“I was starting to get in the groove of things”, Bautista said.
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Rays outfielder Steven Souza Jr. took pride in beating Estrada.
After yielding a pair of singles in the third inning, the second of which saw Rays catcher Luke Maile advance to third after Bautista tripped over his feet trying to make a throw, Estrada walked Evan Longoria to load the bases.
Tampa Bay finished with 15 hits, three shy of its season high.
“There’s a lot of excitement, and there should be”, Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Coming in the year, he had made the All-Star team six consecutive times, but has seen himself bat just.222 this year.
The Blue Jays (64-50) moved to a six-man rotation last week to prevent starter Aaron Sanchez (11-2, 2.85 ERA), from moving to the bullpen while still managing an innings limit on the 24-year-old.
Smyly is 13-4 with a 2.32 ERA in 35 career games against the AL East. In Blake Snell quality starts the Rays win 56%.
“Drew battled his tail off tonight”, Forsythe said. Logan Forsythe led off the game with a home run on an innocent-looking drive to right that just cleared the wall behind Jose Bautista.
Toronto left the bases loaded in the sixth inning Tuesday and did not score a run, an example of its recent scoring woes. Tulo, one of last season’s heroes popped out, followed by Michael Saunders whom struck out, and the inning ended after Justin Smoak popped out in foul territory.
“That’s the difference-maker right there”, Gibbons said of the failed rally.
Rain briefly fell into the open stadium during the bottom of the fourth but the showers soon passed. It was Toronto’s 17th straight solo home run, the longest streak since the Giants hit 21 in 2011. There are too many variables I think to say that there’s absolute information in suggesting that you should keep guys on a strict four-day rotation.
The Toronto Blue Jays would formally end the Franklin Morales era per a team release.
He was designated for assignment on August 1.
Danny Barnes would come into the game to replace Estrada tasked with keeping the Jays within reach of the Rays.
On the Blue Jays’ side, we’ll be seeing lefty J.A. Happ on the mound Wednesday. The rookie hadn’t allowed a run in either of his first two big league appearances.
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TORONTO: The Blue Jays have been an excellent bet with Happ on the hill, winning 19 of his last 26 starts overall and 19 of his last 26 starts at home. Happ is 0-1 with a 7.98 ERA in three starts against the Rays this season.
