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Snell wins 21st, 9th in row, as Rays beat Blue Jays 5-2

TORONTO -- Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell boosted his Cy Young Award chances with another brilliant outing against the Blue Jays.

Snell won his ninth straight start in Tampa Bay's 5-2 victory over Toronto 5-2 on Sunday and boosted his record to 21-5.

"I think I'll be telling my grandkids that I played behind him," Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier said.

Tampa Bay began the day 7½ games behind Oakland for the AL's second wild card and would be eliminated with one more loss or win by the Athletics, who hosted Minnesota later in the day.