Yusei Kikuchi sparked the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 win over the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, striking out nine and allowing a single run over six innings of four-hit baseball. Making his first home start of 2023 at a sold-out Rogers Centre, the resurgent left-hander stayed on the attack against a formidable Tampa Bay lineup that arrived in Toronto with a 13-0 record before going 0-2 against the Jays. Yusei Kikuchi of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch in the first inning of an MLB game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre, Toronto, on April 15, 2023.

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