ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays' 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field was a positive reflection of the club's "bullpen day" strategy, sealing a second consecutive win and clinching the three-game series.
Ryne Stanek started, and the hard-throwing right-hander did everything an "opener" should do, looking particularly nasty while retiring all six batters he faced, striking out three.
Austin Pruitt followed, allowing a run on four hits in 2 2/3 innings, but limiting the damage in the fifth when the Blue Jays had runners on second and third with no outs and managed to score just one run.