Shane Bieber pitches season-high 7 innings as Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1 to avoid 4-game sweep

Shane Bieber pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing one run and three hits, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to avoid a four-game sweep.

George Springer reached base three times and drove in a run, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two singles and an RBI for the Blue Jays.

Tyler Rogers pitched the eighth inning and Louis Varland recorded his 21st save in 21 opportunities.

Toronto scored first in the first inning on Alejandro Kirk's infield single, then reclaimed the lead in the third on Springer's two-out single.

The Blue Jays improved to 2-5 since the All-Star break, having scored only 13 runs in that span.