Carlos Pena homers, Davis wins 6th straight decision as Tampa Bay beats Toronto
By APMonday, August 30, 2010
Pena homers, Davis wins 6th straight for Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Pena homered and drove in four runs, Wade Davis won his sixth straight decision and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Monday night.
Pena made it 5-1 with a three-run homer off Brett Cecil (11-7) in the third.
Davis (11-9) allowed two runs and six hits in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander has the longest winning streak by a rookie in franchise history. He had shared with Jeff Niemann (2008) and Victor Zambrano (2001).
Chad Qualls replaced Davis with two on and two outs in the eighth and struck out Jose Bautista, who leads the majors with 42 home runs. Tampa Bay started Monday tied with the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East.
Aaron Hill hit his 20th homer of the season for the Blue Jays.
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