In Matt Moore's first three starts this season, the Rays noticed the young pitcher had failed to piece together an all-around dominant performance despite permitting just two combined runs. But that long-awaited showing came Monday against the lumbering Yankees' lineup when the left-hander allowed just two hits -- both to Robinson Cano -- over a season-high eight innings with nine strikeouts to improve to 4-0.
"The thing that I saw was that he has built off of the first three (starts)," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said of Moore. "The first couple starts, he got through some moments, was not really sharp. But today he was sharp. [Monday] was the first night I thought he put everything together since the beginning of the season. Matt was really the story."