TORONTO -- Drew Smyly has taken losses and no-decisions in a few well-pitched games this season. The Tampa Bay Rays made sure he didn't have to do much to end a winless streak Monday night.
Curt Casali hit a three-run homer, Tim Beckham and Steve Pearce each hit two-run blasts and the Rays had four homers while beating the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2.
Desmond Jennings also homered, and the Rays set season highs in runs and hits (17).
"Just a great offensive outpouring by everybody," manager Kevin Cash said. "A lot of balls were hit with authority."
Jennings and Steven Souza Jr. each had three hits in the opener of an eight-game, three-city trip.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was ejected by home plate umpire Mike Winters for arguing a called third strike in the fourth. It was the third ejection of the season for Gibbons and his second in two games -- he was one of eight tossed in a game Sunday against Texas that included Rougned Odor's punch to the jaw of Jose Bautista. Toronto has lost three straight.
Smyly (2-4) allowed one run and four hits in five innings to win for the first time in four starts. Staked to a 2-0 lead on Pearce's first-inning homer, he nearly gave it back in the bottom half by walking the bases loaded with two outs, throwing 10 straight balls at one point.
"I just lost it," Smyly said. "Just one of those things. It doesn't happen much."
Smyly escaped the first by striking out Troy Tulowitzki on a 2-2 fastball.
"I just wanted to go at him and not give in right there," Smyly said. "I think that was big for our offense as well."
Steve Geltz, Ryan Webb, Dana Eveland and Enny Romero each worked one inning for Tampa Bay.
The Rays roughed up left-hander J.A. Happ (5-1), who entered as one of six undefeated big league starters. Happ matched a career worst by allowing eight runs and seven hits in two innings.
"I just didn't execute," Happ said. "It got away from me quick."
Happ's woeful outing snapped a streak of 19 straight games in which Blue Jays starters worked at least six innings.
Pearce connected off Happ in the first for his sixth. After Kevin Kiermaier's sacrifice fly, Beckham made it 6-0 with a one-out drive in the second, his first.
Souza chased Happ with an RBI single in the third and right-hander Dustin Antolin came on for his ML debut. After Jennings lined out to third, Casali drilled a three-run homer, his fifth.
Jennings, who came in 0 for his past 9, made it 11-0 with a two-out, two-run double off Antolin in the fourth, and then capped it with a leadoff blast off Jesse Chavez in the ninth.
"I don't want it to sound crazy but I just didn't try as hard," Jennings said. "I just went up relaxed, just tried to see the ball and hit it."
NO GO FOR LO-MO
After coming on as a defensive replacement in the sixth, Tampa Bay's Logan Morrison almost collected his first RBI of the season in the eighth. Brandon Guyer was thrown out at home plate trying to score from second base.
MOTTER MAKES DEBUT
Infielder Taylor Motter made his first start after being recalled Sunday. He reached on an infield single in his first at-bat and finished 1 for 4 with a walk.
FRESH FEATHERS
The Blue Jays claimed INF Jimmy Paredes on waivers from Baltimore. Paredes can play second base, third base and both corner outfield positions. He is expected to join Toronto on Tuesday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Geltz pitched despite suffering an allergic reaction that made his right eye swell up. ... Manager Kevin Cash said RHP Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) will make a second rehab appearance at Class A Charlotte on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (2-4, 4.57) is unbeaten in four starts. He's 2-2 with a 3.26 ERA in eight career starts in Toronto.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (4-0, 3.54) is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two starts against the Rays this season, with 14 strikeouts in 16 innings.
Curt Casali hit a three-run homer, Tim Beckham and Steve Pearce each hit two-run blasts and the Rays had four homers while beating the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2.
Desmond Jennings also homered, and the Rays set season highs in runs and hits (17).
"Just a great offensive outpouring by everybody," manager Kevin Cash said. "A lot of balls were hit with authority."
Jennings and Steven Souza Jr. each had three hits in the opener of an eight-game, three-city trip.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was ejected by home plate umpire Mike Winters for arguing a called third strike in the fourth. It was the third ejection of the season for Gibbons and his second in two games -- he was one of eight tossed in a game Sunday against Texas that included Rougned Odor's punch to the jaw of Jose Bautista. Toronto has lost three straight.
