Second baseman Devon Travis went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs scored and the go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. Edwin Encarnacion added his 31st home run of the season, his 299th career homer, with a solo shot to left in the first inning while Jose Bautista added a pair of hits and three RBIs.
Encarnacion's solo home run
TB@TOR: Encarnacion belts a solo homer to left-center
Edwin Encarnacion launches a solo home run to left-center field, extending the Blue Jays' lead to 2-0 in the bottom of the 1st inning
Tampa Bay reliever Xavier Cedeno took the loss for Tampa Bay after he walked both batters he faced in the seventh inning. Right-hander Dylan Floro entered later and walked the bases loaded before he surrendered the single to Travis. Starter Jake Odorizzi did not factor into the decision after he allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings.
Blue Jays reliever Joaquin Benoit earned the victory after he tossed a scoreless seventh inning. Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey departed midway through the fifth with the score tied at 4 after he allowed four runs on six hits and three walks. Logan Forsythe hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth, but it was too little, too late for the Rays offense.
Bautista's two-run double
TB@TOR: Bautista plates two on a double into the gap
Jose Bautista rips a double into the gap in left-center field, bringing home Russell Martin and Darwin Barney to extend the Blue Jays' lead
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Odorizzi's streak gone: Odorizzi took a 20 2/3-innings scoreless streak into Monday night's start. But Travis lined a ball to right that Mikie Mahtook dove for and missed. By the time the ball got back to the infield, Travis stood on third with a triple. Bautista followed with a sacrifice fly, ending Odorizzi's streak. One out later, Encarnacion homered to put the Blue Jays up 2-0.
Bautista's sacrifice fly
TB@TOR: Bautista opens the scoring with a sac fly
Jose Bautista lifts a sacrifice fly to right-center field, bringing home Devon Travis and giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning
Two-out rally: Toronto had runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the fourth when Josh Donaldson appeared to end the inning with a swinging strikeout. The ball got away from catcher Bobby Wilson and allowed Donaldson to reach first base without a throw and the rally continued. Encarnacion then made the Rays pay for their mistake with a two-run single through the left side of the infield. The Blue Jays veteran slugger leads the Majors with 94 RBIs.
Encarnacion's two-run single
TB@TOR: Encarnacion lines a two-run single to left
Edwin Encarnacion smacks a single to left field, bringing home Josh Thole and Devon Travis and giving the Blue Jays a 4-2 lead in the 4th
Escape artist: The Rays were on the verge of taking the lead in the top of the seventh but Benoit somehow managed to escape the jam. Tampa Bay had runners on second and third with nobody out before Benoit got Evan Longoria to strike out swinging. Brad Miller then hit a fly ball to right field but Forsythe made the curious decision to not tag on the play and test the arm of Bautista in right. That proved costly when Mahtook followed with a weak fly ball to center as the inning came to an end.
The reluctant first baseman: Miller doesn't like the idea of being a first baseman. What else would a shortstop think? Despite his displeasure, Miller looked comfortable at his new position. With Matt Duffy about ready to join the team, expect to see Miller at first often. What made the initial phase of the experiment to change a shortstop into a first baseman look even better was the fact Miller hit like a first baseman, coming through with a rally-starting double in the fourth, and a two-run double in the fifth that tied the game, 4-4.
Miller's two-run double
TB@TOR: Miller lines a two-run double to right field
Brad Miller plates Logan Forsythe and Evan Longoria with a double down the right-field line, tying the game at 4 in the top of the 5th
SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Encarnacion's solo homer marked the 17th consecutive solo home run the Blue Jays have hit dating back to July 26. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Toronto is the first team to hit 17 consecutive solo home runs since the Giants in 2011 (21 straight). The Blue Jays' previous record for consecutive solo shots was 14 set in 2000.
WHAT'S NEXT
Rays: Drew Smyly (3-11, 5.14 ERA) makes his 22nd start on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. EST against a Blue Jays team that he's struggled against this season, posting a 1-2 record with a 4.08 ERA in three starts. But the left-hander has pitched well in his past three outings, which were all quality starts. He pitched to a 2.37 ERA during that period.
Blue Jays: Right-hander Marco Estrada (7-4, 2.92) will take the mound when the Blue Jays continue their three-game series against the Rays on Tuesday at Rogers Centre. Estrada has been dealing with a sore back for the last month but he looked healthier during his most recent outing against the Astros. Estrada surrendered one run over seven innings in that start.
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Travis, Encarnacion lead Blue Jays past Rays
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