TL;DR
Andrés Giménez hit two home runs, but the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5. Kevin Gausman struggled on the mound, allowing seven runs in 4.2 innings pitched.
May 11, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman (34) pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images | John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
May 11, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman (34) pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images | John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
**Rays 8 Blue Jays 5**
Generally, if one play drives in five runs, his team wins. But not today. Andrés Giménez homered in the first (three run shot) and the seventh (two runs), but we also gave up a bunch of runs.
Things went bad for Kevin Gausman right from the start. Chandler Simpson bounced one just to the right of the mound, Gausman went for it and bobbled it. Simpson is too fast for a team to get him out if they donât play it perfectly. On top of that, it seemed like Kevin hurt his knee on the play and the rest of the inning didnât go well.
After the lead off âsingleâ (it really was an error), the inning went single (runners on the corners), sac fly, strikeout, double (runners on second and third) and single, fly out. It was 3-0 before we hit.
The Rays got two more in the second (it could have been worse, Vlad made a nice throw to cut down a runner at the plate). And one more each in the fourth (Simpson again, singled, went to second on a rather weird moment, the Rays were calling for a balk, the umpires didnât agree, but Kevin âdisengagedâ from the rubber for the third time, then Simpson stole third with Brandon Valenzuela throwing wide of the bag) and fifth ( homer).
Gausman went 4.2 allowing 10 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned, no walks with 5 strikeouts, one of them his 2000th of his career. Too bad it didnât come in a better game.
gave up the eighth run. , and Yariel Rodriguez put up zeros. Rodriguez looked very good.
Offensively, we had six hits. Two of them homers from Giménez. And we got a single each from Okamoto, Varsho, Sanchez and Straw.
Guerrero, Springer and Clement each looked terrible at the plate. I donât know whatâs going on with Vlad, but heâs going to have to fix it soon.
**Jay of the Day**: Giménez (0.21 WPA).
Other Award: Gausman (-0.41), Springer (-0.09), Vlad (-0.09) and Clement (-0.10) going a collective 0 for 12. Clement did hit one deep in the ninth but it was caught.
Tomorrow, (4-2, 2.60) vs (1-1, 3.60). Please be a better game than today.