ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Curt Casali knew he was going to have to do something special to stand out during the home run-heavy game on Saturday night.

So the Tampa Bay catcher came to the plate with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning and lined a single just high enough to escape the glove of Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to bring in the winning run in the Rays' 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays.

Casali's hit drove in pinch-hitter Brad Miller from third to even the three-game series at Tropicana Field. It marked the first walk-off hit of his career and the Rays' first walk-off since Oct. 3, 2015, also a 4-3 win over Toronto.

"I have to admit I definitely realized that Logan Forsythe was on deck. So I figured if I was in their shoes, they'd want to pitch to me as well," Casali said. "I was fortunate that he finally gave me a pitch that I could hit."

The bottom of the ninth began with Miller beating closer Brett Cecil to the bag on a chopper that first baseman Justin Smoak fielded behind the base and tossed to Cecil. Toronto challenged the call, but the replay showed Miller edging Cecil by a step, and the call was upheld.

"Once I hit it, I knew I had kind of capped it a little, but I was just putting my head down and running," Miller said. "Once you put it in play, it's one-track mind, just beat him there, and I was able to just beat him.

"It got us going and then the next two guys did their job."

It didn't take long for Tampa Bay to take advantage of the swing in momentum. Kevin Kiermaier batted next, and his line-drive double bounced off the right-field wall to put Miller on third to bring up Casali with the winning run nearby and no one out.

Aside from Casali's single, the remainder of the game's runs came via extra-base hits. Four home runs were hit in the game, two for each side. It extended a hard-hitting weekend for the Blue Jays, who have 10 hits in the current series, and six of them home runs.

But even with the power display, it was a single that put the final stamp on a game that had been back-and-forth for much of the evening.

The Blue Jays looked strong behind starter J.A. Happ early and took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth before Longoria led off with a first-pitch homer to tie the score.

Toronto center fielder Kevin Pillar countered with his first home run of the season, against reliever Enny Romero in the top of the seventh, to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 edge.

Forsythe answered by going deep to mark his fourth home run of the year in the bottom of the same inning to re-tie the score.

Jose Bautista also homered for the Blue Jays.

Early on, an unusual pitcher's duel left the score tied 2-2.

On one side was Rays starter Chris Archer, who on paper appeared to have worked out of his early season troubles with just one one hit allowed through six innings.

It wasn't that black-and-white, though: The right-hander struck out four and walked four, and 48 of his 100 pitches were balls.

"We made him work," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "I thought he was off a little bit, but he held us in check. That's the way it goes."

Still, Archer managed to escape with a no-decision, and closer Xavier Cedeno picked up the win after pitching the ninth. It moved Cedeno to 2-0 on the season.

On the other side was Happ, who entered the game with a 1.69 ERA in his last 14 starts. The left-hander scattered six hits, four of them for extra bases, and left after surrendering the tying home run to Forsythe in the seventh.

Happ scattered six hits in 6 2/3 innings, walked three and allowed three earned runs for his seventh consecutive quality start.

"Obviously, (there was) frustration in the seventh inning, being a pitch away," he said. "But I felt like I was able to get out of some tough spots tonight. Frustrating ending to my night in particular.

"A ball got away from me, kind of leaked over the middle, middle-up, and (Forsythe) did a good job of getting the bat on it."

Archer continued to struggle on the mound during an outing in which he needed 34 pitches to get through two innings. He issued a one-out walk to Josh Donaldson in the third -- Archer's fourth walk of the game -- to bring up Bautista, who hit a full-count pitch just over the left-field wall for his fourth home run of the season.

The home run put Toronto up 2-0 and marked the Blue Jays' lone hit in the first five innings.

Forsythe singled up the middle with two outs in the third to score Kiermaier and cut the Rays' deficit in half, but Happ was stingy otherwise, allowing just three hits through five innings and striking out five.

NOTES: RHP Chris Archer set a team strikeouts record for April, collecting No. 42 against Josh Thole in the fifth inning to pass David Price (2014) and Drew Smyly (2016) for most strikeouts in the month. Archer finished with 43 in April. ... Rays RHP Alex Cobb threw 25 pitches in a bullpen session and reported no problems. Cobb had Tommy John elbow surgery in May 2015 and is hopeful for a late-July return. ... Rays RHP Brad Boxberger (core muscle surgery) threw a bullpen session and is scheduled for one more before he'll face live hitters. If things go as planned, Boxberger will return in late May. ... Blue Jays C Russell Martin was not in Saturday's lineup because of lingering issues with neck spasms. Martin has a team-high 31 strikeouts this season, including nine consecutive earlier in the week. ... Rays INF Tim Beckham and 1B Steve Pearce were in Saturday's lineup in an effort to jump-start the offense. "We'll see if we can get it going a little bit," manager Kevin Cash said. "It's been a little quiet here lately." Entering Saturday, the Rays scored seven runs in their past four games and had a .222 team batting average.