Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) tags out Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz, right, at the plate on a fielder's choice to Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
September 20, 2024 - 6:31 PM
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Aranda homered, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a five-hitter, and the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night.
Aranda went deep against José Berríos (14-10) with one out in the sixth inning.
The loss ended Berríos' seven start winning streak, during which he had a 1.51 ERA. The right-hander allowed one run, six hits, one walk and had six strikeouts in six innings.
After Rays starter Tyler Alexander gave up two hits over 4 1/3 innings, Kevin Kelly (4-2) extended his scoreless streak to 22 innings after going 1 2/3 innings. Manuel Rodríguez worked out of a second-and-third jam in the seventh. Edwin Uceta and Colin Poche combined to get through the eighth before Hunter Bigge worked the ninth to get his first save.
The Rays limited Boston to one hit in a 2-0 victory on Thursday night.
Tampa Bay had a runner reach third in each of the first three innings against Berríos but went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk extended his career-best hitting streak to 13 games with a sixth-inning single.
Ernie Clement, filling in for injured Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette, made a couple of strong defensive plays. He made a lunging play on Jonny DeLuca's two-out grounder during the third and started a nifty inning-ending double play in the fifth.
Clement walked leading off the eighth and stole second, but was tagged out trying to advance on Kirk's grounder to third.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: Bichette (broken right middle finger) will see a hand specialist on Tuesday. … RHP Kevin Gausman, who left his start after throwing five no-hit innings Thursday against Texas with back tightness, is feeling better and could make his next scheduled start. … INF Will Wagner had his left knee scoped on Friday. … OF Daulton Varsho will have right rotator cuff surgery on Monday and there is a chance he won’t be ready for spring training next year.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays RHP Yariel Rodríguez (1-6, 4.29 ERA) and Rays RHP Taj Bradley (6-11, 4.39 ERA) are Saturday’s scheduled starters.
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