Toronto 1, at Tampa Bay 5

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Ryan Vilade hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Taylor Walls added a two-run single in the sixth and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Monday night at George Steinbrenner Field. The Rays stretched their winning streak to four games and improved to 22-12, while the Blue Jays fell to 16-19. Tampa Bay has won 10 of its last 11 contests. Vilade’s blast came after Chandler Simpson led off the bottom of the first with a single and Junior Caminero walked. On a 2-0 pitch from Toronto starter Eric Lauer,… Read more...