Smyly (2-4) allowed one run and four hits in five innings to win for the first time in four starts. Staked to a 2-0 lead on Pearce's first-inning homer, he nearly gave it back in the bottom half by walking the bases loaded with two outs, throwing 10 straight balls at one point.
"I just lost it," Smyly said. "Just one of those things. It doesn't happen much."
Smyly escaped the first by striking out Troy Tulowitzki on a 2-2 fastball.
"I just wanted to go at him and not give in right there," Smyly said. "I think that was big for our offense as well."
Steve Geltz, Ryan Webb, Dana Eveland and Enny Romero each worked one inning for Tampa Bay.
The Rays roughed up left-hander J.A. Happ (5-1), who entered as one of six undefeated big league starters. Happ matched a career worst by allowing eight runs and seven hits in two innings.
"I just didn't execute," Happ said. "It got away from me quick."
Happ's woeful outing snapped a streak of 19 straight games in which Blue Jays starters worked at least six innings.
Pearce connected off Happ in the first for his sixth. After Kevin Kiermaier's sacrifice fly, Beckham made it 6-0 with a one-out drive in the second, his first.
Souza chased Happ with an RBI single in the third and right-hander Dustin Antolin came on for his ML debut. After Jennings lined out to third, Casali drilled a three-run homer, his fifth.
Jennings, who came in 0 for his past 9, made it 11-0 with a two-out, two-run double off Antolin in the fourth, and then capped it with a leadoff blast off Jesse Chavez in the ninth.
"I don't want it to sound crazy but I just didn't try as hard," Jennings said. "I just went up relaxed, just tried to see the ball and hit it."
NO GO FOR LO-MO
After coming on as a defensive replacement in the sixth, Tampa Bay's Logan Morrison almost collected his first RBI of the season in the eighth. Brandon Guyer was thrown out at home plate trying to score from second base.
MOTTER MAKES DEBUT
Infielder Taylor Motter made his first start after being recalled Sunday. He reached on an infield single in his first at-bat and finished 1 for 4 with a walk.
FRESH FEATHERS
The Blue Jays claimed INF Jimmy Paredes on waivers from Baltimore. Paredes can play second base, third base and both corner outfield positions. He is expected to join Toronto on Tuesday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Geltz pitched despite suffering an allergic reaction that made his right eye swell up. ... Manager Kevin Cash said RHP Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) will make a second rehab appearance at Class A Charlotte on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (2-4, 4.57) is unbeaten in four starts. He's 2-2 with a 3.26 ERA in eight career starts in Toronto.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (4-0, 3.54) is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two starts against the Rays this season, with 14 strikeouts in 16 innings.
7:07PM,EDT,May 16,2016
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Motter reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce homered to left (389 feet), Motter scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Pillar fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Donaldson popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Bautista walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Encarnación walked, Bautista to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Smoak walked, Bautista to third, Encarnación to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Jennings singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Casali doubled to left, Jennings to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier hit sacrifice fly to center, Jennings scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Beckham homered to center (410 feet), Casali scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Guyer grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Motter flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Saunders flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Barney struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Longoria singled to left, Longoria to second on throwing error by left fielder Saunders. | 5 | 0 |
| Pearce walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to right, Longoria scored, Pearce to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Antolin relieved Happ. | 6 | 0 |
| Jennings lined out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Casali homered to left (341 feet), Pearce and Souza Jr. scored. | 9 | 0 |
| Kiermaier reached on infield single to pitcher. | 9 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| Guyer popped out to first. | 9 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| Donaldson grounded out to third. | 9 | 0 |
| Bautista walked. | 9 | 0 |
| Encarnación struck out looking. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dustin Antolin pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Motter flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 9 | 0 |
| Pearce flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left center, Longoria to second. | 9 | 0 |
| Jennings doubled to deep center, Longoria and Souza Jr. scored. | 11 | 0 |
| Casali popped out to first. | 11 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Smoak singled to left. | 11 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 11 | 0 |
| Manager J Gibbons ejected by M Winters in the 4th. | 11 | 0 |
| Saunders flied out to right. | 11 | 0 |
