Rays Beat Blue Jays 7-6 in 10th on Walls RBI Single

TORONTO - Taylor Walls delivered an RBI single in the 10th inning to score automatic runner Cedric Mullins, and Jonathan Aranda added a sacrifice fly as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Tuesday night.

Walls' hit through a drawn-in infield against Braydon Fisher made it 6-5, and Aranda's deep fly to center brought Walls home for a two-run cushion. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. answered with a sacrifice fly in the bottom half to plate George Springer, but Garrett Cleavinger closed it out for his first career save.

The Rays, who hold the best record in the American League at 28-13, improved to 16-6 over their last 18 games and secured their sixth consecutive series victory. The Blue Jays fell to 18-24.

Tampa Bay built a 5-0 lead. Jonny DeLuca drove in a run with a single in the first, Mullins added a two-run single in the third, Walls scored on a wild pitch in the sixth that struck home plate umpire Chris Segal in the knee, and Ryan Vilade hit his second homer of the season in the seventh.

Shane McClanahan anchored the early dominance, striking out seven over five shutout innings while allowing one hit and one walk. He carried a no-hitter through 4 1/3 innings before...