TORONTO – Junior Caminero’s ninth inning grand slam bounced off the scoreboard on the third deck of Rogers Centre at hand the Tampa Bay Rays a 11-9 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Chandler Simpson’s RBI single earlier within the ninth tied the sport 7-7 for Tampa Bay (19-22) and helped set the stage for Caminero’s first grand slam in Main League Baseball.
Brandon Lowe had a two-run single and Jonathan Aranda smashed a two-run homer because the Rays jumped out to a 4-0 lead within the third. Danny Jansen added a house run within the seventh and Kameron Misner scored within the sixth when the Blue Jays caught Taylor Partitions stealing however first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dropped the ball.
Shane Baz struck out six over 4 2/3 innings however allowed three runs on 4 hits and two walks. Manuel Rodriguez, Garrett Cleavinger, Edwin Uceta (3-1), Pete Fairbanks and Mason Montgomery got here on in aid.
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Daulton Varsho’s three-run blast within the eighth inning, his second house run of the evening, gave Toronto (20-21) a 7-6 lead. Varsho additionally had a solo shot within the fourth because the Blue Jays had their four-game win streak snapped.
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Bo Bichette’s two-run homer within the third barely made it over the wall however saved the Blue Jays within the recreation. Ernie Clement’s solo shot to steer off the seventh was his first house run of the season.
Bichette and Guerrero had back-to-back RBI doubles within the backside of the ninth to chop Tampa Bay’s result in two runs however Toronto couldn’t full the comeback.
Jose Berrios gave up six runs over 5 1/3 innings, hanging out 4 however giving up 5 hits and three walks in a no resolution. Mason Fluharty, Chad Inexperienced, Jeff Hoffman and Braydon Fisher got here out of the Blue Jays bullpen.
Hoffman (3-2) took the loss after giving up the grand slam to Caminero.
TAKEAWAYS
Rays: Jansen was cheered by followers at Rogers Centre when Tampa’s lineup was introduced and once more with every at bat. He spent his first six years in Main League Baseball with Toronto earlier than the Blue Jays traded him to the Boston Pink Sox halfway via final season. The gang was comparatively quiet as he rounded the bases following his house run within the seventh.
Blue Jays: Varsho missed the primary 28 video games of Toronto’s season as he recovered from shoulder surgical procedure in September. Though he’s hitting simply .229 in his 10 video games this season, he has 5 house runs and has pushed in 11 runs.
KEY MOMENT
Initially a ground-rule double, the umpires despatched Bichette house, calling his hit to deep left a homer. Though the Rays requested for a video problem, the decision on the sphere stood.
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Jansen’s house run was the primary hit Fluharty had ever given as much as a right-handed hitter.
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Chris Bassitt (3-2) will take the mound for Toronto within the second recreation of its sequence with Tampa Bay. The Rays will counter with Ryan Pepiot (2-4).
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Might 13, 2025.
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