The Rays welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays to Tropicana Field for the first game of a four-game series.
Austin Pruitt started this game for the Rays in his second big league start, facing off against Trent Thornton and the Blue Jays.
Bo Bichette led this game off with a 13-pitch at-bat, sending the 13th pitch over the right field wall to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead. Pruitt settled down after the leadoff homer, striking out the next batter, Cavan Biggio. After giving up the home run, Pruitt would go on to strike out three of his next 13 batters.