Tampa Bay has done an outstanding job in their role as spoiler, winning the series against the Blue Jays on Wednesday. The Rays out-hit the Blue Jays thirteen to two and outscored them 8-1.
The game started out on an encouraging note for the Blue Jays as Marco Estrada struck out five batters in a row, setting a Blue Jays record for the most to open a game. A fielder finally had a chance to get involved in the game on the last batter of the second inning as Michael Saunders made the final out of the second on a fly ball to left field.