TORONTO – Steven Souza Jr. homered and later scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.
In the eighth inning, Souza Jr. reached on a bunt single, stole second base and took third when Toronto catcher Russell Martin’s throw was low for an error. Desmond Jennings lifted a fly ball into centre field off reliever Miguel Castro (0-1) to bring Souza Jr. home and help the Rays earn their second straight win over Toronto (4-4).
Kevin Jepsen worked the ninth inning for his first save. Tampa Bay (5-3) has won four games in a row.
Souza Jr. opened the scoring by launching a solo shot that reached the third level above the centre-field wall and nearly hit the stadium’s large video scoreboard. It was his first homer of the season.
The Rays touched up Toronto starter Daniel Norris for another run in the second inning. Jennings was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a passed ball and raced to third on a double steal after Logan Forsythe walked.
Tim Beckham’s sacrifice fly was deep enough to score Jennings.
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