Snell wins 21st, 9th in row, as Rays beat Blue Jays 5-2

TORONTO (AP) — Blake Snell won his ninth straight start to increasing his major league-leading victories total to 21, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Sunday to stave off elimination.
Tampa Bay began the day 7½ games behind Oakland for the AL’s second wild card and would be eliminated with one more loss or win by the Athletics, who hosted Minnesota later in the day.
Snell (21-5) struck out 11 in 6 2/3 shutout innings, broke the Rays season record for wi