TORONTO (SNN-TV) – Bo Bichette homered and matched his career-high with five RBI, Robbie Ray fanned 13 over seven innings to claim the major league strikeout lead and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Wednesday.
Tampa Bay lost for the fifth time in seven games. The AL East leaders are 6-8 in September after going 21-6 in August.
Tampa Bay’s Brett Phillips cut it to 6-3 with a two-run home run off right-hander Joakim Soria in the eighth, his 12th. Right-hander Jordan Romano closed it out with a 1-2-3 ninth for his 18th save in 19 chances as the Jays took two of three.
After being shut out for only the third time this season Tuesday, the Blue Jays jumped on Rays right-hander Michael Wacha with a three-run first. Wacha allowed six runs and seven hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out five.
The Rays return to Tropicana Field tomorrow to conclude their 2021 regular-season home schedule with a 10-game homestand. The Rays begin with the Detroit Tigers, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10.
