Blue Jays 4, Rays 0
TORONTO -- Chris Colabello and Jose Bautista homered, Marco Estrada pitched eight strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 Sunday.
Colabello hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break up a scoreless game as Estrada (7-5) held the Rays to three hits in facing one batter over the minimum. The right-hander struck out five and did not walk a batter.
Rays right-hander Chris Archer (9-7) allowed five hits, one walk and two runs in seven innings. He struck out six.
Archer won his first three starts against the Blue Jays (47-47) this season with a 0.54 ERA. In his 12 career starts against them before Sunday, he was 5-1 with a 2.51 ERA.
The Rays (47-47) wasted a leadoff double by shortstop Tim Beckham in the third. Center fielder Kevin Kiermaier sacrificed him to third, where he stayed after a flyout to shallow left by catcher Rene Rivera. The inning ended with Beckham being picked off third by catcher Dioner Navarro.
In his three previous starts against the Blue Jays this season, Archer had allowed them a total of one earned run.
Archer gave up two Sunday in the fifth inning on the ninth homer of the season by Colabello, the Blue Jays left fielder, who hit a 1-0 slider over the left field wall. Also scoring was first baseman Justin Smoak, who singled with one out.
Estrada allowed two hits in the first seven innings but had faced the minimum number of hitters because of a double play in the second and a pickoff in the third.
Estrada did not allow another runner until second baseman Logan Forsythe singled with one out in the eighth.
Right-hander Brandon Gomes replaced Archer in the eighth and gave up a walk to third baseman Josh Donaldson with one out and the 19th home run of the season by Bautista, the Jays right fielder.
Right-hander Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for Toronto, allowing one hit and striking out three.
NOTES: Rays OF Steven Souza Jr. (lacerated right pinkie) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk as DH to open his rehabilitation assignment with Class A Charlotte on Saturday. He was scheduled to play in right field Sunday before joining the Rays in Philadelphia on Tuesday. ... LHP Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) threw a bullpen Saturday and will pitch his second simulated game Tuesday. ... RHP Aaron Sanchez (right lat strain) is expected to rejoin Toronto after his rehabilitation start with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday. ... Toronto has Monday off before opening a three-game series against the Athletics in Oakland on Tuesday with LHP Mark Buehrle (10-5, 3.34 ERA) facing former Blue Jays prospect, RHP Kendall Graveman (6-5, 3.38 ERA). ... The Rays open a three-game series in Philadelphia Monday with LHP Matt Moore (1-0, 7.07 ERA) facing Phillies RHP David Buchanan (0-5, 7.58 ERA).