The hits came one after another in the second inning Thursday afternoon, all with two outs against Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt. First there was a fly ball by Hunter Feduccia that fell in, then a hard-hit grounder to center by Carson Williams.

The Rays went 1-2-3 in the top of the fourth. Heading into the home half, Miguel Vargas drew a leadoff walk. With one out, Vargas stole second. Despite his efforts, two outs followed to leave him stranded.

TAMPA — Called up in mid-April with just 17 games of Triple-A experience and spending all but a month since then with the Rays, Chandler Simpson has caught on pretty well to playing major-league ball over his first 100 games. “It’s just learning the game, being more experienced, and having more experiences at the top level,” Simpson said.

El jardinero central Chandler Simpson le robó al mexicano Alejandro Kirk un jonrón de tres anotaciones y luego conectó un sencillo que

Tampa Bay starting pitcher Shane Baz crafted five scoreless innings, Chandler Simpson had his second straight three-hit game and the Rays split their four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Thursday afternoon in St.

Simpson is not in the Rays ' starting lineup against the Guardians on Friday.