Rays shut out Guardians 3‑0 behind Martinez’s strong start

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Nick Martinez threw six innings of four-hit shutout ball, striking out five, as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday at George Steinbrenner Field. Martinez improved to 10-2, lowering his ERA with a dominant outing. The Rays scored twice in the fifth inning. Junior Caminero doubled to right, plating Yandy Díaz, and Cedric Mullins followed with a sacrifice fly for the second run. In the sixth, Hunter Feduccia executed a sacrifice bunt that scored Victor Mesa Jr. Bryan Baker worked a scoreless ninth for his 27th save. Tanner Bibee allowed three runs on nine hits over six innings, falling to 4-10. Cleveland managed only five hits, two from Travis Bazzana. Will Dion tossed two perfect frames with four strikeouts for the Guardians. The Rays improved to 61-43, while Cleveland dropped to 54-52. Attendance was 24,100; the game lasted 2:24.