The Blue Jays beat the Rays 10-5 on August 18.
Toronto started fast. George Springer singled home Alejandro Kirk in the first, and Jesús Sánchez followed with an RBI double to give the Blue Jays early room.
Kirk kept the offense moving with a two-run homer in the third and an RBI single in the fourth. He finished with a homer, a double, and 3 RBI.
Josh Smith added a two-run homer in the seventh. Kazuma Okamoto also homered, hitting his 25th of the season to set a new Blue Jays rookie home-run record.
What It Means
The Blue Jays improve to 62-65. The Rays fall to 75-50.
BaseChaser lists Toronto at 30.6% to make the playoffs and Tampa Bay at 97.2%.
Toronto stayed alive in the chase with a needed win against one of the safest teams on the board. Tampa Bay remains near the top of the postseason picture.
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