TORONTO (Interstat) — Drew Rasmussen pitched six solid innings and Bryan Baker earned his 11th save as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Monday at Rogers Centre.

Rasmussen allowed four hits and three earned runs while striking out six over six innings to improve to 3-1. Baker worked a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts. Kevin Gausman fell to 2-3 after taking the loss.

Tampa Bay struck early, scoring three runs in the first inning on Jonathan Aranda’s sacrifice fly and Richie Palacios’ two-run single. The Rays added two more in the second on Taylor Walls’ run-scoring triple and Aranda’s RBI single. Palacios drove in his third run with a single in the seventh.

Andrés Giménez led Toronto with two home runs and five RBIs, belting a three-run shot in the second and a two-run homer in the seventh. The Blue Jays managed only six hits and could not overcome the early deficit.

Tampa Bay finished with 12 hits. Attendance was 39,336, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes. The Rays improved to 27-13, while the Blue Jays fell to 18-23.