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Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays

· Major League Baseball
Toronto Blue Jays
89-64, 39-39 Away
Final
0 - 4
Tampa Bay Rays
75-78, 40-38 Home

Chandler Simpson's hot streak continues as Baz, Rays blank the Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Game Highlights

Toronto's magic number to clinch a postseason spot remained at three. The AL East leaders have lost two straight following a six-game winning streak.

Shane Baz (10-12) pitched five scoreless innings with two hits and four strikeouts. Four relievers combined to finish the shutout, Tampa Bay’s ninth of the season.

Simpson lined a two-run single in the second inning to put Tampa Bay ahead. His consecutive three-hit games have bumped the rookie speedster's batting average to .301. He was caught stealing for the 12th time in 54 tries this season.

Brandon Lowe followed Simpson with an RBI single in the second. Carson Williams extended the lead in the sixth with his fourth home run.

The Rays forced Chris Bassitt (11-9) into long at-bats, running his pitch count to 89 before knocking him out in the fifth. The right-hander allowed three runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Key moment Lowe’s sharp grounder in the second deflected off second baseman Ernie Clement, bringing in the third run.

Key stat Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has gone 12 games and 47 at-bats without a home run, managing just two extra-base hits during that span.

Up next Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.74 ERA) faces the Red Sox on Friday. Toronto heads to Kansas City to start a series with Max Scherzer (5-3, 4.31) on the mound.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Barger grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Guerrero Jr. out at second.
9th Inning Guerrero Jr. reached on infield single to third, Lukes to second.
9th Inning Lukes walked.
9th Inning Fortes catching.
9th Inning Springer grounded out to first.
9th Inning Baker relieved Cleavinger

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
9 Ground Balls 14
6 Strikeouts 6
0 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 11
0 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 4
2 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
29 At Bats 33
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
14 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 1
130 Pitches 144
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
5 Total Bases 16
31 Plate Appearances 36
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
-0.3 Runs Created 5.6
.138 Batting Average .333
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.172 Slugging Percentage .485
.103 Secondary Average .212
.194 On Base Percentage .389
.366 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .874
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.1
-0.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.3
6.0 Batter Rating 35.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 33.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.50
4.19 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.00
.034 Isolated Power .152
0.33 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.065 Walks Per Plate Appearance .056
-.034 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.121
0.0 Runs Produced 8.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.4
60.8 MLB Rating 87.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

George M. Steinbrenner Field

Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 8,042 | Capacity:
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