Rays pitcher Alex Colome put in five scoreless innings of work in Thursday night's 3-0 win over the Athletics.
Colome had a solid day on the mound, striking out three batters and walking one. He gave up four hits. This was a much better outing than Colome's previous two games, which saw him give up 11 combined earned runs.
"Can't say enough about Alex Colome, what he provided tonight," manager Kevin Cash said after the game, per MLB.com. "Kind of a bounce-back start for him. Really did a nice job of controlling the hitters."
Colome now has a 4.81 ERA for the season.
"Like a two-ball, one-strike [count], and I have to come in the middle and they got the chance to swing the bat," Colome said about being behind the hitter in his last start. "But tonight I'm attacking the zone. Throwing strikes, making my pitches. Nothing today any different. The only thing I did was be a little more aggressive, and more attacking the zone."
Colome's next start is projected for May 26 against the Mariners.