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06/19 20:58 CDT Rays beat the Nationals 5-2 to open a 10-game homestand
Rays beat the Nationals 5-2 to open a 10-game homestand
By ERIK ERLENDSSON
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) --- Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run, Griffin
Jax allowed two runs in five innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington
Nationals 5-2 on Friday night to open a 10-game homestand.
Tampa Bay, coming off a 1-5 trip to California, improved to a MLB-best 25-9 at
home.
Washington, winners of five consecutive road series, dropped consecutive games
for the first time since June 1-3. Miles Mikolas (2-6) took the loss for
Washington after allowing five runs in six innings.
Jax (2-6) picked up his first victory since April 18 after allowing four hits
and striking out five. Steven Matz, Kevin Kelly and Garret Clevinger combined
to pitch three scoreless innings out of the bullpen before Bryan Baker retired
the side in order in the ninth for his 19th save of the season.
Washington built a 2-0 lead off solo home runs from C.J. Abrams in the second
and Luis Garcia, Jr. in the third along with a pair of shutout innings from
opener P.J. Poulin, who stepped in after scheduled starter Cade Cavalli was
scratched due to illness.
Aranda sliced an opposite-field, three-run home run off Mikolas that caromed
off the foul pole in left field to put the Rays in front 3-2 in the bottom of
the third. Taylor Walls singled in Richie Palacios in the fourth with his 300th
career hit to put Tampa Bay up 4-2.
Jonny DeLuca hit a solo home run in the eighth after being reinstated from the
10-day disabled list before the game.
Up next
Washington RHP Cade Cavalli (4-4, 3.98 ERA) was scheduled to start Saturday.
Tampa Bay had not announced a starter.
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