Rays stopped after 13-0 start, lose to Blue Jays 6-3

Fri, Apr 14, 2023
MLB News (AP)

TORONTO (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays lost their first game following a record-tying 13-0 start as Colin Poche forced in two runs with bases-loaded walks and second baseman Brandon Lowe made a key error in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win on Friday night.

George Springer homered on the night's second pitch from Drew Rasmussen (2-1) and Bo Bichette had five hits and an RBI.

Toronto's 13-0 record matched the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers best start since 1900 and trailed only the 20-0 start by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association.

Jose Berrios (1-2) gave up one run and four hits in five innings and Jordan Romano got three outs for his fifth save.

TWINS 4, YANKEES 3

NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Correa homered for the second straight game and hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning off Clay Holmes (0-1)

Anthony Volpe led off of the game with his first big league homer and Aaron Judge hit his fifth of the season on the next pitch. Giancarlo Stanton homered for a 3-1 lead in the sixth, but the Yankees lost for just the third time when Judge and Stanton homered together.

Emilio Pagan (1-0) pitched a perfect seventh, and Jhoan Duran got his fourth save.

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PHILLIES 8, REDS 3

CINCINNATI (AP) - Taijuan Walker (1-1) alowed one run and four hits in six innings as the NL champions scored five runs in the first three innings and stopped a three-game losing streak.

Edmundo Sosa hit his second homer of the season and Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos drove in runs with doubles.

Connor Overton (0-1) gave up five runs, five hits and three walks in three innings as his ERA rose to 11.45. Cincinnati has lost seven of nine.

MARLINS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1

MIAMI (AP) - Trevor Rogers (1-2) allowed one run in six-plus innings and Madison Bumgarner (0-2) was hit hard again. Bumgarner gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings as hus ERA rose to 7.90, and batters are hitting .321 against him.

Garrett Cooper and Bryan De La Cruz had three hits each for the Marlins, who won their third straight.

The game took 2 hours, 11 minutes and drew an announced crowd of just 10,961. Arizona had just six hits and the Marlins improved to 2-0 in their throwback teal uniforms.

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