(Toronto) George Springer hit a leadoff home run and Bo Bichette five as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Friday night, ending the Toronto Blue Jays’ 13-game winning streak. season.
Jose Berrios pitched five innings for his best start of the year as the Blue Jays (9-5) won for the eighth time in 10 games.
The Blue Jays enjoyed two walks and a two-run error in the fifth inning. Josh Lowe and Christian Bethancourt closed the gap with back-to-back long balls off Yimi Garcia in the seventh inning.
Erik Swanson pitched a runless eighth inning for the Blue Jays and Jordan Romano closed shop in the ninth inning for his fifth save.
The Rays were looking to set the modern major league record for most consecutive wins to start the season.
The 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers share the record with the Rays.
Rays starter Drew Rasmussen (2-1) entered the game with an unblemished ERA this season. Springer quickly turned things around by hitting his second pitch of the game over the wall for his third home run of the year.
Berrios (1-2) retired the first eight Rays but had to resign after the fifth inning with a bruised left knee after being hit in the back of his leg. He managed to make the play and strike out Diaz for the third time in the inning.
The Blue Jays stormed in the last half of the inning after Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. chose and Daulton Varsho left. Rasmussen left the game after removing Matt Chapman.
Left-handed reliever Colin Poche came in and took Alejandro Kirk, then Santiago Espinal, to make it 4-1.
Bichette had two doubles and three singles in the win.