| Martin fouled out to first. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Biagini relieved Antolin. | 11 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 11 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 11 | 0 |
| Guyer grounded out to third. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Barney singled to right. | 11 | 0 |
| Pillar lined out to right. | 11 | 0 |
| Donaldson doubled to left, Barney to third. | 11 | 0 |
| Bautista singled to center, Barney scored, Donaldson to third. | 11 | 1 |
| Encarnación grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Bautista out at second. | 11 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Burns at third base. | 11 | 1 |
| Carrera in right field. | 11 | 1 |
| Goins at shortstop. | 11 | 1 |
| Thole catching. | 11 | 1 |
| Motter flied out to left. | 11 | 1 |
| Longoria grounded out to third. | 11 | 1 |
| Pearce popped out to second. | 11 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Steven Geltz pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Motter in right field. | 11 | 1 |
| Morrison at first base. | 11 | 1 |
| Pearce at third base. | 11 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. in center field. | 11 | 1 |
| Miller at shortstop. | 11 | 1 |
| Geltz relieved Smyly. | 11 | 1 |
| Smoak flied out to right. | 11 | 1 |
| Goins grounded out to second. | 11 | 1 |
| Saunders struck out swinging. | 11 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Storen relieved Biagini. | 11 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to left. | 11 | 1 |
| Jennings struck out swinging. | 11 | 1 |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 11 | 1 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 11 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Webb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Webb relieved Geltz. | 11 | 1 |
| Thole singled to center. | 11 | 1 |
| Barney grounded into fielder's choice to second, Thole out at second. | 11 | 1 |
| Pillar lined out to center. | 11 | 1 |
| Burns lined out to shortstop. | 11 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Girodo pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Girodo relieved Storen. | 11 | 1 |
| Beckham grounded out to third. | 11 | 1 |
| Guyer doubled to deep left. | 11 | 1 |
| Motter walked. | 11 | 1 |
| Morrison singled to right, Guyer thrown out at home, Motter to second. | 11 | 1 |
| Motter to third on wild pitch by Girodo. | 11 | 1 |
| Pearce singled to center, Motter scored, Morrison to third. | 12 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pearce out at second. | 12 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Eveland relieved Webb. | 12 | 1 |
| Carrera hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 12 | 1 |
| Encarnación singled to center, Carrera scored. | 12 | 2 |
| Smoak grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Encarnación out at second. | 12 | 2 |
| Goins grounded out to shortstop. | 12 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Toronto | TB | TOR |
| Chavez relieved Girodo. | 12 | 2 |
| Jennings homered to left (407 feet). | 13 | 2 |
| Casali struck out looking. | 13 | 2 |
| Miller singled to left. | 13 | 2 |
| Beckham grounded into double play, third to second to first, Miller out at second. | 13 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Enny Romero pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TOR |
| Romero relieved Eveland. | 13 | 2 |
| Saunders grounded out to shortstop. | 13 | 2 |
| Thole flied out to left. | 13 | 2 |
| Barney singled to center. | 13 | 2 |
| Pillar lined out to right. | 13 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Guyer DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .329 | .435 | .566 |
| Motter SS-RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
| Longoria 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .250 | .301 | .479 |
Morrison 1B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .129 | .229 | .153 |
| Pearce 1B-3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .288 | .370 | .538 |
| Souza Jr. RF-CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .270 | .326 | .525 |
| Jennings LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .185 | .269 | .283 |
| Casali C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .197 | .256 | .447 |
| Kiermaier CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .220 | .295 | .404 |
Miller SS
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .202 | .269 | .385 |
| Beckham 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .143 | .200 | .238 |
| Totals | 41 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 170 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Casali (4, Happ); Jennings (3, Antolin); Souza Jr. (7, Storen); Guyer (6, Girodo) HR: Pearce (6, 1st inning off Happ 1 on, 2 Out); Beckham (1, 2nd inning off Happ 1 on, 1 Out); Casali (5, 3rd inning off Antolin 2 on, 1 Out); Jennings (2, 9th inning off Chavez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Pearce 3 (16), Kiermaier (10), Beckham 2 (3), Souza Jr. (17), Casali 3 (13), Jennings 3 (9) SF: Kiermaier 2-out RBI: Pearce 3, Jennings 2 GIDP: Beckham Rays RISP: 6-12 (Miller 0-1, Casali 1-3, Pearce 1-1, Souza Jr. 1-2, Jennings 1-3, Morrison 1-1, Beckham 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Smyly-Beckham-Pearce, Miller-Beckham-Morrison). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR GIBBONS EJECTED BOT 4TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 26,516 (53.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Mike Muchlinski |
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