Meadows will get 3 hits, Franco homers as Rays beat Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Austin Meadows had three hits, alongside side two RBI doubles, and the Tampa Bay Rays ended their 10-recreation aspect road shedding lunge with a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
Budge Franco hit his 2nd homer for Tampa Bay, which had dropped 5 in a row total. Yandy Díaz had two hits and scored twice.
The Rays trailed 1-0 ahead of Franco linked within the sixth inning in opposition to Robbie Ray (6-4). Díaz then doubled and scored on Meadows’ first RBI double.
Tampa Bay added three extra within the ninth. Meadows drove in Díaz all another time with his third double of the sport. Taylor Partitions moreover had an RBI double, and Mike Brosseau added a sacrifice flit.
“It became barely the pitchers’ duel early on. Robbie Ray became finally provocative for us, then Budge comes up with the big dwelling flee and then we were ready to add on barely bit,” Rays supervisor Kevin Cash talked about. “It feels moral to hold.”
Ryan Yarbrough (5-3) pitched 5 innings of four-hit ball for Tampa Bay. Collin McHugh struck out six in three innings ahead of Diego Castillo labored the ninth.
Since getting back from the injured checklist on Could well possibly 4, McHugh has an ERA of right 0.32, permitting one earned flee in 28 1/3 innings with 45 strikeouts. The six he recorded Sunday were his most as a reliever.
“It looks to be as if a continuation of how I’ve pitched out of the bullpen for the reason that starting up of 2018,” McHugh talked about. “I’ve felt barely overjoyed on this invent of role.”
Randal Grichuk hit his 15th homer for Toronto within the 2nd. Bo Bichette had two of Toronto’s six hits because the Blue Jays fell four video games on the reduction of the 2nd-location Rays within the AL East standings.
Ray allowed 5 hits in seven innings and carried out with six strikeouts. He now has 119 in his 16 starts this season, the 2nd-most by a Blue Jays pitcher over their first 16 starts, trailing handiest Roger Clemens’ 122 in 1997.
Toronto became taking a behold to brush Tampa Bay for the principle time in a 3-recreation series since September 2015.
“Coming into the series, I became thinking we had to hold two of three,” Blue Jays supervisor Charlie Montoyo talked about. “On the modern time wasn’t our ideal recreation, nonetheless I’m overjoyed with the two out of three that we took from the Rays.”
Tampa Bay recorded eight hits after mustering a total of 10 and batting handiest .156 within the principle two video games of the weekend design in opposition to Toronto.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Rafael Dolis (finger) became activated from the injured checklist and retired right thought to be one of many 5 batters he confronted within the ninth inning, permitting three hits and hitting a batter. To invent room on the roster, Toronto optioned LHP Gash Allgeyer, who made his MLB debut on Friday, to Triple-A Buffalo.
UP NEXT
Rays: Return dwelling for a 3-recreation series in opposition to Cleveland. LHP Wealthy Hill (6-3, 3.70 ERA) will face Indians LHP Logan Allen (1-5, 8.38 ERA) on Monday.
Blue Jays: After an off day, Toronto will sail to Baltimore for a 3-recreation series starting up Tuesday, with LHP Steven Matz (4-3, 4.48 ERA) taking the mound. The Orioles haven’t any longer yet announced a starter for the series opener.
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