^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. LHP Yusei Kikuchi (1-0, 6.75) goes for the Blue Jays. RHP Calvin Faucher (0-0, 4.50) will open for the Rays Saturday. “I had an absolute blast,” Kiermaier said. Kiermaier said he rode his bicycle to the ballpark for the first time Friday, a 4 1/2 mile journey from his Toronto home. “It’s weird to see him in a different color blue,” Tampa Bay’s Brandon Lowe said, “but everybody in this clubhouse wishes nothing but the best for him.”īlue Jays left fielder Daulton Varsho made a leaping catch at the wall on Díaz’s deep drive for the final out of the third The three-time Gold Glove award winner spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Rays. Rays: Cash said LHP Jeffrey Springs will likely land on the injured list after leaving Thursday’s game against Boston two pitches into the fourth inning with what the team said was inflammation of the ulnar nerve.īlue Jays: 3B Matt Chapman returned after being scratched Thursday because of an illness.īlue Jays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier faced his former team for the first time and went 2 for 4. Trevor Richards got two outs in the sixth and Zach Pop came on to strike out Isaac Paredes, stranding runners at first and second.Īfter Yimi García gave up back-to-back homers to Josh Lowe and Christian Bethancourt in the seventh, Erik Swanson worked a scoreless eighth and Jordan Romano finished for his ML-leading fifth save in six chances. Schneider said he expects Berríos to make his next start. Three batters later, a Yandy Díaz comebacker struck Berríos’ knee. Manuel Margot’s leadoff liner caromed off Berríos’ left foot and into foul territory. José Berríos (1-2) gave up one run and four hits in five innings, leaving because of a bruised left knee that got struck twice in his final inning. Rasmussen allowed five runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. “It kind of got out of hand on us there,” Lowe said “One strike in your nine pitches, it’s just not competitive,” Poche said.ĭanny Jansen hit a grounder to Wander Franco for a potential inning-ending double play, but second baseman Brandon Lowe allowed the relay to bounce off his glove and into the outfield as two runs scored. Luke Raley cut the lead in half with an RBI single in the fourth but Poche relieved with the bases loaded in the fifth and walked pinch-hitter Alejando Kirk on four pitches and Santiago Espinal on five. He reached the mark in his 407th game, 25 games quicker than the previous Blue Jays mark shared by Vernon Wells and Shannon Stewart. Springer’s 53rd leadoff homer tied Craig Biggio for third, behind Rickey Henderson’s 81 and Alfonso Soriano hit 54.īichette had an RBI double in the second for a 2-0 lead and his 500th hit. Springer homered on the night’s second pitch from Drew Rasmussen (2-1), who pitched 13 innings in his first two starts. Against the Blue Jays they trailed after all nine. Tampa Bay trailed at the end of an inning just six times entering Friday. ![]() But we’re solely focussed on winning the series.” “Guys are excited to play big series,” Toronto manager John Schneider said. ![]() Toronto, the first Rays opponent this season with a winning record, has won eight of 10. Those four teams are currently in last place in their divisions. The Rays went unbeaten in 13 games against Detroit, Washington, Oakland, and Boston. Tampa Bay’s 13-0 record matched the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers, trailing only the 20-0 start by the 1884 St. “Not much went our way tonight,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. George Springer hit a leadoff home run and Bo Bichette had five hits and an RBI as the Blue Jays denied Tampa Bay’s bid to establish Major League Baseball’s post-1900 record for consecutive wins at a season’s start. You kind of put them all in the same kind of category, you know? Every win is great. “There’s no loss that feels any worse or any better than any other ones. The Rays lost their first game following a record-tying 13-0 start as Colin Poche forced in two runs with bases-loaded walks and second baseman Brandon Lowe made a key error in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win on Friday night. TORONTO - Waiting two weeks to experience their first loss of the season didn’t make defeat any easier for the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays lose first game after 13-0 start, fall 6-3 to Blue Jays
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