TAMPA, Fla. – Rookie Kameron Misner homered twice and drove in three runs, Shane Baz threw six sturdy innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Purple Sox 16-1 on Monday evening.
Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero additionally homered and every drove in a pair for Tampa Bay. Six Rays registered a number of hits.
Misner completed 3 for 4 with homers off Tanner Houck and Brennan Bernardino, his first house runs since a historic walk-off shot on Opening Day.
TAMPA, FL – APRIL 13: Yandy Díaz #2 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates within the dugout after hitting a solo house run throughout the recreation between the Atlanta Braves and the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Area on Sunday, April 13, 2025 in Tampa, Flo
Baz (2-0) allowed two hits, one earned run and no walks with a career-high 11 strikeouts. His solely mistake was an 0-1 slider to Kristian Campbell, who homered within the prime of the third. After that, Baz retired the subsequent 11 Purple Sox so as.
Tampa Bay tagged Houck (0-2) for 10 hits and 12 runs, 11 earned, in 2 1/3 innings.
The Rays allowed just one Boston runner previous first base till the ninth inning.
Key second
Eight consecutive Rays reached base safely in a nine-run third, when Tampa Bay despatched 14 batters to the plate. With the Rays up 14-1 on their division rivals, loudspeakers at Steinbrenner Area performed the theme to Monday Evening Soccer.
Key stat
Baz, who sat out 2023 following Tommy John surgical procedure, has retired 34 of his final 41 batters.
Up subsequent
Within the second of 14 video games between the groups, Opening Day starter Ryan Pepiot (1-1, 3.38 ERA) takes the mound for the Rays. Two-time All-Star Walker Buehler (1-1, 5.74), who restricted Toronto to 1 run on 4 hits Friday, goes for Boston.
The Supply: This story was written by AP’s Zak Gilbert.
