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09/16 22:22 CDT Blue Jays beat fading Rays 6-5 for 6th straight win, close in
on AL East title
Blue Jays beat fading Rays 6-5 for 6th straight win, close in on AL East title
By KRISTIE ACKERT
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) --- Nathan Lukes was involved in home-run video reviews at the
plate and right field as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on
Tuesday night for their sixth straight win.
Toronto (89-62), seeking its first AL East title since 2015, maintained a
five-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees. Joey Loperfido homered
and George Springer had three hits and two RBIs.
Tampa Bay (73-78) has lost nine of 11, dropping 9 1/2 games behind Houston for
the last AL wild card with 11 games left. The Rays had two on with one out in
the ninth before Jeff Hoffman struck out Josh Lowe and Jake Mangum for his 31st
save in 38 chances.
The Rays drew 8,908, their 18th non-sellout at 10,046-capacity Steinbrenner
Field.
Toronto built a 4-0 lead against Ryan Pepiot (11-11) on Addison Barger's RBI
single in the first and a three-run second that included Springer's two-run
single and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s RBI single.
Brandon Lowe ended an eight-pitch at-bat against Jos Berros in the third with
a three-run homer after a video review ruled that while a fan reached over the
right field wall and interfered with Lukes, the drive would have been a home
run anyway,
Lukes was given a solo homer against Joey Gerber in the fourth in a video
review after initially being awarded a double on a drive that hit Lowe's glove
and then the hand of a fan behind the right-field fence.
Loperfido homered in the fifth for a 6-3 lead.
Tampa Bay closed on RBI singles by Tristan Gray in the eighth and Brandon Lowe
in the ninth.
Eric Lauer (9-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Key Moment Hoffman's strikeouts.
Key Stat Toronto is 36-13 when hitting multiple home runs.
Up Next Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (10-10, 3.44 ERA) and Rays LHP Ian Seymour (3-2, 3.16 ERA) start Wednesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Key Moment Hoffman's strikeouts.
Key Stat Toronto is 36-13 when hitting multiple home runs.
Up Next Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (10-10, 3.44 ERA) and Rays LHP Ian Seymour (3-2, 3.16 ERA) start Wednesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
