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Taylor Walls drives in go-ahead run in 10th and Rays beat Blue Jays 7-6 for 16th win in 18

Taylor Walls drives in go-ahead run in 10th and Rays beat Blue Jays 7-6 for 16th win in 18

Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda (8) celebrates his RBI sacrifice-fly against the Toronto Blue Jays during 10th inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Jonathan Aranda (8) celebrates his RBI sacrifice-fly against the Toronto Blue Jays during 10th inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Jonathan Aranda (8) and Ryan Vilade (26) celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read More Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela (right) checks on umpire Chris Segal after he was hit by a pitch during sixth inning MLB baseball action against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) 3 of 5 | 

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela (right) checks on umpire Chris Segal after he was hit by a pitch during sixth inning MLB baseball action against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Junior Caminero (left) and Ben Williamson (15) celebrate after scoring against the Toronto Blue Jays during third inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (13) throws to first base during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read More Taylor Walls drives in go-ahead run in 10th and Rays beat Blue Jays 7-6 for 16th win in 18 Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda (8) celebrates his RBI sacrifice-fly against the Toronto Blue Jays during 10th inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) 1 of 5 | 

Tampa Bay Rays’ Jonathan Aranda (8) celebrates his RBI sacrifice-fly against the Toronto Blue Jays during 10th inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Jonathan Aranda (8) celebrates his RBI sacrifice-fly against the Toronto Blue Jays during 10th inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Jonathan Aranda (8) and Ryan Vilade (26) celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela (right) checks on umpire Chris Segal after he was hit by a pitch during sixth inning MLB baseball action against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela (right) checks on umpire Chris Segal after he was hit by a pitch during sixth inning MLB baseball action against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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TORONTO (AP) — Taylor Walls put the Rays ahead with an RBI single in the 10th inning and later scored on Jonathan Aranda’s sacrifice fly, and Tampa Bay held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Tuesday night for its 16th win in 18 games.

Walls drove in automatic runner Cedric Mullins with a hit through a drawn-in infield against Braydon Fisher (2-1) to make it 6-5. Aranda’s fly ball to center gave the Rays a two-run cushion that held up after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom half against Garrett Cleavinger, who picked up his first save.

Ian Seymour (2-0) got four outs for the win.

Ryan Vilade hit his second homer and Mullins drove in a pair as the AL-best Rays (28-13) won their sixth straight series.

Toronto erased a 5-0 deficit against a trio of Rays relievers in the seventh.

Pinch-hitter Jesús Sánchez chased Casey Legumina with an RBI double and George Springer hit an RBI single against Cole Sulser before Yohendrick Piñango followed with a two-run double. Kevin Kelly came on to face Guerrero, whose infield chopper bounced off third baseman Junior Caminero’s glove for an error that brought home the tying run.

Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan struck out seven and allowed one hit in five shutout innings, extending his scoreless streak to 21 2/3.

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Walls scored in the sixth on a wild pitch by Tommy Nance that struck plate umpire Chris Segal in the knee before bouncing away. Segal went down in pain and received attention from Toronto’s trainer but remained in the game.

In the fourth, Blue Jays second baseman Lenyn Sosa slid into the legs of umpire Laz Diaz while chasing Aranda’s ground ball single. Diaz stayed on his feet.

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Blue Jays RHP Dylan Cease (3-1, 2.58 ERA) is set to start against Rays RHP Griffin Jax (1-2, 5.00) on Wednesday.

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