MLB roundup: Rays hit record home run, 12-0 at home after topping ChiSox

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered in the first inning as Tampa Bay set a major league record by going deep in each of its first 21 games, then hit a 10th-inning single for his fourth RBI that gave the Rays a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Tampa Bay is 18-3, the best start in the major leagues since the 2003 Yankees. The Rays are 12-0 at Tropicana Field, the best start at home since the 2009 Dodgers at 13-0.

Arozarena hit a two-run homer in first off Dylan Cease, and the Rays surpassed the previous mark of homers in the first 20 games by Seattle in 2019.

With the score 3-3, in the 10th, Arozarena singled off Jimmy Lambert (1-1) for his team-high 22nd RBI.

Garrett Cleavinger (1-0) worked a perfect 10th.

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RANGERS 18, ATHLETICS 3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García hit three home runs and then two late doubles, driving in eight as Texas routed Oakland.

All three of García’s homers were two-run shots, and his first double also scored two to give him a career high for RBIs to go with his first three-homer game.

Andrew Heaney’s streak of 10 scoreless innings over two starts ended with Oakland’s two-run first. Heaney (2-1) answered with five scoreless innings, allowing five hits in six innings.

Shintaro Fujinami (0-4) had improved in his two previous starts but matched the ugly numbers from his major league debut: eight runs in 2 1/3 innings. The 29-year-old rookie gave up seven hits, walked three, hit a batter and threw two wild pitches as his ERA rose to 14.40. Fujinami has lost all four starts.

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RED SOX 5, BREWERS 4

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez continued to torment the Boston Red Sox, homering for the second straight game and helping Milwaukee win.

Yu Chang and Rafael Devers hit two-run homers for the Red Sox. Boston brought the tying run to scoring position in each of the last two innings, but couldn’t break through.

Milwaukee’s Wade Miley (3-1) struck out three and allowed four hits, two runs and one walk in five innings to lower his ERA to 1.96.

Garrett Whitlock (1-2) struck out one and gave up eight hits, five runs and one walk in four innings.

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PIRATES 2, REDS 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a key triple and Rich Hill got through five innings for the win as the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates extended their winning streak to six games with a victory over Cincinnati.

Bryan Reynolds had two doubles and a sacrifice fly, while Hayes and Tucupita Marcano added two hits each for the Pirates.

The Reds got two hits apiece from Stuart Fairchild and Jose Barrero but have managed just six runs during their five-game losing streak.

Hill (2-2) won his second consecutive start. The 43-year-old lefty pitched one-run ball and struck out seven, though he gave up six hits and three walks.

Luis Cessa (0-3) allowed two runs and six hits over 4 2/3 innings while striking out four and walking none.

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ASTROS 6, BRAVES 3

ATLANTA (AP) — Yordan Álvarez and Kyle Tucker each hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Kyle Wright, and Houston earned its third straight victory.

Astros starter Framber Valdez (2-2) gave up Sean Murphy’s fifth homer, a 424-foot shot to left field, to make it 1-0 in the fourth. He also allowed Ozzie Albies’ fifth long ball, a two-run shot that went 421 feet to left and trimmed Houston’s lead to 4-3 in the sixth.

Bryan Abreu faced the minimum in the ninth to earn his first save of the season.

Wright (0-1) gave up seven hits, one walk and four runs — three earned — in five innings. He led the majors with 21 wins last year, but started the season on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation.

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ORIOLES 5, TIGERS 1

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kyle Gibson tied a career high with 11 strikeouts in the latest impressive outing by a Baltimore starter, and Ramón Urías hit a three-run double to lift the Orioles to their fifth straight victory.

Gibson (4-0) allowed two hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked two in the first to load the bases with one out, then retired the next 11 Detroit hitters. Zach McKinstry hit a solo homer off him in the seventh for the first run allowed by a Baltimore starter since the first inning Sunday.

Joey Wentz (0-3) allowed five runs and six hits in four innings. Most of the damage came in the third after he allowed a leadoff single, balked the runner to second and let him advance to third on a wild pitch.

Adley Rutschman hit a two-out RBI single, and after a single by Ryan Mountcastle and a walk to Anthony Santander, Urías delivered his big hit with the bases loaded.