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- Updated: September 14, 2016
TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays came into Rogers Centre and played the role of spoiler on Tuesday night, using a pair of long balls and some ninth-inning insurance to earn a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays.
Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run blast in the top of the fifth off Toronto starter Marcus Stroman, while Steven Souza Jr. added a solo shot in the seventh to power the Rays’ offense and hand the Blue Jays a critical loss in their postseason chase.
The Blue Jays remained two games behind the Red Sox for first place in the American League East, after Boston lost to Baltimore, and they fell back into a tie with the Orioles in the AL Wild Card standings.
Rays starter Drew Smyly improved to 4-0 lifetime at Rogers Centre, pitching 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball. Smyly’s only blemish was a two-run …
