Varsho Hits Walk-Off Grand Slam in Jays 5-3 Win Over Rays

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Daulton Varsho hit a walk-off grand slam with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, rallying his team to a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

The win prevented a sweep in the three-game series and snapped Toronto's three-game losing streak, along with a five-game skid against the Rays dating back to last week. The Blue Jays, who improved to 19-24, trailed 3-1 entering their final at-bat after Tampa Bay took the lead in the top of the 10th on RBI singles by Ben Williamson and Yandy Diaz off reliever Jeff Hoffman.

With George Springer as the automatic runner at second base, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto drew walks to load the bases for Varsho. Facing Rays reliever Aaron Brooks, who had not pitched in the majors in two years, Varsho launched a 92.6 mph fastball 375 feet over the left-center field wall for his fifth home run of the season and sixth career grand slam. It marked only the fifth walk-off grand slam in Blue Jays history, joining feats by Steve Pearce in 2017, Gregg Zaun in 2008 and George Bell in 1988.

Toronto starter Dylan Cease delivered a quality start, striking out nine over seven...