RAYS 8, BLUE JAYS 0
TORONTO -- Drew Smyly pitched a two-hitter and retired the final 19 batters for the first complete game of his career, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 on Friday night.
Evan Longoria homered, doubled, singled and drove in three runs, and Wil Myers also homered as the Rays began a stretch of 26 straight games against AL East opponents with a comfortable win.
Smyly (8-10) allowed a leadoff single to Jose Reyes, who was promptly erased on a double play. After Steve Tolleson's two-out single in the third, Smyly didn't permit another runner. He walked none and struck out four.
Smyly (Little Rock Central, Arkansas Razorbacks) is 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA in four starts since being joining the Rays in the July 31 trade that sent David Price to Detroit.
Marcus Stroman (7-5) was hit hard as the Blue Jays fell to an AL-worst 5-13 in August.
Kevin Kiermaier added three hits for the Rays, who chased Stroman while taking a 7-0 lead in the sixth.
Pitching on six days' rest after giving up five runs while getting just two outs against the Chicago White Sox last Friday, Stroman was tagged for a career-worst 10 hits. The rookie, winless in four starts, walked three and struck out six.
Longoria opened the scoring with a first-pitch homer to begin the second, Kiermaier made it 2-0 with a two-out double in the fourth and Matt Joyce scored on a throwing error by second baseman Tolleson in the fifth.
The Rays broke it open in sixth, finishing Stroman after an RBI single by Desmond Jennings, the third consecutive hit to begin the inning. Aaron Loup came on and gave up an RBI single to Ben Zobrist. Joyce reached on a fielder's choice and Longoria followed with a two-run double.
ROYALS 6, RANGERS 3 Rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura struck out six in six innings for his 10th victory, and Billy Butler and Josh Willingham had inning-starting home runs for visiting Kansas City in a victory at Texas.
TWINS 20, TIGERS 6 Eduardo Escobar got a career-high five hits, including a home run and a triple, and host Minnesota batted around twice in a rout of Detroit. The 20 runs are the most in a major league game this season.
YANKEES 4, WHITE SOX 3 Martin Prado hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting host New York to a victory over Chicago.
ASTROS 5, INDIANS 1 Jon Singleton's home run capped a four-run ninth inning and visiting Houston took advantage of Cleveland's sloppy defense to defeat the Indians.
MARINERS 5, RED SOX 3 Austin Jackson's bases-loaded double with two outs in the ninth keyed a five-run rally, and Seattle sent host Boston to its sixth consecutive loss.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PHILLIES 5, CARDINALS 4 Ryan Howard drove in a pair of runs and Kyle Kendrick overcame a rocky first inning to lead host Philadelphia to a victory over St. Louis.
BRAVES 3, REDS 1 (12) Justin Upton hit a two-run home run in the 12th inning, rallying Atlanta to a victory over host Cincinnati after left-hander Mike Minor came up four outs short of a no-hitter.
GIANTS 10, NATIONALS 3 Washington's winning streak ended at a team record-tying 10 games when rookie Joe Panik hit his first major league home run and sent visiting San Francisco to a romp.
PIRATES 8, BREWERS 3 Josh Harrison homered, doubled, singled and drove in a career-high five runs, leading Pittsburgh over host Milwaukee.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, PADRES 1 Josh Collmenter came two outs away from a complete game, holding visiting San Diego without an earned run on four hits over 8 1/3 innings in Arizona's victory.
MARLINS 13, ROCKIES 5 Marcell Ozuna hit a grand slam for his third home run in as many games, Giancarlo Stanton had three hits and three RBI, and Miami beat host Colorado.
INTERLEAGUE
CUBS 4, ORIOLES 1 Jake Arrieta shut down his former team, holding Baltimore to four hits in seven innings and Javier Baez homered again as host Chicago beat the Orioles. Baez hit his sixth home run in his 18th game since getting called up from Class AAA.
Sports on 08/23/2014