Martinez pitches Rays past Guardians 1-0 for their 6th straight win
Nick Martinez pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jonathan Aranda drove in a run for the third straight game and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to six games. The Rays are 13-1 against American League opponents this season, matching the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers, 1984 Detroit Tigers, 1981 Oakland Athletics and 1966 Cleveland Indians for the best start versus AL competition. Cleveland second baseman Travis Bazzana, the top pick in the 2024 amateur draft, went 0 for 2 with two walks in his major league debut.
The Guardians have dropped four straight and five of six. PHILLIES 7, GIANTS 0 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Don Mattingly won his first game as Philadelphia’s interim manager, as Jesús Luzardo threw seven innings to lead the last-place Phillies past San Francisco. Luzardo allowed two hits, struck out eight and walked none, just two starts after the lefty allowed nine runs and 12 hits against the Cubs.
Brandon Marsh hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth off Giants starter Tyler Mahle (1-4) and the Phillies tacked on four more runs in the sixth. Bryce Harper hit an RBI double and Adolis Garcia ripped a two-RBI double to right-center in the inning. Trea Turner had four hits.
Mahle gave up five runs in five innings. ORIOLES 5, ASTROS 3 BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, Adley Rutschman drove in two runs, and Baltimore defeated Houston. Shane Baz allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings to earn his first victory since Baltimore acquired him from Tampa Bay in December as the Orioles won the opener of a three-game series.
Brice Matthews hit his first home run since March 30 as part of a three-hit night for Houston, which fell to 11-19 and is tied for a season-high eight games under . 500. The Astros were was 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position.
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