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.
Belt led off the bottom of the fourth inning with his 18th homer of the season and second blast in as many days.
Margot’s rough night continued later in the frame when he misjudged Biggio’s sharp single and the ball rolled to the wall. Bichette ran home ahead of Biggio, who scored without a throw.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.
The Blue Jays added insurance runs in the bottom half on Biggio’s two-run single. Toronto tacked on another run in the seventh. Kikuchi allowed five hits and three earned runs over five-plus innings. He issued two walks and had four strikeouts.Chad Green, Yimi Garcia and Jay Jackson pitched in relief for Toronto. Pinch-hitter Cam Eden struck out in his first big-league at-bat in the eighth inning.The Blue Jays plan to start Hyun Jin Ryu on Saturday afternoon. The Rays did not immediately name their starter.The Blue Jays have not committed an error in their last 10 games.
Toronto has played a team-record 106 error-free games this season. The previous mark was 103 games in 1990.
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