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Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes lead Ray over Rangers 5-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Zach Eflin took a shutout into the seventh inning, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Eflin (1-1) allowed three of his five hits and lone run in the seventh, then was removed after Jonah Heim's one-out RBI single. Heim also had a two-out run-scoring single in the ninth off Pete Fairbanks, who retired Leody Tavares on a game-ending flyout near the left-field wall with with two on.

“He really sets a tone for our rotation,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We needed a start like that. He easily was the right guy to provide it.”

Tampa Bay had been outscored 18-5 in losing its previous two games.

“It was to kind of get back on track and (try to) take that momentum into tomorrow,” Eflin said.

Tampa Bay has a home run and stolen base in each of its first six games, matching Cleveland in 1998 as the only teams since 1901 to accomplish the feat.

Yandy Díaz, hitless in his previous 11 at-bats, put the Rays up 1-0 with a third-inning RBI single that deflected off pitcher Andrew Heaney’s glove and into right field.

Heaney (0-1) struck out his first two batters in the fifth before first baseman Jared Walsh was charged with an error for dropping Díaz’s pop fly in shallow right. Heaney was removed after Harold Ramírez’s single on his 90th pitch.

Randy Arozarena hit a two-out, run-scoring single on a 3-2 pitch off Yerry Rodríguez and Paredes drove the next pitch into left-field seats.

Walsh's error was the Rangers' first on the road since last Aug, 22 at Arizona and ended a 22-game streak.

“He just got to it and you know, just dropped it,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’s a tough place to catch popups, especially as far as he went. He felt horrible, trust me. It happens and and we couldn’t pick him up.”

Heaney allowed three runs - one earned - and four hits over 4 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts in his first start this season.

“I was really happy with how he threw the ball,” Bochy said. “He had good stuff, good command. He just ran out pitches. Terrific job. We just couldn’t get some runs for him.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rangers: 3B Josh Jung (broken right wrist) was scheduled to have surgery Tuesday and is expected to miss around six weeks.

Rays: RHP Shane Baz, coming back from Tommy John surgery, reaggravated an oblique injury from spring training in a simulated game last week and is to be re-evaluated on Thursday. … Highly-regarded infield prospect Junior Caminero strained his left quadriceps with Triple-A Durham and could be out a few weeks,

UP NEXT

Texas RHP Nathan Eovaldi (0-0) and Tampa Bay RHP Aaron Civale (1-0) are Wednesday’s starters.

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Rangers TEX3-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	1
Rays TB3-3	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	X	5	7	0

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL

W: Z. Eflin (1-1)L: A. Heaney (0-1)S: (0)

TEXRangers

TBRays

.Z. EflinZach Eflin
P
6.1 IP, ER, BB, 5 SO, 83 P
.I. ParedesIsaac Paredes
3B
1-3, R, 3 RBI, HR, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.211	.375	.263	.638	0.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.353	.421	.353	.774	-1.0
E. Carter LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.318	.000	.318	-0.5
A. Garcia RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.238	.292	.714	1.006	2.0
W. Langford DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.333	.381	.714	1.0
J. Walsh 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.389	.389	.611	1.000	2.5
J. Heim C	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	4.0
J. Smith 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	2.0
a- E. Duran PH-3B	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.375	.444	.500	.944	0.5
L. Taveras CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.154	.267	.231	.497	0.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	3
C. Seager SS	4
E. Carter LF	4
A. Garcia RF	4
W. Langford DH	4
J. Walsh 1B	4
J. Heim C	4
J. Smith 3B	2
a- E. Duran PH-3B	1
L. Taveras CF	4

a-struck out for Smith in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
Y. Diaz 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.261	.308	.435	.742	2.5
H. Ramirez DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	2.5
R. Arozarena LF	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	.300	.391	.600	.991	4.0
I. Paredes 3B	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	.167	.250	.500	.750	8.5
A. Rosario RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188	.235	.313	.548	0.0
C. Mead 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	2.0
J. Siri CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.238	.333	.429	.762	-1.0
J. Caballero SS	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.389	.400	.789	3.5
R. Pinto C	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.231	.286	.385	.670	-1.5

HITTERS	AB
Y. Diaz 1B	4
H. Ramirez DH	4
R. Arozarena LF	3
I. Paredes 3B	3
A. Rosario RF	4
C. Mead 2B	4
J. Siri CF	4
J. Caballero SS	2
R. Pinto C	3

2B - A. Garcia, J. Smith
RBI - J. Heim 2 (3)
2-Out RBI - J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Seager, L. Taveras 2 (2)

HR - I. Paredes (2)
RBI - Y. Diaz (6), R. Arozarena (4), I. Paredes 3 (4)
2-Out RBI - R. Arozarena, I. Paredes 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - I. Paredes

SB - J. Caballero (2)

