Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Blue Jays

26-23

20-1

Final

Rays

35-15

Tropicana Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TOR	1	0	1	2	6	0	0	1	9	20
TB	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Who won: Blue Jays 20-1

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 20-1 on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Rays 9-0 in the 9th inning. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-6 with a home run and 6 RBI for the Blue Jays. Isaac Paredes went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · May 23

Blue Jays rout Rays 20-1 as Guerrero Jr has 6 RBIs, position players give up 10 runs

The Toronto Blue Jays dugout got a laugh when slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. struck out against a position player. Given a second chance against Luke Raley, Guerrero hit his fourth career grand slam.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-1.
Blue Jays 13-14 on the road; Rays 22-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Jose Berrios SP

Probable starter · 11-12, 3.65 ERA, 184 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
4Brandon Belt1B
5Matt Chapman3B
6Whit Merrifield2B
7Daulton VarshoLF
8Danny JansenC
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Rays1st in AL East

Taj Bradley SP

Probable starter · 5-8, 5.59 ERA, 129 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Josh LoweRF
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Luke RaleyP
5Harold Ramirez1B
6Taylor Walls2B
7Isaac Paredes3B
8Francisco MejiaC
9Jose SiriCF

The series

TB wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Rays 6, Blue Jays 4 (May 22)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 11,906
Officials: Brennan Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Carlson (First Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Second Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Third Base Umpire)