Not to be outdone, Tigers right-hander Alfredo Simon also threw a complete game one-hitter Thursday as Detroit blanked Texas 4-0. Brandon Guyer is 8-for-16 with four runs scored during a six-game hitting streak for Tampa Bay while teammate Logan Forsythe is 7-for-16 in the past four.
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Archer recorded the third shutout of his profession and the Rays salvaged a collection cut up with a 1-Zero victory over the Houston Astros.
In Denver, Yohan Flande pitched seven strong innings and singled twice, driving in one run and scoring another in a win over Washington.
Cash isn’t overly concerned about Boxberger’s recent struggles.
The game began at 9:36 p.m. ET following a rain delay of 2 hours, 31 minutes. The Astros are a power hitting team with an MLB-best 164 home runs. Longoria took the ball himself and threw on to first base to kill a two-on, one-out rally. It was ultimately ruled a wild pitch, but it was at least debatable whether Castro should have corralled it. The Astros don’t allow many hitters to get on base, ranking second in the league with a 1.19 WHIP. They all count the same.
NEW YORK – Josh Tomlin had his second impressive start since returning from shoulder surgery, Cody Allen worked out of his own jam in the ninth inning and Cleveland held off the AL East-leading New York Yankees. They also have some of the most overpowering arms in the AL with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.
The win gave the Rays a split of the four-game series against Houston, which prepares for a huge interleague series this weekend with the Dodgers in town.
Conger became the third player in Astros history to strike out five times in a game.
The Rays weren’t exactly lighting up McHugh but they did make the veteran starter work for it. McHugh fielded his position with a nifty backhanded grab and navigated out of a few jams. Tampa Bay is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings with Houston.
The Rays are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing.
When they are outhit, the Rays are 11-38.
Karns, 27 and in his third year, never faced the Astros before, but was drafted by them as a 10th rounder in 2006 out of high school in Arlington.
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Tomlin (1-1) only allowed Alex Rodriguez’s 680th career home run leading off the fourth and a double to Chase Headley in seven deliberate innings. Tampa Bay ranks 17th with 111 home runs.
