Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
Final
Recap
Player of the gameAndrés GiménezTOR2/4 2hr 5rbi
TORONTO -- Jonathan Aranda hit a home run and drove in three, Richie Palacios had three hits and three RBI, and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Monday night, their 15th win in their last 17 games. Chandler Simpson had three hits, stole two bases and scored three runs as the Rays improved their AL-best record when scoring four runs or more to 21-4. Tampa Bay has won 10 straight and 20 of 21 when scoring four or more. Andrés Giménez hit two home runs for the Blue Jays, the first multihomer game of his career. Giménez hit a three-run drive off Drew Rasmussen in the second and added a two-run shot off Ian Seymour in the seventh.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteTOR -127 · 52% to win
UpsetRun LineTOR -1.5
TBA coveredTotalO/U 7 · 13 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
12Hits6
1Home runs2
1Walks2
7Strikeouts10
2Stolen bases0
149Pitches thrown164
10Pitching strikeouts7
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Palacios2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor WallsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric MullinsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben WilliamsonPR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake FraleyRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yandy DiazDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chandler SimpsonLF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Caminero3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter FeducciaC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Aranda1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian SeymourP | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan BakerP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter BiggeP | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew RasmussenP | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