Outfield Assist - L. Taveras
DP - (Taveras-Heim)
E - J. Walsh

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Heaney (L, 0-1)	4.2	4	3	1	0	7	0	1.93	0.86	6.5
Y. Rodriguez	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	5.40	1.50	0.5
J. Latz	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00	1.71	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
A. Heaney (L, 0-1)	4.2
Y. Rodriguez	1.1
J. Latz	2.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Eflin (W, 1-1)	6.1	5	1	1	1	5	5.25	1.08	24.5
C. Poche (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	6.75	2.25	2.5
J. Adam	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.00	0.33	3.5
P. Fairbanks	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	4.50	1.50	-0.5

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Eflin (W, 1-1)	6.1
C. Poche (H, 2)	0.2
J. Adam	1.0
P. Fairbanks	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Heaney 90-60, Y. Rodriguez 25-17, J. Latz 30-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Heaney 3-4, Y. Rodriguez 2-2, J. Latz 1-2
Batters Faced - A. Heaney 20, Y. Rodriguez 6, J. Latz 8

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Eflin 83-56, C. Poche 8-5, J. Adam 9-8, P. Fairbanks 23-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Eflin 7-6, C. Poche 1-0, J. Adam 1-1, P. Fairbanks 1-2
Batters Faced - Z. Eflin 25, C. Poche 2, J. Adam 3, P. Fairbanks 6

.Z. EflinZach Eflin
P
6.1 IP, ER, BB, 5 SO, 83 P
.I. ParedesIsaac Paredes
3B
1-3, R, 3 RBI, HR, SO

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Rangers TEX3-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	1
Rays TB3-3	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	X	5	7	0

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.211	.375	.263	.638	0.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.353	.421	.353	.774	-1.0
E. Carter LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.318	.000	.318	-0.5
A. Garcia RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.238	.292	.714	1.006	2.0
W. Langford DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.333	.381	.714	1.0
J. Walsh 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.389	.389	.611	1.000	2.5
J. Heim C	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	4.0
J. Smith 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	2.0
a- E. Duran PH-3B	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.375	.444	.500	.944	0.5
L. Taveras CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.154	.267	.231	.497	0.0
Total	34	2	7	2	2	8	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	3
C. Seager SS	4
E. Carter LF	4
A. Garcia RF	4
W. Langford DH	4
J. Walsh 1B	4
J. Heim C	4
J. Smith 3B	2
a- E. Duran PH-3B	1
L. Taveras CF	4
Total	34

a-struck out for Smith in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
Y. Diaz 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.261	.308	.435	.742	2.5
H. Ramirez DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	2.5
R. Arozarena LF	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	.300	.391	.600	.991	4.0
I. Paredes 3B	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	.167	.250	.500	.750	8.5
A. Rosario RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188	.235	.313	.548	0.0
C. Mead 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	2.0
J. Siri CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.238	.333	.429	.762	-1.0
J. Caballero SS	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.389	.400	.789	3.5
R. Pinto C	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.231	.286	.385	.670	-1.5
Total	31	5	7	5	1	1	9	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
Y. Diaz 1B	4
H. Ramirez DH	4
R. Arozarena LF	3
I. Paredes 3B	3
A. Rosario RF	4
C. Mead 2B	4
J. Siri CF	4
J. Caballero SS	2
R. Pinto C	3
Total	31

2B - A. Garcia, J. Smith
RBI - J. Heim 2 (3)
2-Out RBI - J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Seager, L. Taveras 2 (2)

HR - I. Paredes (2)
RBI - Y. Diaz (6), R. Arozarena (4), I. Paredes 3 (4)
2-Out RBI - R. Arozarena, I. Paredes 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - I. Paredes

SB - J. Caballero (2)

Outfield Assist - L. Taveras
DP - (Taveras-Heim)
E - J. Walsh

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Heaney (L, 0-1)	4.2	4	3	1	0	7	0	1.93	0.86	6.5
Y. Rodriguez	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	5.40	1.50	0.5
J. Latz	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00	1.71	3.5
Total	8.0	7	5	1	1	9	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Heaney (L, 0-1)	4.2
Y. Rodriguez	1.1
J. Latz	2.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Eflin (W, 1-1)	6.1	5	1	1	1	5	5.25	1.08	24.5
C. Poche (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	6.75	2.25	2.5
J. Adam	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.00	0.33	3.5
P. Fairbanks	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	4.50	1.50	-0.5
Total	9.0	7	2	2	2	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Eflin (W, 1-1)	6.1
C. Poche (H, 2)	0.2
J. Adam	1.0
P. Fairbanks	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Heaney 90-60, Y. Rodriguez 25-17, J. Latz 30-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Heaney 3-4, Y. Rodriguez 2-2, J. Latz 1-2
Batters Faced - A. Heaney 20, Y. Rodriguez 6, J. Latz 8

