
"Besides my effort today, I thought all of our pitchers really threw the ball really great and attacked the strike zone. Gausman (12-10) allowed five runs on six hits but struck out seven and issued only one walk over seven innings Thursday. "I thought we played unbelievable," said starting pitcher Kevin Gausman of the series win. Toronto still took three of five games in their series with the visiting Rays, moving closer to a playoff berth with 18 games left in the regular season. Yandy Diaz had a three-run homer in the second inning and Tampa never looked back in an 11-0 rout of the Blue Jays.

TORONTO - Even a lopsided loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday couldn't dampen a successful stretch for the Toronto Blue Jays.
