Blue Jays nearly pull off comeback against Rays but Jordan Romano tagged in blown save
By Cam Lewis
10 months agoIt’s never easy at The Trop.
The Blue Jays came back from down 5-0 with rallies in the sixth and eighth innings but Jordan Romano wasn’t able to close the door in the ninth. The Rays managed a 7-6 win and the two teams will play for the series on Sunday.
Things worth mentioning…
- Hyun Jin Ryu got smacked around in the first inning, as the lefty surrendered a leadoff bomb to Yandy Diaz and a three-run homer to Josh Lowe. Ryu got through the second and third but allowed another homer to Christian Bethancourt in the fourth that gave Tampa a 5-0 lead. He wound up allowing four earned runs over four-and-one-third innings pitched, the most earned runs Ryu has allowed in a start since his first appearance back from Tommy John against the Orioles.
- This game looked like it was over in the first inning but the Blue Jays battled back and made things interesting. They pulled off a four-run rally in the sixth inning with two outs and then they pulled ahead in the eighth inning. The Rays brought in closer Pete Fairbanks with a runner on second and two outs in the frame and then Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio drew walks, Matt Chapman was hit by a pitch to tie the score, and Whit Merrifield drew another walk to put Toronto ahead 6-5.
- Jordan Romano came in for the save and appeared to be dealing with a fingernail issue. Yandy Diaz led the inning off with a double, Harold Ramirez followed that up with a single, and then Curtis Mead tied the game with a single of his own. Romano struck out Isaac Parades and appeared to get an inning-ending double play but the Rays challenged and got the safe call at first overturned. Josh Lowe came up next and ended the game with a walk-off single.
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