like more of the same, with Taj Bradley retiring the first two batters.
ST. PETERSBURG — Tyler Glasnow could not stretch it out. The Rays right-hander was cruising through the first five innings Friday night at Tropicana Field, but he lost his command and control of the game in the sixth. After allowing a single to George Springer and an RBI base hit to Bo Bichette, Glasnow walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Cavan Biggio and Alejandro Kirk in succession, forcing in ...
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40 | P | |
17 | P | |
92 | P | |
90 | P | |
65 | P | |
93 | P | |
34 | P | |
37 | P | |
12 | P | |
16 | P | |
58 | P | |
46 | P | |
33 | P | |
68 | P | |
99 | P | |
50 | P |
No | Player | P |
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55 | C | |
9 | C | |
30 | C |
No | Player | P |
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13 | 1B | |
11 | SS | |
8 | 2B | |
26 | 3B | |
5 | 2B | |
27 | 1B | |
3 | SS | |
15 | 2B | |
36 | 3B |
No | Player | P |
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31 | CF | |
39 | CF | |
4 | RF | |
25 | CF |