Hernandez homer caps rally
TORONTO — Teoscar Hernandez led off the 12th inning with a home run and the Blue Jays completed a comeback from a seven-run deficit to beat the Rays 10-9 on Saturday.
Hernandez connected off Emilio Pagan (2-2) for his second solo homer of the game. Hernandez also went back-to-back with Brandon Drury in the eighth.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and Drury tied it with a two-out, solo drive as the Blue Jays overcame a 9-2 deficit.
For Hernandez, it was his fifth career multihomer game. It was Drury’s first.
Daniel Hudson (6-2) worked one inning for the win.
Cavan Biggio also hit a solo home run as the Blue Jays snapped a five-game streak in which they’d failed to score more than three runs. They won for the second time in eight meetings with the Rays.
Leading 9-5 to begin the ninth, Rays right-hander Oliver Drake allowed the first two batters to reach, then gave up Guerrero’s 10th homer.
Left-hander Adam Kolarek came on and struck out Biggio. Lefty Colin Poche replaced Kolarek and struck out Danny Jansen, but Drury hit a first-pitch homer to tie it at 9.
Right-hander Andrew Kittredge started for the Rays and worked a season-high three innings, allowing two runs and five hits. It was Kittredge’s longest outing since a 31⁄3-inning stint against the Red Sox on March 31, 2018.
Travis d’Arnaud and Willy Adames each hit three-run home runs in a six-run second, but the Rays couldn’t hold on.