Rays outshine Blue Jays 7-3
Carlos Pena hit two two-run homers, giving him 200 for his career, James Shields pitched 6 2/3 innings for the win and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 Tuesday night.
Pena went 2-for-5 with four RBI in his fourth multihomer game of the season. He has more home runs (37) than singles (35).
Pena has hit six homers in five games and 11 in 17. He’s batting .455 (10 for 22) over his current seven-game hitting streak.
The Rays, who remained three games behind Boston for the AL wild card, have won eight of 10.
Toronto (57-67) has lost 10 of 13 and is a season-low 10 games below .500.
Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett went 3-for-5, raising his average to .346. Bartlett is third in the AL in hitting behind Minnesota’s Joe Mauer and Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki.
Shields (8-10), who had lost four of five starts, allowed three runs and eight hits. He walked two and struck out five.