Rays beat Blue Jays 5-3, win for 9th time in 10 games
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Travis d’Arnaud and Daniel Robertson drove in runs with two outs in the eighth inning, helping the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.
In the eighth, Jordan Romano (0-2) walked pinch-hitter J-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier hit a double. D’Arnoud lofted a pinch-hit sacrifice fly that scored pinch-runner Michael Brosseau and broke a 3-3 tie. Robertson, who had tied the game with an RBI double in the seventh, hit a single off Ryan Tepera that drove in Kiermaier with an insurance run.
Nick Anderson (5-4) got the win and Oliver Drake struck out three straight for his second save in three tries.
The Rays won for the ninth time in 10 games as they battle Oakland and Cleveland for one of the two American League wild-card spots.