{"id":10307,"date":"2026-05-05T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10307"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:46:27","slug":"tampa-bay-rays-beat-toronto-blue-jays-5-1-extend-hot-streak-to-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/tampa-bay-rays-beat-toronto-blue-jays-5-1-extend-hot-streak-to-four","title":{"rendered":"Rays Beat Blue Jays 5-1, Extend Hot Streak to Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/tampa-bay-rays-players-celebrate-win-over-the-toronto-blue-jays-during-2026-mlb-season.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays players celebrate win over the Toronto Blue Jays during 2026 MLB Season\" class=\"wp-image-10308\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kevin Cash\u2019s side grabbed its fourth win in a row and the 10th in the last 11 games it played.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan Vilade hit a three-run homer in the first inning while strong pitching limited Toronto to just one run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Tampa Bay Rays<\/strong> continued their strong run of form with a 5-1 win over the <strong>Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong> on Monday night in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/baseball\">MLB<\/a>, powered by an early burst and steady pitching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vilade-brought-the-first-three-run-homer-of-the-season\">Vilade Brought the First Three-Run Homer of the Season&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=vilade000rya\">Ryan Vilade<\/a><\/strong> set the tone right away, sending the first pitch he saw deep for a three-run homer in the opening inning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vilade is one with the force! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIXuoUannB\">pic.twitter.com\/aIXuoUannB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball\/status\/2051435918238585057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>shot traveled 413 feet and gave Tampa Bay a quick 3-0 lead<\/strong>, marking the team\u2019s first three-run homer of the season and just the second of Vilade\u2019s major league career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, the Rays stayed in control, as Jonathan Aranda kept the offense moving, finishing 3 for 5 with a run scored. His performance followed another big day at the plate, after he delivered a game-ending hit in extra innings the day before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jays-got-on-board-in-the-third-inning\">Jays Got on Board in the Third Inning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto managed to get on the board in the third inning when <strong>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong> drove in a run with a single, cutting the deficit to 3-1. But that was as close as the Blue Jays would get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the sixth inning, Tampa Bay added insurance. With two outs and the bases loaded, Taylor Walls came through with a two-run single to extend the lead to 5-1 and take pressure off the pitching staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Martinez delivered a solid outing for the Rays. He worked five innings, allowing just one run while striking out four. He kept Toronto\u2019s lineup in check and improved his record to 3-1 on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bullpen handled the rest without trouble, with Bryan Baker closing things out in the ninth to earn his ninth save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Toronto, <strong>Eric Lauer<\/strong> struggled early, giving up three runs over 4 1\/3 innings. The Blue Jays showed some life at the plate, with <strong>Yohendrick Pinango<\/strong> collecting three hits and scoring a run, but they were unable to build any momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss continues a tough stretch on the road for Toronto, which now sits at 6-11 away from home and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/ranger-suarez-dominates-as-boston-red-sox-blank-toronto-blue-jays-5-0\">struggled in series openers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has now won four straight games and 10 of its last 11, showing consistency on both sides of the ball as the season gains pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: The Tampa Bay Rays continued their strong run of form with a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night in the MLB, powered by an early burst and steady pitching. 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