Jays reliever Dominic Leone reacts after serving up a home run to Derek Norris of the Rays in the ninth inning of Friday night's game. The Jays bullpen corps blew a save for the eighth time in 12 opportunities, allowing five runs the rest of the way in a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, in the opener of a three-game series. We’re doing everything in our power to turn this around.” In the second inning, Stroman struck out Souza Jr. and Morrison in quick succession. Pillar came around to score the first Jays run after singles by Darwin Barney and Jose Bautista. A rally in the bottom of the ninth — sparked by a Pillar double leading to the Jays’ fourth run — fell short.

Source: thestar April 29, 2017 03:11 UTC