Tyler Glasnow survived a brief Angels power surge and helped lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night in Anaheim, California.
Glasnow began with five scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while striking out seven and cruising with a 5-0 lead. But in the sixth, he surrendered a two-run home run to Shohei Ohtani and solo homer to Anthony Rendon, and the lead was reduced to 5-3.
Glasnow went six innings, allowing three runs on four hits with four walks and eight strikeouts. Three Rays relievers the shut out the Angels on two hits over the final three innings.
“We’re the same team as last year. We’re all really good hitters,” Glasnow said.
The Rays got some insurance runs in the top of the ninth on Manuel Margot’s two-run homer. Jose Quintana got the start on the mound for the Angels after Ohtani was scratched. Ohtani was hit by a pitch on his right elbow in Sunday’s game, and though he finished the game, Angels manager Joe Maddon called it precautionary to scratch his start. ,As the designated hitter on Monday, Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs.
Quintana started out hot, retiring the side in order in both the first and second innings, striking out five of the six batters he faced. But in the third, the Rays put together five hits, including a two-run single by Mike Brosseau, and RBI singles by Yandy Diaz and Margot for a 4-0 lead.
Quintana yielded a solo homer to Willy Adames in the fourth inning and was finished after 3 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk. He did strike out a season-best nine.
Diaz had three hits and Margot and Adames and Margot each had two for Tampa Bay. Rendon had to leave the game in the eighth inning after fouling a ball off his left knee. X-rays were negative, and he is listed as day-to-day with a bruised knee, the team announced.
Velasquez pitches Phillies past Brewers
Vince Velasquez tossed six strong innings, J T Realmuto homered and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Monday. Didi Gregorius had two of the Phillies’ six hits.
Velasquez (1-0), who retired his final 10 batters, allowed four hits and one run. He struck out six and walked two.
Hector Neris earned his sixth save in seven chances by recording five outs. On his 40th pitch of the night, Neris struck out Lorenzo Cain with the bases loaded to end the game. Bryce Harper (left wrist), Rhys Hoskins (rest) and Andrew McCutchen (eyes) were all held out of the starting lineup. Hoskins did come on to pinch-hit in the seventh inning before staying in the game, and McCutchen entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth. Cain homered and Christian Yelich added two hits for the Brewers.
Brewers starter Adrian Houser (2-3) pitched six innings and allowed four hits and four runs, two earned. He struck out two and walked one.
The Brewers received a major boost with the return of Yelich (back) and Cain (quad). Yelich hadn’t played since April 11 while Cain hadn’t competed since April 13. Both came off the injured list pregame.
Cain crushed a 446-foot home run in the first inning to give the Brewers a quick 1-0 lead. The Phillies went ahead 2-1 in the first when Realmuto socked a two-run home run into the second deck in left.
Philadelphia added two runs in the second on an RBI triple by Roman Quinn and an RBI groundout by Velasquez for a 4-1 advantage. Houser rebounded to retire 12 in a row before walking Gregorius with two outs in the sixth. Philadelphia’s Sam Coonrod struck out the side in the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Phillies had runners on first and second with two outs, but Angel Perdomo struck out Matt Joyce looking. Visibly frustrated, Joyce was soon ejected from the game by plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
The Brewers drew consecutive walks against Connor Brogdon to open the eighth, and Yelich singled to load the bases. Travis Shaw followed with a sacrifice fly and Avisail Garcia added an RBI groundout to close with the gap to 4-3.
Results
Rays 7-3 Angels
Phillies 4-3 Brewers
Padres 2-0 Pirates
Athletics 5-4 Blue Jays
Twins 6-5 Rangers
Indians 8-6 Royals
Orioles 5-3 Mariners
Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow of the Tampa Bay Rays throws during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California. (Getty Images/AFP)