TORONTO (Interstat) — Daulton Varsho hit a walk‑off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday night, sending the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5‑3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre before a crowd of 40,119.

The game, completed in 2 hours 58 minutes, featured a stunning turnaround after Tampa Bay had taken a 3‑1 lead in the top of the 10th. Varsho’s fifth home run of the season scored George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto, all of whom had drawn walks in the inning.

Jeff Hoffman (2‑2) earned the win with a scoreless 10th inning. Aaron Brooks (0‑1) took the loss, allowing four runs on one hit and three walks in one‑third of an inning.

The Blue Jays, who entered the game with a 19‑24 record, salvaged the final game of a three‑game series after dropping the first two contests. Tampa Bay, now 28‑14, had won the previous two games in extra innings and had taken four of five from Toronto this season.

Toronto starting pitcher Dylan Cease and Tampa Bay starter Griffin Jax each worked five scoreless innings before the bullpens took over.

The Rays broke a scoreless tie in the seventh inning. Jonathan Aranda led off with a walk, moved to second on a walk to Jake Fraley and scored on a single by Richie Palacios. The inning ended with Tampa Bay holding a 1‑0 lead.

Toronto answered in the eighth. Springer, Yohendrick Piñango and Guerrero drew consecutive walks off Brooks. Kazuma Okamoto’s sacrifice fly to left field scored Springer, tying the game at 1‑1. After Daulton Varsho struck out, Myles Straw walked to load the bases, but Ernie Clement flied out to end the inning.

The game remained tied until the 10th. With the automatic runner on second, Tampa Bay’s Ben Williamson singled to center off Hoffman, scoring Chandler Simpson. Yandy Díaz followed with an RBI single, driving in Williamson to give the Rays a 3‑1 lead. Hoffman then retired the next two batters to escape further damage.

In the bottom of the 10th, Toronto’s rally began with Piñango popping out for the first out. Guerrero walked, Okamoto walked and Varsho stepped to the plate with the bases loaded. He launched a 1‑0 pitch over the left‑field wall, ending the game.

Key performances for Tampa Bay: shortstop Taylor Walls went 1‑for‑4 with a single in the eighth. Second baseman Richie Palacios was 1‑for‑5 with an RBI. First baseman Jonathan Aranda was 1‑for‑3 with two walks. Right fielder Jake Fraley went 0‑for‑4 with two walks. Left fielder Chandler Simpson was 0‑for‑4 with a walk and a run. Catcher Hunter Feduccia went 0‑for‑3 with a walk. Third baseman Junior Caminero was 1‑for‑4.

On the mound, Brooks allowed three earned runs on one hit and three walks in one‑third of an inning. Cole Sulser threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings with no hits. Garrett Cleavinger worked one‑third of an inning, allowing one hit and one walk with a strikeout. Kevin Kelly pitched two‑thirds of an inning without allowing a baserunner.

For Toronto, Varsho’s grand slam highlighted a 1‑for‑4 night with four RBIs. George Springer walked three times and scored twice. Guerrero walked three times and scored once. Okamoto walked twice, including a key free pass in the 10th. Piñango singled and walked. Andrés Giménez singled, was hit by a pitch and walked. Ernie Clement singled.

The Blue Jays outhit the Rays 6‑8 but benefited from 11 walks drawn by Toronto batters. Tampa Bay pitchers issued 11 walks while striking out seven. Toronto pitchers walked five and struck out 11.

The game was the third consecutive extra‑innings contest between the teams. Tampa Bay won the series opener 7‑6 in 10 innings Tuesday and 8‑5 in nine innings Monday. The Rays had also swept a three‑game home series against Toronto from May 4‑6.

Tampa Bay returns home Friday to open a three‑game series against the Miami Marlins. Toronto travels to Detroit for a three‑game set starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Toronto a 53.40 percent probability to win. Toronto was installed as a pregame favorite at minus‑1.5 on the run line. The total score of eight runs went under the over‑under line of 7.5.