Instant Reaction: Daulton Varsho's grand slam walks off the Rays, snaps Toronto's three-game skid

"Daulton Varsho walked off the Rays in the bottom of the 10th inning, hitting a grand slam for his fifth home run of the season, and sending the Blue Jays into their off day with a 5-3 win. The Blue Jays' offence was their own worst enemy on Wednesday, hitting into four double plays and going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position, but Varsho made sure that total stopped there, driving an Aaron Brooks fastball to the Blue Jays' bullpen beyond the left field wall."

"With George Springer starting the inning on second base as the automatic runner, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto worked back-to-back one-out walks to set the stage for Varsho's heroics. Brooks, who was making his first appearance in the big leagues since 2024, continuously challenged Varsho with the high fastball, eventually losing the battle when the 29-year-old deposited the sixth pitch of the at-bat over the left field wall."

"With the win, the Blue Jays snapped their three-game losing streak and improved to 19-24 on the season, 9.5 games back of the first-place Rays, who dropped to 28-14 on the year. For one of the first times all year, the Blue Jays' offence bailed out the pitching staff."

"After Blue Jays reliever Braydon Fisher was charged with the loss on Tuesday, John Schneider turned to Jeff Hoffman to try to cut down the automatic runner situation to begin the 10th. Two pitches in, Ben Williamson singled home the speedy Chandler Simpson to put the Rays ahead. After picking up his fourth steal of the year, Williamson was brought home on a one-out single by Yandy Díaz, the 34-year-old's 24th RBI of the season, extending the Rays' lead to 3-1, and putting the pressure on the Blue Jays' offence to come through."

Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to give the Blue Jays a 5-3 win over the Rays. The Blue Jays struggled offensively earlier, including four double plays and going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. In the 10th, George Springer started on second base as the automatic runner, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto drew back-to-back one-out walks. Varsho then drove a high fastball from Aaron Brooks over the left field wall for his fifth home run of the season. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and improved Toronto to 19-24, while Tampa Bay fell to 28-14.

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