Rays Rally Past Blue Jays 4-3, Streak Hits 5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Ben Williamson delivered the tiebreaking run with a single in the eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to five games.

The Rays, who improved to 11-1 over their last 12 contests, erased a 3-2 deficit against Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers. Jonathan Aranda opened the eighth with a one-out double, Yandy Díaz followed with an RBI single to knot the score at 3-3, and Díaz advanced to second on Jake Fraley's single before Williamson's hit brought him home.

Drew Rasmussen pitched six innings for Tampa Bay, allowing three runs on seven hits while throwing 85 pitches. Hunter Bigge and Casey Legumina each worked a scoreless inning, with Legumina earning the win in his first decision with the Rays. Cole Sulser closed out the ninth with a perfect frame for his second save.

Toronto starter Kevin Gausman gave up two runs on six hits over six innings, striking out three and walking one while leaving with a lead. The Blue Jays took an early advantage in the first when Kazuma Okamoto launched a 409-foot solo home run to right-center, his 10th of the season. Andrés Giménez added...