Rays starter Matt Moore braved an hour and 34 minute rain delay and one of the coldest days in the history of the Ballpark at Arlington to beat the Rangers Wednesday. Moore was wild in the wet weather, but he got the job done.
The 23-year-old Floridian flirted with a no-hitter but had his pitch count up way too high as he allowed just one hit over 5 1/3 innings with six walks. He managed to keep the Rangers off the board, however, in the 2-0 shutout win.
Moore (2-0) struck out five batters over 106 pitches as he's yet to give up a run this season over 11 1/3 innings with 13 strikeouts. The only downside to Moore's production to this point is the eight walks, but his 0.97 WHIP has been outstanding.
The young starter will look to move to 3-0 in his first three starts when he next takes the hill on Tuesday at Baltimore.