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Romero and Rauch combine for 3-hitter

The Columbian
Published: August 1, 2011, 5:00pm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ricky Romero and Jon Rauch combined on a three-hitter, Jose Bautista hit his 32nd homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Romero (9-9), who didn’t allow a hit until Desmond Jennings started the sixth with a homer, struck out seven and walked four over eight innings. Rauch allowed two-out singles in the ninth to Casey Kotchman and B.J. Upton before retiring Matt Joyce on a fly to left on a 3-0 pitch for his 10th save.

Toronto, which is three games over .500 (56-53) for the first time since April 8, also got a homer from Yunel Escobar.

Tampa Bay was one-hit by Seattle’s Michael Pineda in a 3-2 loss to the Mariners last Saturday. The Rays have lost 11 of 17.

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