Oh captain, my captain: Rays 7, Blue Jays 1

Jul 20, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls (6) and second baseman Richie Palacios (1) celebrate a win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images | Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Hell has frozen over, pigs have flown, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to a lead and won a baseball game in the second half.

class="wp-block-paragraph">The never-wavering All-Star Nick Martinez, also known as “El Capitan”, proved to be the streak stopper, going six innings and only allowing one run.

Nick Martinez (TBR) allowed one earned run over six innings pic.twitter.com/6rqwtucTmd

— Pitcher List Stats (@PitcherListPLV) July 21, 2026I feel like Rogers Centre is somewhere the Rays offense has thrived, no matter who is on the mound, and that came to fruition tonight against All-Star Dylan Cease. Tampa Bay scored in six of the nine frames this evening.

class="wp-block-paragraph">Victor Mesa would get things started with a solo shot in the second, and his third in as many games to provide a 1-0 lead.

Victor Mesa Jr. goes yard for a 3rd straight game 💥 pic.twitter.com/1qJi9i4ZbG

— MLB (@MLB) July 20, 2026Jonathan Aranda doubled the lead with an RBI single in the fourth, 2-1 Rays.

class="wp-block-paragraph">The Rays’ big boys capitalized on Toronto giving them extra outs, as Yandy Diaz plated Nick Fortes on an Andres Gimenez error, and Junior Caminero brought him around to score to make it 4-1.

class="wp-block-paragraph">Cedric Mullins ambushed a hanging slider from Cease to make it 5-1, and that would end his night.

class="wp-block-paragraph">Caminero encapsulated his three-hit evening, getting Diaz to score from first on a double in the left-center field gap in the seventh, and Nick Fortes homered in the ninth to solidify getting the Rays back in the win column, 7-1.

Junior Caminero has his 3rd hit of the night. It's his 2nd batted ball over 109 MPH and his 3rd BBE over 102 MPH. .932 OPS this season. pic.twitter.com/8YbQTkFoF1

— Running From The OPS (@OPS_BASEBALL) July 21, 2026