Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Blue Jays

86-68

6-2

Final

Rays

94-61

Tropicana Field

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Blue Jays 6-2

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Rays 4-0 in the 6th inning. Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays. Curtis Mead went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Sep 23

Bassitt becomes AL's second 15-game winner as Blue Jays beat Rays 6-2

The Toronto Blue Jays got a big win, while the Tampa Bay Rays lost more than a game.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 45-34 on the road; Rays 52-27 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

Chris Bassitt SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.60 ERA, 186 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
4Cavan Biggio1B
5Alejandro KirkC
6Matt Chapman3B
7Daulton VarshoLF
8Whit MerrifieldLF
9Santiago Espinal2B

Rays1st in AL East

Tyler Glasnow SP

Probable starter · 10-7, 3.53 ERA, 162 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Josh LoweRF
4Harold RamirezLF
5Isaac Paredes2B
6Curtis Mead3B
7Jonathan ArandaDH
8Osleivis BasabeLF
9Rene PintoC

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 18,538
Officials: Carlos Torres (Home Plate Umpire), Ron Kulpa (First Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Second Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Third Base Umpire)