TORONTO -- Marco Scutaro scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night in a game in which two umpires were injured.

Rod Barajas hit a tying pinch-hit homer off Rays closer J.P. Howell (6–4) with one out in the ninth inning.

After the three walks and with rookie Randy Ruiz up, Howell uncorked a wild pitch that bounced high and away from catcher Gregg Zaun, allowing Scutaro to score without a play.

It was a tough night to be a home plate umpire. Crew chief Jerry Crawford took a foul ball off his face mask and left after two innings, while his replacement, Tom Hallion, was struck in the chest by a pitch from Rays lefty Scott Kazmir in the sixth.

The Rays remain in third in the American League wild card race, 3.5 games behind Boston and 1.5 games behind Texas.

Tampa Bay heads to Detroit Friday for a weekend series against the AL Central-leading Tigers.

Information from News 13’s Bright House Networks affiliate,Bay News 9, was used in this report.

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