Stingy Pair: Rays’ Nick Martinez, Drew Rasmussen Stifle Opponents
The Rays became the 13th team since 1900 to go 9-0 on a trip and matched the franchise road winning streak, according to MLB records.
- The AL-best Tampa Bay Rays completed a perfect 9-0 West Coast road trip, beating the Athletics 8-4 on Wednesday behind a three-run homer from Liam Hicks and another solid start by Drew Rasmussen.
- Pitchers Nick Martinez and Drew Rasmussen powered the sweep, combining for a 4-0 record with a 2.03 ERA, while manager Kevin Cash said, "We did everything really well."
- Scoring 30 runs against the Athletics, the lineup proved versatile, with Rasmussen noting, "There are so many different ways that we can score runs." The team improved to 33-28 on the road.
- On Tuesday, Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson extended his major league-record errorless streak to 113 games, though the Athletics lost three straight to Tampa Bay and 9 of 11 overall.
- The Rays head into a four-game series against the visiting Orioles with a 6.5 game lead over the Yankees in the AL East, while the Athletics host Texas for three games starting Friday.
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Rays’ Nick Martinez, Drew Rasmussen Stifle Opponents
Nick Martinez threw 71 pitches through seven innings and was at 82 after eight. Not even manager Kevin Cash could find a reason to remove the veteran righthander from his outing in West Sacramento against the A’s on Tuesday evening. Instead, Martinez pitched the second complete game of his career and won a career-high 12th game for the Rays. “Obviously, I don’t come in with the mindset of throwing a CG, especially in this place where things can …
Tampa finishes West Coast trip with 9-0 record | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The American League-best Tampa Bay Rays became the second East Coast team in major league history to go 9-0 on a West Coast trip, beating the Athletics 8-4 on Wednesday behind a three-run home run from Liam Hicks (Arkansas State) and another solid start by Drew Rasmussen.
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Rays cap perfect road trip with trouncing of A’s
Drew Rasmussen won his fifth straight start, Liam Hicks had three hits and slugged a three-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays put a ribbon on their unblemished road trip with an 8-4 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon, completing a sweep in West Sacramento, Calif. The victory, fueled by a 15-hit attack, completed
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