Peralta, Rays blank Phillies as Philadelphia waits on postseason

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Freddy Peralta worked 5 1/3 scoreless innings, and Tampa Bay used four relievers to finish a 2-0 victory over Philadelphia on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. The Rays improved to 97-65, while the Phillies fell to 89-74. Peralta allowed four hits and three walks with four strikeouts for the win. Cristopher Sánchez took the loss despite striking out 10 over seven innings, yielding two earned runs on five hits and one walk. Bryan Baker earned his 41st save with a scoreless inning. Jonny DeLuca opened the scoring with a first-inning single that drove in Junior Caminero. Nick Fortes added a home run and one RBI for Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay finished with six hits; Philadelphia had four. Tampa Bay pitchers combined for 17 strikes, 42 balls and 17 balls in play; Philadelphia pitchers had 14 strikes, 46 balls and 14 balls in play. The game took 2:28 before an attendance of 40,133.