Tampa Bay Rays edges Toronto Blue Jays 4-3
Game Summary
Tampa Bay Rays squeaked out a narrow win over Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
Key Players
Kazuma Okamoto led Toronto Blue Jays's offense, going 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI. Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and picked up a hold.
Ben Williamson led Tampa Bay Rays's offense, going 2-for-4, 1 RBI. Tampa Bay Rays reliever Hunter Bigge threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
Toronto Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB (96 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 0.50 reflects efficient pitching. Bullpen: 2.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 K (ERA 9.00).
Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Rasmussen: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB (85 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 0.83 reflects efficient pitching. The bullpen (3 pitchers) was scoreless over 3.0 IP with 2 K — a flawless relief effort.
Hitting Analysis
Toronto Blue Jays: 7 H, 3 RBI (team AVG 0.241). Includes 1 HR.
Multi-hit games: Kazuma Okamoto (2-for-4, 1 HR), Andrés Giménez (2-for-4).
Tampa Bay Rays: 6 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.316).
Multi-hit games: Jake Fraley (2-for-4), Ben Williamson (2-for-4).