Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Match Player Stats On Aug 22, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 22, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run triple in the second inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays earn a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

Kiermaier was 2-for-5 and Wilson Ramos had three hits as the Rays (62-65) won their second consecutive game. Toronto (59-66) lost its fourth straight.

Chris Archer (9-7) posted the win, giving up three runs (one earned) and striking out 10 in six innings. He yielded four hits and one walk.

Alex Colome allowed a run in the ninth but got his major-league-leading 37th save.

Josh Donaldson hit a solo home run in the eighth off Rays reliever Tommy Hunter to make the score 6-4.

Toronto got on the board in the first inning when Norichika Aoki hit the second pitch of the game over the right field wall for his fourth home run of the season and a 1-0 lead.

Tampa Bay tied the score at 1 in the bottom half of the inning on a home run by Lucas Duda.

The Rays touched up Blue Jays starter Chris Rowley (1-1) for three runs in the second inning. Corey Dickerson hit his 23rd home run -- a solo shot to deep right center.

Ramos followed with a single and Brad Miller drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Kiermaier drove in both runners with a triple to right-center to make it 4-1.

Rowley struggled with his control and left the game after giving up five hits and four runs in 3 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out one.

The Blue Jays battled back in the fifth against Archer.

Miguel Montero reached base on a dropped third strike, and Ezequiel Carerra followed with a double to put runners on second and third. Ryan Goins singled to score Montero, and Carerra scored on a sacrifice fly by Aoki to cut the deficit to 4-3.

Ramos pushed the Rays' lead to 5-3 when his infield single scored Evan Longoria from third base in the bottom of the fifth. Longoria also had an RBI triple in the sixth.

NOTES: Blue Jays CF Kevin Pillar was ejected in the third inning by plate umpire Chad Fairchild. Pillar was going back to the dugout after grounding out to first and said something to Fairchild. He was ejected immediately and replaced by Ezequiel Carrera. ... Rays RHP Matt Andriese (hip) will make a rehab start for Triple-A Durham on Wednesday. ... Blue Jays C Russell Martin (left oblique) has missed nine games and is not close to returning, according to manager John Gibbons. ... Blue Jays RHP Nick Tepesch is off on a three-day paternity leave. He is expected to return Friday.