Toronto Turned a Clean Win Into a Jump

The Blue Jays beat the Rays 5-1 on August 20.

Toronto opened the scoring in the second when Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo homer. Tampa Bay answered in the fourth, but the Blue Jays took control again in the fifth.

Nathan Lukes and Daz Cameron homered in the fifth, and George Springer added a two-run single in the seventh to give Toronto breathing room.

Shane Bieber carried the game on the mound, earning the win with 7 innings, 1 earned run, 7 strikeouts, and 0 walks.

What It Means

The Blue Jays improve to 63-66. The Rays fall to 76-51.

BaseChaser lists Toronto at 37.3% to make the playoffs and Tampa Bay at 96.6%.

Toronto made the biggest positive move on the board, jumping into a stronger chase position with a clean win over one of the safest teams in the postseason picture.

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