ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( Associated Press) — Brandon Lowe hit a pair of 3-pointers and Manuel Margot hit a tiebreaking single, both in the eighth inning, as the Tampa Bay Rays won 5-2 on Friday night. Toronto Blue Jays.
With his RBI triple, Lowe capped a three-run drive in the eighth inning and the Rays gave the Blue Jays their fifth straight loss.
The Rays broke a 2-2 tie with three straight hits off starter Kevin Gausman (3-2).
Dominican Margot returned to the lineup after two inactive duels due to hamstring strain and increased his hitting streak to 10 games, thanks to the go-ahead single.
Andrew Kittredge (3-0) got the win in relief and Jason Adam, who pitched the ninth inning, had his first major league save.
Ji-Man Choi drove in the Rays’ first run with a groundout after Lowe hit a 3-pointer in the first inning of the second inning.
Gausman’s throwing error cost three bases and prompted another Rays run in the fifth, in which Mike Zunino made it 2-0 with an RBI single.
For the Rays, the Dominicans Manuel Margot 3-1, one RBI; Wander Franco 4-0; Francisco Mejía 1-1, one scored, one RBI, and Vidal Brujan 0-0, one scored. Colombian Harold Ramírez 3-0. Cuban Randy Arozarena 3-0.
For the Blue Jays, the Dominicans Raimel Tapia 2-2, one scored, one RBI; Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 4-1, one RBI; Teoscar Hernández 4-0 and Santiago Espinal 3-1. Mexican Alejandro Kirk 4-0. Cuban Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 4-0.
