TORONTO — Fresh from delivering a weekend beatdown in Baltimore, the surging Toronto Blue Jays picked up where they left off Monday against Tampa Bay.
Starter Alek Manoah was brilliant over eight shutout innings and Toronto's offence continued its torrid pace in an 8-1 rout of the Rays at Rogers Centre. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., hit his major league-leading 45th home run and Teoscar Hernandez had a career-high five hits as the Blue Jays dominated the opener of the three-game series.
"They created momentum early and we just had no answers," said Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier. "It was a good old-fashioned butt whuppin' to be honest.