TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Alejandro Kirk went 3 for 6 with a home run and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at George Steinbrenner Field.

Toronto scored two runs in each of the first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh innings. Kirk homered in the third and singled in a run in the fourth. Josh Smith added a two-run homer in the seventh, George Springer had three hits and an RBI, and Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo homer.

The Rays scored three runs in the fourth and two in the eighth, and hit two sacrifice flies. Toronto outhit Tampa Bay 17-13. The Rays also grounded into two double plays.

Blue Jays starter José Soriano (10-6) allowed three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. Nick Martinez (12-4) took the loss.

Tampa Bay fell to 75-50, while Toronto improved to 62-65. Attendance was 12,387, and the game lasted 2:44.