Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Blue Jays

63-66

5-1

Final

Rays

76-51

Tropicana Field

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Blue Jays 5-1

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Tropicana Field. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 5th inning. Daz Cameron went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 20

Blue Jays hit 3 homers to power past Rays 5-1

Kazuma Okamoto, Nathan Lukes and Daz Cameron homered, George Springer drove in two runs and Shane Bieber pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Thursday.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 30-33 on the road; Rays 43-23 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

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 5-2, 4.37 ERA, 44 K, 1.42 WHIP

Lineup

1Charles McAdoo2B
2Daz CameronLF
3Alejandro KirkC
4George SpringerDH
5Kazuma Okamoto3B
6Andres GimenezSS
7Ernie ClementSS
8Myles StrawCF
9Nathan LukesRF

Rays1st in AL East

Ian Seymour SP

Probable starter · 9-7, 4.21 ERA, 158 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Chandler SimpsonLF
2Junior Caminero3B
3Jonathan Aranda1B
4Yandy DiazDH
5Cedric MullinsCF
6Jonny DeLucaRF
7Richie Palacios2B
8Jorge MateoSS
9Nick FortesC

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 7, Blue Jays 6 (Aug 19)

Last 5

TOR

No games yet this season.

Lvs TOR1-5
Wvs TOR7-6
Lvs TOR5-10
Wvs BAL7-6
Lvs BAL2-10

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 12,857
Officials: Sean Barber (Home Plate Umpire), John Libka (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), James Jean (Third Base Umpire)