Toronto Blue JaysvsTampa Bay Rays
TOR 6/TB 7
Things to say
The Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-6 at the Trop.
01
opener
Rays took it 7-6, one of those games that goes back and forth all night. Toronto had chances but Tampa answered every time. Came down to the last couple innings.
02
key player
The middle of the Rays order carried it. When the heart of the order is squaring stuff up like that, one run is all the cushion you need.
03
hot take
Toronto's at .500 for a reason. They can hit, but that bullpen keeps giving these games back.
04
deep cut
Watch the leverage spots. Tampa's a 76-50 club because they win the tight ones, and that was another one-run W in a game they had no business losing.
05
exit
Anyway, it's a division fight, so I'm curious what they do the rest of this series.
The recap
The Rays edged the Blue Jays 7-6 in a back-and-forth one-run scrap at the Trop, the kind of getaway-day nailbiter where every trip to the pen felt like a coin flip. Toronto kept clawing back, but Tampa Bay's offense did just enough damage and the bullpen slammed the door when it mattered.
It was a heart-of-the-order grind all night, with runs traded in bunches until the Rays landed the final blow. At 76-50, Tampa keeps rolling, while a Blue Jays club sitting under .500 at 62-66 lets another close one slip away.