This game was a performance sandwich with outstanding offense in the first and ninth innings, sloppy pitching, and defense in the middle. Thankfully, the Tampa Bay Rays recovered from blowing a five-run lead to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 in their penultimate regular season home game of the 2023 season.
The first inning saw the Rays strike first when Yandy Diaz rocketed his 21st home run of the season to leadoff, giving Tampa Bay an early lead. The rest of the inning witnessed a series of memorable moments. After a walk to Harold Ramirez, Junior Caminero, who was making his MLB debut, managed to snag his first walk.