Tampa Bay 1, at Toronto 3

TORONTO (Interstat) — Shane Bieber pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, George Springer drove in the go-ahead run in the third inning and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a four-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Bieber allowed one earned run, struck out three and walked none to improve to 2-1. He retired the side in order in four of his seven innings and faced only one batter over the minimum after the third inning. Louis Varland pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts for his 21st save. The Blue Jays… Read more...