John McDonald, Jose Bautista help Blue Jays hand Rays second straight loss

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    The Tampa Bay Rays entered the game with the only undefeated bullpen left in baseball.

    John McDonald ended that run.

    Tampa blew its first save and suffered its first defeat when McDonald hit a walk-off two-run home run in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Rays 6-4 on Friday night.

    McDonald connected for his first home run of the season against Rays right-hander Adam Russell (1-1).

    "I liked my fastball matchup against him," Russell said. "It just didn't get where I wanted it to go and I paid the price."

    Rays relievers came in 3-0 and 4-for-4 in save opportunities but ended up beaten by a light-hitting backup infielder.

    "McDonald is our kryptonite," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310422114&teams=tampa-bay-rays-vs-toronto-blue-jays
     

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