TAMPA — Drew Rasmussen prolonged his MLB-leading scoreless streak to 23 innings with 5 innings of one-hit ball and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Tuesday night time.
Rasmussen (5-4) allowed solely a single to Jake Burger within the third inning and struck out eight in a recreation that was delayed for much less that 20 minutes on account of rain within the third in entrance of an introduced crowd of 9,131 at George M. Steinbrenner Discipline.
Kameron Misner put Tampa Bay on the board with a solo homer within the second inning. Within the sixth inning, Yandy Diaz scored on a wild pitch by the Rangers’ Jacob Latz. Jonathan Aranda scored on an infield single by Jake Mangum earlier than Junior Caminero stole dwelling when Misner struck out trying.
Caminero homered within the eighth, his fifth lengthy ball within the final six video games, to finish the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Burger had two of Texas’ 4 hits, together with an RBI single within the seventh inning.
Tyler Mahle (5-3) allowed 5 hits, 4 earned runs and three walks in 5 1/3 innings, placing out 5.
Key second
With runners on the corners and one out within the sixth, Caminero raced dwelling on a steal. The Rays’ third baseman instinctively took off for dwelling when Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka launched a throw to catch Jake Mangum stealing second. As a result of Caminero took off earlier than Higashioka’s throw handed shortstop Corey Seager, he was credited with the uncommon steal of dwelling.
Key stat
Rasmussen has not allowed a run over his final 4 begins, relationship to Could 17. In that span, Rasmussen has struck out 21, walked three and allowed 10 hits. It was the 14th straight recreation through which a Rays starter allowed three runs or fewer.
Up subsequent
Texas RHP Kumar Rocker (1-3, 8.10 ERA) is predicted to return off the injured record and make his ninth MLB begin. Tampa Bay RHP Shane Baz (4-3, 4.92 ERA) has allowed two homers in three of his final 4 video games.