The Rays beat the Blue Jays 3-1 Friday night behind six shutout innings from Drew Rasmussen and home runs from Brandon Lowe and Curtis Mead before an announced sellout of 10,046 at Steinbrenner Field. Tampa Bay has won four of its last six games.

Brandon Lowe and Curtis Mead homered for the second straight game and Drew Rasmussen tossed six scoreless innings, lifting the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-1 series-opening victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen pitched six scoreless innings in his team's 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. He allowed four hits, issued two free passes, and struck out three to earn his second straight win and quality start.