Tampa Bay 9 at Toronto 2 - Recap

TORONTO -- Evan Longoria had three RBIs, Logan Forsythe added a homer and two RBIs, left-hander Drew Smyly pitched six effective innings and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Tuesday night.

Smyly (4-11) allowed six hits, three walks and two runs while striking out two over six innings to earn his second straight win.

Marco Estrada (7-5), pitching on five days' rest as the Blue Jays have gone to a six-man rotation, needed 113 pitches to navigate five innings in which he allowed seven hits, four walks and three runs (two earned). The right-hander also hit a batter and struck out six.

Danny Barnes replaced Estrada in the sixth after the Blue Jays scored twice in the fifth to trim the Rays' lead to 3-2.

Barnes allowed two runs on two walks and an RBI double by Longoria and an RBI single by Mikie Mahtook to extend the Rays' lead to 5-2.

The Blue Jays (64-50) loaded the bases in the sixth when Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion singled and Russell Martin walked. They failed to score after Troy Tulowitzki popped out, Michael Saunders struck out and Justin Smoak fouled out.

The Rays (46-66) tacked on four runs against Scott Feldman in the seventh on an RBI single by Forsythe, an RBI double by Kevin Kiermaier and a two-run single by Longoria.

Erasmo Ramirez pitched perfectly over the final three innings to earn his first save of the season.

Forsythe opened the first inning with his 13th homer of the season and the second career leadoff blast. He also homered in the ninth inning on Monday.

The Rays added an unearned run in the fourth on two walks, a single and a throwing error by second baseman Devon Travis.

Corey Dickerson led off with the fourth with a walk and Luke Maile also received a free pass with two out. Forsythe singled on a bouncer off the mound that was fielded by Travis, who then flubbed his throw to allow the run to score.

Brad Miller extended his hitting streak to eight games with a one-out double in the fifth. Mahtook was hit by a pitch and Steven Souza Jr. slapped an RBI single with two out.

After allowing Jose Bautista's one-out double and a walk to Donaldson with one out in the first, Smyly retired 11 batters in a row until Tulowitzki singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth. Saunders followed with a single and Smoak walked to load the bases.

Melvin Upton Jr. had a sacrifice fly and Travis hit an RBI single that extended his hitting streak to six games. Bautista grounded into a double play to end the inning.

NOTES: Rays SS Matt Duffy (strained left Achilles) played his fourth minor league rehabilitation game Tuesday, the second with Triple-A Durham, and could play with Tampa Bay on Friday. ... Rays RHP Jake Odorizzi has been charged with two earned runs instead of four from his no-decision start Monday because a scoring change. Toronto 3B Josh Donaldson struck out in the fourth inning and reached first base on what was initially scored as a wild pitch. The call has been changed to a passed ball on C Bobby Wilson, making both runs score in the inning unearned. ... Toronto RHP Joe Biagini pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings Monday. He has not allowed a home run this season in his 46 1/3 innings. ... Rays LHP Blake Snell (3-4, 2.95 ERA) will face Toronto LHP J.A. Happ (15-3, 3.09 ERA) in the finale of the three-game series on Wednesday.