TORONTO (AP) - Blake Snell won his ninth straight start to increasing his major league-leading victories total to 21, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Sunday to stave off elimination. Tampa Bay began the day 7½ games behind Oakland for the AL's second wild ... (více...)

Blake Snell struck out 11 batters over 6 2/3 shutout frames to record his major league-leading 21st win of the year against the Blue Jays on Sunday. Snell gave up only three hits and issued a pair of walks over six-plus stellar frames. [...] (více...)

Blake Snell picked up the Rays' franchise-record 21st win of the year in a victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The southpaw allowed held Toronto scoreless across 6 2/3 innings, striking out 11 batters and giving up just three hits. Blue Jays starter Ryan Borucki allowed two runs on three hits over seven innings pitched, walking four and striking out seven. Sergio Romo recorded his 23rd save of the season. (více...)

Blake Snell (20-5, 1.97 ERA) continues his American League Cy Young Award campaign on Sunday at 1:07 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre. Snell threw five innings of no-hit ball in his last start against Toronto, but was pulled due to a pitch count as he returned from left shoulder fatigue. Blue Jays rookie Ryan Borucki (4-4, 3.86) will make his second career start against the Rays. He allowed just two runs over six innings pitched against them on Sept. 4. (více...)

Blake Snell has a 0.97 WHIP and a 6.6 bWAR to go with a 1.97 ERA, a 20-5 record and 200 strikeouts in 169 innings. Snell also happens to pitch like that in the AL, and a meat-grinder division known as the AL East. Are you kidding? (více...)