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Hamilton Spectator
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Alejandro Kirk's three-run homer powers Blue Jays past Rays 3-1
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk's three-run blast powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday. Kirk's third home run of the season broke open the game after Toronto (21-21) trailed by a run for two innings. Chris Bassitt struck out six and limited the Rays to just one run over 5 2/3 innings, despite giving up seven hits and two walks. Relievers Brendon Little (2-0), Yariel Rodriguez and Yimi Garcia preserved the win, with Garcia earning his third save of the season. Kameron Misner's RBI single in the third gave Tampa Bay (19-23) its only lead of the game. Ryan Pepiot (2-5) gave up three runs over six innings of work, striking out seven but giving up six hits and a walk. Eric Orze pitched two innings of scoreless relief. Takeaways Rays: Pepiot was superb until the sixth inning when he walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — his first bases on balls of the game — and then gave up a single to Daulton Varsho, setting up Kirk's three-run homer and Tampa's loss. Blue Jays: Leaving runners on base continues to be a problem for Toronto, with the hosts stranding six across the game, including Guerrero at third base twice. That adds to the 305 players left on base by the Blue Jays, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for seventh most in Major League Baseball, heading into Wednesday's game. Key moment Bassitt's outing could have been derailed in the fourth when Travis Jankowski made contact with the ball. Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement fielded the hit and fired it home to Kirk to get Misner out at home for the inning's second out. Danny Jansen then grounded out to limit the damage to Misner's RBI single. Key stat Kirk's batting average improved to. 293 with two hits on Wednesday, eights points better than his average in 2022 when he made his only all-star game appearance. Up next Kevin Gausman (3-3) will take the mound for Toronto in the matinee finale Thursday. Zack Littell (2-5) gets the start for Tampa Bay. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2025.
San Francisco Chronicle
15-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Alejandro Kirk hits 3-run homer as Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1 for 5th win in 6 games
TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday night. Brendon Little (2-0) got four outs for the win, Yariel Rodríguez pitched the eighth and Yimi García finished for his third save in six chances. Kirk had two hits, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times and scored a run as the Blue Jays bounced back from Tuesday's 11-9 defeat and won for the fifth time in six games. Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot (2-5) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings, extending his winless streak to three starts. He walked one and struck out seven. Pepiot walked Guerrero to begin the sixth before striking out Anthony Santander and George Springer. Daulton Varsho singled and Kirk followed with a 407-foot homer to center. Kirk came up against reliever Eric Orze in the eighth with runners at second and third, but center fielder Kameron Misner made a sliding catch on Kirk's sinking liner to end the threat. Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt allowed one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out six. Misner hit an RBI single off Bassitt in the fourth, but Tampa Bay could have scored more. Misner was tagged out at home plate trying to score from third base on Travis Jankowski's grounder, and Danny Jansen grounded out to strand a runner. Key stat The Rays are 6-15 against AL opponents. Up next Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (3-3, 3.97 ERA) is scheduled to face Rays RH Zack Littell (2-5, 4.40) in Thursday afternoon's series finale. ___
Winnipeg Free Press
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Alejandro Kirk's three-run homer powers Blue Jays past Rays 3-1
TORONTO – Alejandro Kirk's three-run blast powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday. Kirk's third home run of the season broke open the game after Toronto (21-21) trailed by a run for two innings. Chris Bassitt struck out six and limited the Rays to just one run over 5 2/3 innings, despite giving up seven hits and two walks. Relievers Brendon Little (2-0), Yariel Rodriguez and Yimi Garcia preserved the win, with Garcia earning his third save of the season. Kameron Misner's RBI single in the third gave Tampa Bay (19-23) its only lead of the game. Ryan Pepiot (2-5) gave up three runs over six innings of work, striking out seven but giving up six hits and a walk. Eric Orze pitched two innings of scoreless relief. Takeaways Rays: Pepiot was superb until the sixth inning when he walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — his first bases on balls of the game — and then gave up a single to Daulton Varsho, setting up Kirk's three-run homer and Tampa's loss. Blue Jays: Leaving runners on base continues to be a problem for Toronto, with the hosts stranding six across the game, including Guerrero at third base twice. That adds to the 305 players left on base by the Blue Jays, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for seventh most in Major League Baseball, heading into Wednesday's game. Key moment Bassitt's outing could have been derailed in the fourth when Travis Jankowski made contact with the ball. Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement fielded the hit and fired it home to Kirk to get Misner out at home for the inning's second out. Danny Jansen then grounded out to limit the damage to Misner's RBI single. Key stat Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Kirk's batting average improved to. 293 with two hits on Wednesday, eights points better than his average in 2022 when he made his only all-star game appearance. Up next Kevin Gausman (3-3) will take the mound for Toronto in the matinee finale Thursday. Zack Littell (2-5) gets the start for Tampa Bay. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2025.
