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Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB
Blue Jays
62-66
6-7
Final
Rays
76-50
Tropicana Field
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Rays 7-6

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at Tropicana Field. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Blue Jays 5-1 in the 4th inning. Yandy Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 19
Yandy Díaz homers, Drew Rasmussen earns 6th straight win as the Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-6

Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen earned his sixth consecutive win and Bryan Baker converted his 25th straight save opportunity to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
  • Blue Jays 29-33 on the road; Rays 43-22 at home.

Latest headlines

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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
Max Scherzer SP
Probable starter · 4-9, 5.74 ERA, 68 K, 1.33 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brett BatemanCF
  2. 2Nathan LukesRF
  3. 3Alejandro KirkDH
  4. 4Kazuma Okamoto1B
  5. 5Andres GimenezSS
  6. 6Jesus SanchezLF
  7. 7Josh Smith2B
  8. 8Brandon ValenzuelaC
  9. 9Charles McAdoo3B
Rays1st in AL East
Drew Rasmussen SP
Probable starter · 16-5, 2.67 ERA, 174 K, 0.91 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Chandler SimpsonLF
  2. 2Junior Caminero3B
  3. 3Jonathan Aranda1B
  4. 4Yandy DiazDH
  5. 5Liam HicksC
  6. 6Cedric MullinsCF
  7. 7Ryan ViladeRF
  8. 8Richie Palacios2B
  9. 9Taylor WallsSS

The series

TOR wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Blue Jays 10, Rays 5 (Aug 18)

Last 5

TOR
  • No games yet this season.
TB
  • Wvs TOR7-6
  • Lvs TOR5-10
  • Wvs BAL7-6
  • Lvs BAL2-10
  • Lvs BAL3-4

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Game info

Venue
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 13,015
Officials
James Jean (Home Plate Umpire), Sean Barber (First Base Umpire), John Libka (Second Base Umpire), James Hoye (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesTOR wins series 2-1

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