Overview

• Drew Rasmussen pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and two walks, as the Rays extended his workload following elbow surgeries.
• Brandon Lowe’s two-run homer and Curtis Mead’s solo shot accounted for all three of Tampa Bay’s runs in the series opener.
• The Rays’ bullpen issued a season-high eight walks, with Mason Montgomery walking three straight batters in the seventh inning before Manuel Rodríguez limited the damage.
• A key defensive highlight came from Junior Caminero, whose inning-ending double play in the fifth preserved the Rays’ lead.
• Toronto’s Anthony Santander, sidelined with left hip inflammation, appeared only as a pinch hitter, walking in the ninth inning.