Rays slug season-best 5 home runs

CLEVELAND — Corey Dickerson hit two of the Rays’ seasonhigh five home runs in a 6-4 victory over the Indians on Tuesday night.

Dickerson hit solo home runs in the third and fifth off Danny Salazar (2-4). Colby Rasmus and Derek Norris also hit solo shots off the Indians starter, while Tim Beckham hit a two-run homer off Shawn Armstrong.

Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi (3-2) allowed four runs in six innings. The right-hander took a 6-1 lead into the sixth, but Edwin Encarnacion broke an 0-for-18 skid with a two-run homer to cap a three-run rally.

Jose Alvarado retired all six batters he faced, and Alex Colome pitched out of a ninthinning jam for his 10th save.

Indians center fielder Bradley Zimmer was 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in his major-league debut. The Indians called up their No. 1 pick in 2014 from Triple-A Columbus earlier Tuesday.

The Rays won despite striking out 16 times.

Rasmus homered with two out in the second, while Norris and Dickerson went back-to-back to start the third. Dickerson cleared the wall in center to lead off the fifth for his fifth career twohomer game, a drive that landed in the trees and traveled an estimated 449 feet.

Beckham’s sixth-inning home run pushed the lead to 6-1.

After using five relievers in Monday’s win, the Indians needed Salazar to pitch deep into the game, but he was pulled following a leadoff double in the sixth. The right-hander was charged with five runs and struck out nine in five-plus innings.

Salazar was coming off a shaky outing against the Blue Jays in which he surrendered five runs in 22⁄3 innings.