Rays beat Orioles; Royals, Red Sox score

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TAMPA Bay’s Drew Rasmussen pitched a perfect game for eight innings and Randy Arozarena hit a three-run home run as the Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Sunday afternoon (Sunday in Manila) in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Rasmussen (7-4), who struck out seven and didn’t allow a walk on 87 pitches, was flawless until Jorge Mateo doubled in the ninth inning. Mateo then scored on a wild pitch by Rasmussen.

Prior to Mateo’s hit, Rasmussen did not allow a runner to come close to reaching base. Only two Baltimore hitters were able to work three-ball counts, with both coming in the second inning. Rasmussen went 8 1/3 innings and was charged with the one earned run.

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Arozarena provided all the offense the Rays really needed when he smacked his 15th homer of the season. The longball marked the 15th time he has homered off a Baltimore pitcher. The Rays won two of three games in the series and improved to 10-9 against Baltimore this season.

In other games, it was the Royals 4, Dodgers 0; Red Sox 3, Yankees 0; Giants 8, Pirates 7; Padres 6, Nationals 0; Mets 6, Phillies 0; Braves 3, Marlins 1; White Sox 5, Tigers 3; Astros 6, Athletics 3; Guardians 7, Blue Jays 2; Reds 8, Cubs 5; Cardinals 6, Brewers 3; Rangers 5, Mariners 3;; Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 4; and Angels 4, Twins 2.

Royals 4, Dodgers 0

Brady Singer allowed just one hit over six shutout innings and Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as host Kansas City defeated Los Angeles to end its 12-game winning streak.

Singer (6-4) struck out seven and walked three in helping the Royals avoid a three-game sweep. The Dodgers were shut out for the fifth time this season and their two hits matched a season low. Pasquantino finished with three hits and two runs, and his solo shot in the eighth inning iced the win.

Dodgers left-hander Tyler Anderson (13-2), a first-time All-Star this season, gave up three runs on seven hits in six innings. He walked one and fanned four in taking his first loss since June 27.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 0

Tommy Pham and Rafael Devers combined for five of Boston’s six hits and Michael Wacha allowed just two hits through seven shutout innings as the Red Sox blanked visiting New York.

Pham went 3-for-4 with a double and scored two runs, while Devers hit a two-run home run as part of his 2-for-4 effort. Xander Bogaerts drove in Boston’s first run in the first inning. Pham has hit safely in seven straight games and scored a run in eight of 12 since joining the Red Sox from Cincinnati on Aug. 1.

Andrew Benintendi and Miguel Andujar had the only hits for the Yankees, who were shut out for the ninth time this season and fell to 3-9 in August. New York starter Jameson Taillon (11-3) suffered his first loss since July 5 despite scattering just six hits and three runs through seven innings. — Field Level Media

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