Zach Eflin took a shutout into the seventh inning, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday evening.
Eflin (1-1) allowed three of his 5 hits and a lone run within the seventh, then was eliminated after Jonah Heim’s one-out RBI single. Heim additionally had a two-out run-scoring single within the ninth off Pete Fairbanks, who retired Leody Tavares on a game-ending flyout with two on.
Tampa Bay has a house run and stolen base in every of its first six video games, matching Cleveland in 1998 as the one group since 1901 to perform the feat.
Yandy Díaz, hitless in his earlier 11 at-bats, put the Rays up 1-0 with a third-inning RBI single that deflected off pitcher Andrew Heaney’s glove and into proper area.
Heaney (0-1) struck out his first two batters within the fifth earlier than first baseman Jared Walsh was charged with an error for dropping Díaz’s pop fly in shallow proper. Heaney was eliminated after Harold Ramírez’s single on his ninetieth pitch.
Randy Arozarena hit a two-out, run-scoring single on a 3-2 pitch off Yerry Rodríguez, and Paredes drove the following pitch into left-field seats.
In his first begin this season, Heaney allowed three runs—one earned—and 4 hits over 4 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rangers: 3B Josh Jung (damaged proper wrist) was scheduled to have surgical procedure Tuesday and is predicted to overlook round six weeks.
Rays: RHP Shane Baz, getting back from Tommy John surgical procedure, reaggravated an indirect damage from spring coaching in a simulated sport final week and is to be re-evaluated on Thursday. … Extremely-regarded infield prospect Junior Caminero strained his left quadriceps with Triple-A Durham and might be out a number of weeks,
UP NEXT
Texas RHP Nathan Eovaldi (0-0) and Tampa Bay RHP Aaron Civale (1-0) are Wednesday’s starters.
