TORONTO -- The Tampa Bay Rays came into Rogers Centre and played the role of spoiler on Tuesday night, using a pair of long balls and some ninth-inning insurance to earn a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays.
Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run blast in the fifth off Toronto starter Marcus Stroman, while Steven Souza Jr. added a solo shot in the seventh to power the Rays' offence and hand the Blue Jays a critical loss in their postseason chase.
The Blue Jays remained two games behind the Red Sox for first place in the American League East, after Boston lost to Baltimore, and they fell back into a tie with the Orioles for the top AL Wild Card spot.