Rays defeat Diamondbacks 5‑1 behind Rasmussen’s gem
TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Drew Rasmussen pitched six innings of three-hit shutout ball, striking out five, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field. Rasmussen improved to 7-4, lowering his ERA with his second straight quality start.
Junior Caminero went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs for Tampa Bay, which outhit Arizona 10-5. The Rays scored single runs in the first, fifth and sixth innings and added two in the second. Yandy Díaz had a sacrifice fly in the second. Ben Williamson, Cedric Mullins and Caminero each homered.
Arizona’s only run came in the eighth inning on a solo home run by Ketel Marte. Merrill Kelly took the loss, falling to 5-8. The Diamondbacks dropped their third straight to Tampa Bay and fell to 41-42, while the Rays improved to 48-33.
Trevor Martin, Garrett Cleavinger and Craig Kimbrel each worked an inning of relief for Tampa Bay. Drey Jameson and Jonathan Loáisiga turned in scoreless frames for Arizona. Attendance was 17,195, and the game lasted 2 hours, 26 minutes.