Donaldson, Smoak Homer as Jays Beat Rays 6

Jake Odorizzi was hit hard with all six runs allowed on six hits including a pair of bombs over 4.1 frames.

“It was the opposite a year ago, we talked about this, we can beat it dead as much as we want”, Hutchison said of his home-and-away splits.

“It didn’t seem like we were timed up very well”, manager Kevin Cash said.

Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez ( 8-3, 3.63 ERA) allowed season highs of nine runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings of an April 15 loss at Toronto, but has gone 8-2 since.

The five-run fifth marked the 19th time the Jays have scored five-plus in an inning. Despite this setback, he’ll carry an impressive 2.80 ERA and 1.08 WHIP into Wednesday’s start against the Phillies in Philadelphia.

“The San Diego Padres, should they look to refashion themselves as significantly as the whispers suggest, might fit the mould there, with a mix of potential free agents like Ian Kennedy and Joaquin Benoit, plus starters like Andrew Cashner, with one season of control after this year, or Tyson Ross, with two more years of control”.

Tied 1-1 in the fifth, Josh Donaldson belted a two-run shot to right for his 22nd homer of the season.

It has truly been a team effort since no Rays batter has more than two hits off Dickey in 2015.

Blue Jays fifth. Travis singled to center.

Notes – RF Jose Bautista, who skipped the All-Star Game to have his sore right shoulder treated, was in the starting lineup Friday.

Sizemore opened the scoring with a two-out homer in the third, snapping an 0 for 20 slump.

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays continue their series at the Rogers Centre on Saturday.

Asked to compare his skill set to that of his famous father, young Vladimir, a robust six-foot-two and 220 pounds, said: “I feel the same, or better”. Smoak doubled off the right-field wall in the fourth, went to third on catcher Russell Martin’s single and scored on a sacrifice fly by left fielder Chris Colabello. Reyes sacrificed, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Loney, Travis to second.

There was a slight wobble in the second inning when Hutchison hit Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe with a pitch and then walked left fielder David DeJesus.

Right-hander Alex Colome took over from Odorizzi.

RF Steven Souza Jr.is scheduled to DH tonight when the Stone Crabs visit the Tampa Yankees. The Blue Jays will announce later in the week if Sanchez will make another rehab start with Buffalo or rejoin the rotation in Toronto. The 25-year-old Nicaragua native is 6-1 in his last eight starts, allowing one or fewer runs in seven of those outings. Rays 1, Blue Jays 0.

The Bisons bullpen, which is widely considered one of the best units on the Herd, gave up an uncharacteristic five earned runs, highlighted by a Jerry Sands’ three-run home run in the seventh inning to officially put the game out of reach, 7-0.