Yandy Díaz homers as Rays hold off Blue Jays 7-6

Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer to help the Tampa Bay Rays secure a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. The Rays led 7-1 before Toronto rallied with five runs, narrowing the gap to one. Drew Rasmussen earned his sixth consecutive win, while Bryan Baker recorded his major league-leading 36th save. Toronto's Alejandro Kirk contributed with a homer and two RBIs, but the Rays' bullpen closed out the game, retiring the final 12 Blue Jays batters. The teams meet again for the series finale on Thursday.

• 1:48 AMYahoo Sports — Yandy Díaz homers, Drew Rasmussen earns 6th straight win as the Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-6