TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Cal Quantrill pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-hit ball, striking out seven, as the Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Tuesday at George Steinbrenner Field.

Texas scored single runs in the second, third, seventh and eighth innings. Nicky Lopez and Ezequiel Duran each delivered sacrifice flies in the early frames. Evan Carter added an RBI single in the eighth. The Rangers collected seven hits.

Tampa Bay’s only run came in the sixth when Junior Caminero tripled home Yandy Díaz. The Rays managed five hits.

Quantrill (4-3) earned the win after struggling in his previous two outings. Griffin Jax (6-8) took the loss despite allowing just one earned run over 5 2/3 innings with 10 strikeouts. Jacob Latz worked a perfect ninth for his 20th save.

Attendance was 14,502, and the game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes. Texas improved to 55-52, while Tampa Bay fell to 62-44.