Bowden Francis earned a win with by far his best outing this spring, Anthony Santander drove in three runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Thursday.
Francis, who entered the game with a 9.00 earned-run average, pitched 4 1/3 innings of no-hit ball until giving up a single to Tanner Murray.
He finished his day allowing three hits, including Jonathan Aranda’s solo home run in the sixth, two walks, and four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Four Toronto relievers scattered three hits, with Tommy Nance picking up the save.
Santander opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first and drove home two more with a double in the fifth. Toronto's other run came on a first-inning fielding error.
Bo Bichette went 3-for-4 and improved his average this spring to .400.
Toronto (15-10) will next play the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in Dunedin.
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