ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Fresh off the Lightning's Stanley Cup victory, Tampa Bay has another reason to celebrate as the Rays won their first postseason game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday 3-1.
Ace Blake Snell started for the Rays and was lights out.
He hurled 5.2 scoreless innings while striking out nine and giving up two walks. He only allowed a single hit.
Meanwhile, Toronto took a different approach on the mound in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series. Matt Shoemaker and Robbie Ray combined for six innings to start the game, a strategy that kept Tampa Bay's bats mostly quiet.
Through those six innings, the Rays mustered only one run on three hits. They would later get to Blue Jays pitcher A.J. Cole for two runs on one hit and a walk in the 7th.
However, that's all the Rays would need behind their stellar pitching.
The win was an important one as the opening series to the new-look 2020 postseason is a best-of-three matchup. The Rays now only need one more win to advance.
They'll have that opportunity again at 4:07 p.m. Wednesday.
If needed, Game 3 will be on Thursday.
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