On the 25th, pitcher Yusei Kikuchi of the Blue Jays pitched in relief against the Rays in St. Petersburg, the opponent's home base, and kept the first inning scoreless.
Kikuchi pitched as the fifth pitcher in the ninth inning, leading 7-1, and gave the first batter a dead ball, but suppressed the following two to whiff strikeouts and pitcher liners.
The next batter was a four-ball with 2 outs and 1st base and 2nd base, but at the end he struck out the 9th batter.
Kikuchi kept the 1st inning without a hit and no runs, and his ERA was 5.48.
The Blue Jays defeated the Rays, who are also in the playoffs, 7-1.