Global News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Kirk's three-run homer powers Blue Jays past Rays
TORONTO – Alejandro Kirk's three-run blast powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday. Kirk's third home run of the season broke open the game after Toronto (21-21) trailed by a run for two innings. Chris Bassitt struck out six and limited the Rays to just one run over 5 2/3 innings, despite giving up seven hits and two walks. Relievers Brendon Little (2-0), Yariel Rodriguez and Yimi Garcia preserved the win, with Garcia earning his third save of the season. Kameron Misner's RBI single in the third gave Tampa Bay (19-23) its only lead of the game. Story continues below advertisement Ryan Pepiot (2-5) gave up three runs over six innings of work, striking out seven but giving up six hits and a walk. Eric Orze pitched two innings of scoreless relief. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Takeaways Rays: Pepiot was superb until the sixth inning when he walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — his first bases on balls of the game — and then gave up a single to Daulton Varsho, setting up Kirk's three-run homer and Tampa's loss. Blue Jays: Leaving runners on base continues to be a problem for Toronto, with the hosts stranding six across the game, including Guerrero at third base twice. That adds to the 305 players left on base by the Blue Jays, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for seventh most in Major League Baseball, heading into Wednesday's game. Key moment Bassitt's outing could have been derailed in the fourth when Travis Jankowski made contact with the ball. Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement fielded the hit and fired it home to Kirk to get Misner out at home for the inning's second out. Danny Jansen then grounded out to limit the damage to Misner's RBI single. Key stat Kirk's batting average improved to. 293 with two hits on Wednesday, eights points better than his average in 2022 when he made his only all-star game appearance. Story continues below advertisement Up next Kevin Gausman (3-3) will take the mound for Toronto in the matinee finale Thursday. Zack Littell (2-5) gets the start for Tampa Bay. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2025.
Fox Sports
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Rays outlast Diamondbacks 7-6 in 11 innings, overcoming Carroll's 2 HRs
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kameron Misner and Yandy Diaz had RBI doubles in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 7-6 victory over Arizona on Wednesday night, overcoming Corbin Carroll's two home runs. Misner drove in Chandler Simpson with a double off Drey Jameson (0-1), but was thrown out trying for a triple. Jonathan Aranda walked and scored on a two-out double by Díaz. Eric Orze surrendered an RBI single to Alek Thomas leading off the bottom half, then walked Tim Tawa. Carroll drew a one-out walk to load the bases, but Orze induced Geraldo Perdomo to hit into a game-ending double play for his first career save. Pete Fairbanks (2-1) got the final two outs in the 10th for the win. Carroll homered on the third pitch from Rays starter Taj Bradley. Carroll added his ninth of the season with a two-run shot off Mason Montgomery for a 5-4 lead in the seventh. Díaz had a two-run single in the seventh to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead. Chandler Simpson's RBI single tied it at 5. Christopher Morel hit a homer off Eduardo Rodriguez in the second to tie it. Misner had a two-out double and scored on Jose Caballero's single for a 2-1 lead. Tampa Bay won for the second time in eight games and improved to 1-4 on the road. Key moment Arizona reliever Ryan Thompson yielded the tying run in the eighth and had the bases loaded with nobody out. He struck out pinch-hitter Jonathan Aranda and Caballero before getting Diaz to fly out. Key stat Arizona's Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo, Pavin Smith and Josh Naylor began the day with an MLB-best .961 OPS from the first four spots in the order. The Diamondbacks entered with an .832 OPS against right-handers — tops in the majors. Up next RHP Drew Rasmussen (1-1, 0.87) was set to start for the Rays on Thursday night against Diamondbacks RHP Corbin Burnes (0-1, 4.64). ___ AP MLB: recommended
