TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays moved closer to securing a playoff berth Friday night with an 11-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre. Alejandro Kirk, Brandon Belt and Matt Chapman homered for the Blue Jays, who outhit the Rays 16-7.
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays moved closer to securing a playoff berth Friday night with an 11-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre.
The win strengthened the Blue Jays' grip on the second wild-card spot. It also trimmed their magic number to one over the Seattle Mariners, who were set to host Texas later in the evening. Several standings outcomes and potential playoff matchups remained in place entering the season's final weekend. Tampa starter Aaron Civale was pulled in the second inning after giving up Kirk's eighth homer of the year and putting the next two runners on.Littell struggled in the third as he gave up back-to-back singles, a walk and a two-run single to Kirk that plated Guerrero and Bichette.Centre-fielder Manuel Margot dropped a fly ball that allowed Chapman to reach second base and moved Kirk to third. Littell escaped further damage by retiring Daulton Varsho and Springer.
Chapman went deep in the fifth for his 17th homer of the year. Diaz put Tampa on the board in the Rays' four-run sixth with his 22nd homer.
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