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Springs pitches 6 shutout innings, Rays beat Blue Jays 4-2

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Matt Chapman is hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos during the fifth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Harold Ramirez is hit by a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman prepares to tag out Tampa Bay Rays' David Peralta on an attempted steal of second during the fourth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena steals second base ahead of the tag from Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Ji-Man Choi, right, celebrates his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays with Jose Siri (22) during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal (5) and Bradley Zimmer (7) celebrate after scoring on a Whit Merrifield double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, right, celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays with Whit Merrifield (1) during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Matt Chapman is hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos during the fifth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Harold Ramirez is hit by a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman prepares to tag out Tampa Bay Rays' David Peralta on an attempted steal of second during the fourth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena steals second base ahead of the tag from Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Ji-Man Choi, right, celebrates his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays with Jose Siri (22) during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal (5) and Bradley Zimmer (7) celebrate after scoring on a Whit Merrifield double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, right, celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays with Whit Merrifield (1) during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Matt Chapman is hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos during the fifth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Harold Ramirez is hit by a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman prepares to tag out Tampa Bay Rays' David Peralta on an attempted steal of second during the fourth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena steals second base ahead of the tag from Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Ji-Man Choi, right, celebrates his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays with Jose Siri (22) during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal (5) and Bradley Zimmer (7) celebrate after scoring on a Whit Merrifield double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, right, celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays with Whit Merrifield (1) during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Matt Chapman is hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos during the fifth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Harold Ramirez is hit by a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman prepares to tag out Tampa Bay Rays' David Peralta on an attempted steal of second during the fourth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena steals second base ahead of the tag from Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, celebrates his double next to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Jonathan Aranda during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Ji-Man Choi, right, celebrates his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays with Jose Siri (22) during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal (5) and Bradley Zimmer (7) celebrate after scoring on a Whit Merrifield double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, right, celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays with Whit Merrifield (1) during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz bobbles a ground ball off the bat of Toronto Blue Jays' Teoscar Hernandez, not seen, in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Hernandez reached first on an error by Diaz. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Mitch White during the third inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Taylor Walls catches a fly ball off the bat of Toronto Blue Jays Santiago Espinal while avoiding a collision with teammate Wander Franco, left, in the third inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' starting pitcher Julian Merryweather throws to a Tampa Bay Rays batter in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen, left, throws to second base in an effort to beat a steal, but is hit on the backswing by Tampa Bay Rays Manuel Margot (13) sending the runner back to first in the third inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz, center, bobbles a ground ball off the bat of Toronto Blue Jays' Teoscar Hernandez, left foreground, in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Hernandez reached first on an error by Diaz. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Blue Jays' relief pitcher Mitch White throws to a Tampa Bay Rays batter in the second inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Taylor Walls, left, throws to first base to complete a double play on Toronto Blue Jays Bo Bichette after forcing Vladimir Guerrero Jr (27) at second base in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Randy Arozarena hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays' starting pitcher Julian Merryweather in first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter in first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Toronto. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)
Springs pitches 6 shutout innings, Rays beat Blue Jays 4-2