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Yandy Díaz Homers, Drew Rasmussen Earns 6th Straight Win as the Rays Beat the Blue Jays 7-6

Rays bullpen shut down Toronto's final 12 batters to preserve a 7-6 win, securing Bryan Baker's 36th save.

  • On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 in St. Petersburg, Florida, with Yandy Díaz hitting his 19th home run and Bryan Baker recording his 36th save.
  • Tampa Bay built a 7-1 lead by capitalizing on a rough outing by Toronto starter Max Scherzer, who allowed five runs in the fourth inning on three hits.
  • Toronto rallied for four runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to narrow the gap, but the Rays' bullpen retired the final 12 batters to preserve the victory.
  • Yandy Díaz, Chandler Simpson, and Taylor Walls each extended their hitting streaks to 10 games, while Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in two runs for Toronto.
  • The teams conclude their series on Thursday with Toronto Blue Jays RHP Shane Bieber facing Tampa Bay Rays LHP Ian Seymour .
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Yandy Díaz homers, Drew Rasmussen earns 6th straight win as the Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-6

Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen earned his sixth consecutive win and Bryan Baker converted his 25th straight save opportunity to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Yandy Diaz connected a two-run home run, Drew Rasmussen hit his sixth win and Bryan Baker turned his 25th chance followed by rescue to lead the Rays of Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday to a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Tiles.

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