Rays edge Blue Jays 4‑3 with late rally
TAMPA (Interstat) — Casey Legumina pitched a scoreless seventh inning to earn his first win as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday at George Steinbrenner Field.
The Rays trailed 3-2 entering the bottom of the eighth. Yandy Díaz singled to center field, scoring Taylor Walls to tie the game. Ben Williamson then singled, driving in Díaz for the go-ahead run. Cole Sulser pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.
Toronto took an early lead, scoring single runs in the first, second and fifth innings. Andrés Giménez had two hits and an RBI, and Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo home run. Kevin Gausman started for Toronto, allowing two earned runs over six innings with three strikeouts. Drew Rasmussen matched him with three earned runs over six innings for Tampa Bay, striking out five.
The Rays improved to 23-12, while the Blue Jays fell to 16-20. Attendance was 11,217, and the game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. Toronto had eight hits, Tampa Bay 11.