Carrera extends hitting streak with strange HR

Ezequiel Carrera belts a solo home run to right-centre field to open the scoring for the Blue Jays in the top of the 1st inningST. PETERSBURG -- Ezequiel Carrera didn't know where the ball landed or if it had slipped over the right-field fence, he just kept running until his feet touched home plate.

The Blue Jays outfielder's first-inning homer in Saturday's 6-1 defeat to the Rays at Tropicana Field caused some momentary confusion after second-base umpire Alfonso Marquez ruled the ball playable, but neither centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier nor right fielder Steven Souza Jr. went after it. Replays later showed the ball ricocheted off a seat in the first row for a home run, extending Carrera's…