5 Rays pitchers combine to blank Blue Jays, who finish 2-7 on road trip

Matt Chapman's throwing error allowed Tampa Bay to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, and the hometown Rays went on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Sunday in St. Petersburg.

Jeffrey Springs combined with four relievers on a five-hitter for the Rays, who took two of three from Toronto. Matt Wisler (2-1) took over with two outs in the fifth and worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Andrew Kittredge pitched the ninth for his fifth save in seven attempts.

With runners on first and second and one out in the sixth inning, the Rays' Harold Ramirez hit a chopper to Chapman, the three-time Gold Glove-winning third baseman. Chapman's throw toward second base was wild, enabling Brandon Lowe to score the game's first run. After Alex Manoah's wild pitch brought in a second run, Ji-Man Choi punched a single into left to make it 3-0.

Lowe and Wander Franco had opened the inning with singles, the latter ending Franco's 0-for-18 stretch.

Manoah (4-1) gave up five hits while striking out four in six innings. Only one of the three runs charged to him was earned.

Springs gave up four hits in his 4 2/3 innings of work.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a ninth-inning single, one of six Toronto hits.

The Blue Jays have lost six of seven and finished their nine-game road trip with a 2-7 record.

Blue Jays: Outfielder George Springer was back in the lineup at DH after spraining his left ankle Friday night.

Rays: Outfielder Manuel Margot, who is on an 11-game hitting streak, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a tight hamstring. … Right-handed pitcher Ralph Garza was recalled from triple-A Durham.

Blue Jays: Ex-Mariners left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 4.15 ERA) will pitch Monday against Seattle's