Blue Jays annihilate MLB-best Rays after scoring 10 runs off position players in two innings

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The Tampa Bay Rays own MLB’s best record to date, but you would not have thought that the case after watching them against their AL East rival Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. 

The Jays put up 20 runs, including nine in the ninth inning off two position players, in an all-out thrashing of the Rays to win their 26th game of the season. 

Tampa lost just their 15th game of the year, as they move to 35-15. 

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George Springer, #4 of the Toronto Blue Jays, reacts after hitting a home run in the third inning during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 23, 2023 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The 20 runs scored was the second-largest total for a single game in Blue Jays history, while their 27 hits broke the previous record of 24, which came against the Texas Rangers on Aug. 9, 1999. 

It was June 26, 1978 when the Blue Jays scored 24 runs against the Baltimore Orioles, which remains the franchise’s record for most runs in a single game. 

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Half of those runs came off position players, as the Rays basically waved the white flag after going down 10-1 after the fifth inning. The Blue Jays scored six runs in the top of the fifth inning, which truly put the game out of reach. 

Taj Bradley let up four earned on nine hits, including one homer to George Springer in the third inning. However, reliever Zack Burdi, making just his third appearance of the season, did not fare well at Tropicana Field when he took over for Bradley to start the fifth inning. 

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