Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
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Daulton Varsho hits grand slam in 10th to lift Blue Jays past Rays, 5-3
Varsho sent a 2-2 pitch from Aaron Brooks (0-1) into the Toronto bullpen in left to end the Blue Jays' three-game losing streak. Varsho has six career gland slams and has a .321 career average (18 for 56) with the bases loaded.
After Ben Williamson and Yandy Díaz singled in runs for Tampa Bay in the top of the 10th against Jeff Hoffman (2-2), Toronto loaded the bases for Varsho when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto walked with one out. The Rays matched their season high by walking 10.
Okamoto tied it at 1 for Toronto in the eighth with a sacrifice fly. Richie Palacios had an RBI single for Tampa Bay in the seventh.
Toronto starter Dylan Cease struck out nine over seven innings, allowing a run on three hits and three walks. The Rays' Griffin Jax allowed four hits and four walks over five scoreless innings.
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Varsho homered to left (375 feet), Springer scored, Guerrero Jr. scored and Okamoto scored. |
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10th Inning | Okamoto walked, Guerrero Jr. to second, Springer to third. |
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10th Inning | Guerrero Jr. walked. |
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10th Inning | Pinango fouled out to catcher. |
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10th Inning | Brooks relieved Sulser |
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10th Inning | DeLuca as designated hitter. |
Statistics
TB |
TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 8 | Hits | 6 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 10 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 36 | At Bats | 28 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 20 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 156 | Pitches | 155 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created | 4.8 |
| .222 | Batting Average | .214 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .222 | Slugging Percentage | .321 |
| .167 | Secondary Average | .464 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .425 |
| .556 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .746 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 2.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.0 |
| 22.0 | Batter Rating | 29.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 28.0 |
| 0.67 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.71 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.78 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .107 |
| 0.42 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 3.33 |
| .119 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .244 |
| -.056 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .250 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 72.8 | MLB Rating | 81.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 40,119 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 33 | 15 | .688 | - | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 30 | 21 | .588 | 4.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 23 | 27 | .460 | 11 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 22 | 27 | .449 | 11.5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 21 | 29 | .420 | 13 | L3 |


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