{"id":42497,"date":"2017-08-23T06:06:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T06:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=42497"},"modified":"2017-08-23T06:06:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T06:06:49","slug":"rays-hold-6-5-win-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/mlb\/rays-hold-6-5-win-blue-jays.html","title":{"rendered":"Rays hold on for 6-5 win over Blue Jays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rays hold on for 6-5 win over Blue Jays<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Lucas Duda and Corey Dickerson homered in the first two innings and Chris Archer struck out 10 for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Colome got his major league-leading 37th save after giving up hits to Kendrys Morales and Steve Pearce that left the potential game-tying run on third base in the ninth. The Blue Jays have lost four straight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duda’s 23rd home run (sixth with Tampa Bay) came off rookie Chris Rowley in the first inning after Norichika Aoki had led off the game with a homer off Archer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dickerson hit his 23rd homer in the second, starting a three-run inning off Rowley that put the Rays ahead 4-1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aoki drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth after a double by Ezequiel Carrera and an RBI single by Ryan Goins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carrera had entered the game in the third inning after the ejection of Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar by home plate umpire Chad Fairchild.<\/span><\/p>\n

Josh Donaldson’s 21st home run came off Rays reliever Tommy Hunter in the eighth. It was Donaldson’s 11th homer in 20 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miguel Montero made it 6-5 with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Archer gave up three runs (one earned) an four hits while striking out 10 in six innings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rowley gave up four runs and five hits in 3 1\/3 innings in his third major league start for the Blue Jays.<\/span><\/p>\n

Archer (9-7) and Rowley (1-1) faced each other for the second time in five days. Neither got a decision in the Blue Jays’ 5-3 win on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

NO SINGLES OR DOUBLES<\/span><\/p>\n

After his first three major league starts, left-handers are hitting only .185 against the right-handed Rowley. However, the five hits include three triples and two home runs.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRAINER’S ROOM<\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Jays: C Russell Martin (left oblique) missed his 10th game and is not close to returning, according to manager John Gibbons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rays: Of the RHPs on the disabled list, Alex Cobb (turf toe) will start Thursday’s game; Jake Faria (abdominal strain) will resume throwing on Thursday; Matt Andriese (hip stress reaction) will make a rehab start Wednesday for Triple-A Durham.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2017\/08\/22\/rays-hold-on-for-6-5-win-over-blue-jays\/104870078\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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