Rays starting pitcher Matt Moore turned in a dominant performance as he picked up the win in Friday's series opener against the Indians.

Moore (0-1), who made his first start of the season, pitched six scoreless innings of two-hit ball in a 4-0 victory. He also struck out eight and walked two on 100 pitches.

"It's really just a matter of keeping that tempo where it was in that exhibition game against Detroit. I felt like it was right there," Moore said. "Just by the results of that outing, it felt like something picked up. For me, it was my tempo. That cleaned up everything."

Moore will take the mound again Wednesday at Texas. He has yet to face the Rangers in his career and went 4-6 with a 4.14 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP in 14 starts on the road last season.