Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
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Alejandro Kirk hits 3-run homer as Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1 for 5th win in 6 games
Brendon Little (2-0) got four outs for the win, Yariel Rodríguez pitched the eighth and Yimi García finished for his third save in six chances.
Kirk had two hits, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times and scored a run as the Blue Jays bounced back from Tuesday’s 11-9 defeat and won for the fifth time in six games.
Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot (2-5) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings, extending his winless streak to three starts. He walked one and struck out seven.
Pepiot walked Guerrero to begin the sixth before striking out Anthony Santander and George Springer. Daulton Varsho singled and Kirk followed with a 407-foot homer to center.
Kirk came up against reliever Eric Orze in the eighth with runners at second and third, but center fielder Kameron Misner made a sliding catch on Kirk’s sinking liner to end the threat.
Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt allowed one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out six.
Misner hit an RBI single off Bassitt in the fourth, but Tampa Bay could have scored more. Misner was tagged out at home plate trying to score from third base on Travis Jankowski’s grounder, and Danny Jansen grounded out to strand a runner.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Jansen grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Walls lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Caballero struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | García relieved Rodríguez |
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9th Inning | Straw in left field. |
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8th Inning | Kirk lined out to center. |
Statistics
 TB |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 147 | Pitches | 112 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 1.9 | Runs Created | 2.9 |
| .206 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .265 | Slugging Percentage | .375 |
| .118 | Secondary Average | .156 |
| .250 | On Base Percentage | .273 |
| .515 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .648 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 1.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.1 |
| 16.0 | Batter Rating | 25.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.08 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.39 |
| .059 | Isolated Power | .125 |
| 0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.14 |
| .056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .030 |
| -.088 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.094 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 68.5 | MLB Rating | 77.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 22,314 | Capacity:
2025 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 18 | W1 | 0.5813953 | 25 |
| Toronto |
3.5 | 21 | W1 | 0.5 | 21 |
 Boston |
4 | 23 | L3 | 0.4888889 | 22 |
| Tampa Bay |
5.5 | 23 | L1 | 0.45238096 | 19 |
 Baltimore |
9 | 26 | L2 | 0.36585367 | 15 |