Ramos, Rays beat Tigers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer, five Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a fivehitter and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Tuesday night.
The Rays (47-44) moved three games above .500 for the first time since Aug. 6 last year after posting their 13th win in the last 14 home games.
Tampa Bay lost its bid for a third shutout in four games when the Tigers scored twice in the ninth. After blanking the Mets in New York on Saturday and Sunday, the Rays outslugged the Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings Monday night.
Ramos, elected to start at catcher for the Tampa Bay’s Carlos Gomez steals second base beneath a high throw to Detroit’s Niko Goodrum during the third inning Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. American League in next week’s All-Star Game, keyed a five-run third inning when he connected off Matthew Boyd (4-8) for his 14th homer.
That tied John Flaherty (1999) for the most in a season by a Tampa Bay catcher.
In the final year of his contract and expected to be dealt before the July 31 trade deadline, Ramos has five homers and 15 RBIs over his last 12 games.
RED SOX 8, RANGERS 4: Andrew Benintendi bolstered his All-Star credentials with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in his final game before fan votes are tallied, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers to extend their winning streak to eight games. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a pair of RBI doubles and Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run triple as Boston scored five runs in the third and won for the 15th time in 18 games. BREWERS 8, MARLINS 4: Christian Yelich had three hits and four RBIs, Travis Shaw homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins. Shaw and Tyler Saladino had two RBIs each, and Milwaukee won for the seventh time in nine games. Jhoulys Chacin (8-3) allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked three. ORIOLES 6, YANKEES 5: Manny Machado hit two home runs, Jonathan Schoop singled in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the New York Yankees. Greg Bird homered and drove in four runs for the Yankees, who own an inexplicable 4-5 record against the Orioles.