TORONTO -- Lights out pitching from a bullpen day coupled with heads-up baserunning lifted the Rays to a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon.
Since the All-Star break, Tampa Bay has been running wild, leading the Major Leagues with 19 stolen bases, but it's not just stealing bases that has troubled opposing teams. The Rays are also second in the American League over the last 30 days in Base Running (BsR), an all encompassing baserunning statistic from Fangraphs that turns stolen bases, caught-stealing and other baserunning plays into a metric.
Mallex Smith showed off his blazing speed in the first inning when he turned an easy out into a leadoff double.