Blue Jays fail to reach .500 again, beaten by Tampa Rays as Estrada struggles
TORONTO — The Blue Jays’ bid to get to .500 this season took another hit Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay rookie Jake Faria handcuffed Toronto over 6 1/3 innings and the Rays tormented Jays starter Marco Estrada en route to an 8-1 victory.
It marked Toronto’s sixth attempt this season (0-1, 1-2, 26-27, 27-28, 28-29, 31-32) to reach the .500 mark — for the first time.
“We will get there. Hopefully sooner rather than later,” said manager John Gibbons. “Of course, that’s frustrating. You keep climbing back and it was a battle to get back to that point to even get close.”