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Eflin 83-56, C. Poche 8-5, J. Adam 9-8, P. Fairbanks 23-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Eflin 7-6, C. Poche 1-0, J. Adam 1-1, P. Fairbanks 1-2
Batters Faced - Z. Eflin 25, C. Poche 2, J. Adam 3, P. Fairbanks 6

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Diaz singled to center, Caballero scored 0 1
5TH INNING
Arozarena singled to right, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third 0 2
Paredes homered to left, Arozarena and Ramirez scored 0 5
7TH INNING
Heim singled to right, Garcia scored, Walsh to second 1 5
9TH INNING
Heim singled to right center, Walsh scored 2 5

3RD INNING
	Diaz singled to center, Caballero scored	0	1

5TH INNING
	Arozarena singled to right, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third	0	2
	Paredes homered to left, Arozarena and Ramirez scored	0	5

7TH INNING
	Heim singled to right, Garcia scored, Walsh to second	1	5

9TH INNING
	Heim singled to right center, Walsh scored	2	5

1ST INNING
Rangers
Z. Eflin Pitching:
M. Semien: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Semien fouled out to third
C. Seager: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
E. Carter: Carter grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
A. Heaney Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
H. Ramirez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ramirez struck out swinging
R. Arozarena: Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Arozarena flied out to right
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Rangers
Z. Eflin Pitching:
A. Garcia: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Langford lined out to right
J. Walsh: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Walsh struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
A. Heaney Pitching:
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Paredes struck out looking
A. Rosario: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Rosario grounded out to third
C. Mead: Foul, Mead singled to center
J. Siri: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Siri struck out on foul tip
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Rangers
Z. Eflin Pitching:
J. Heim: Ball, Heim grounded out to second
J. Smith: Ball, Foul, Smith doubled to deep right
L. Taveras: Taveras grounded out to shortstop, Smith to third
M. Semien: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Semien walked
C. Seager: Seager flied out to center
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rays
A. Heaney Pitching:
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Caballero hit by pitch
R. Pinto: Foul, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike swinging, Pinto struck out swinging, Caballero stole second
Y. Diaz: Ball, Foul, Ball, Diaz singled to center, Caballero scored
H. Ramirez: Foul, Foul, Ramirez singled to right, Diaz to third
R. Arozarena: Foul, Foul, Foul, Arozarena popped out to first
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Paredes popped out to first
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Rangers
Z. Eflin Pitching:
E. Carter: Ball, Ball, Carter lined out to pitcher
A. Garcia: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Garcia flied out to deep center
W. Langford: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Langford singled to center
J. Walsh: Walsh flied out to left
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rays
A. Heaney Pitching:
A. Rosario: Foul, Rosario lined out to center
C. Mead: Ball, Ball, Mead flied out to deep right
J. Siri: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Siri grounded out to third
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Rangers
Z. Eflin Pitching:
J. Heim: Strike looking, Heim popped out to third
J. Smith: Smith flied out to deep right
L. Taveras: Ball, Strike looking, Taveras grounded out to first
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Rays
A. Heaney Pitching:
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Caballero struck out swinging
R. Pinto: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Pinto struck out swinging
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Diaz safe at first on 1st baseman Walsh fielding error
H. Ramirez: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ramirez singled to right, Diaz to third
Yerry Rodriguez relieved Andrew Heaney
R. Arozarena: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Arozarena singled to right, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third
I. Paredes: Paredes homered to left, Arozarena and Ramirez scored
A. Rosario: Foul, Foul, Ball, Rosario grounded out to second
End of the 5th (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Rangers
Z. Eflin Pitching:
M. Semien: Strike looking, Semien popped out to first
C. Seager: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
E. Carter: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Carter struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
Y. Rodriguez Pitching:
C. Mead: Strike swinging, Ball, Mead lined out to shortstop
J. Siri: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Siri struck out swinging
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Caballero flied out to deep center
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Rangers
Z. Eflin Pitching:
A. Garcia: Strike swinging, Ball, Garcia doubled to shallow center
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Langford grounded out to shortstop
J. Walsh: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Walsh singled to shallow left, Garcia to third
J. Heim: Ball, Strike swinging, Heim singled to right, Garcia scored, Walsh to second
Colin Poche relieved Zach Eflin
Ezequiel Duran hit for Josh H. Smith
E. Duran: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
L. Taveras: Ball, Ball, Taveras grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
Ezequiel Duran at third base
Jake Latz relieved Yerry Rodriguez
R. Pinto: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Pinto struck out swinging
Y. Diaz: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz popped out to first
H. Ramirez: Ramirez grounded out to first
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Rangers
Jason Adam relieved Colin Poche
M. Semien: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Semien struck out swinging
C. Seager: Foul, Seager flied out to deep right
E. Carter: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Carter grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
J. Latz Pitching:
R. Arozarena: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Arozarena walked
I. Paredes: Ball, Ball, Ball, Paredes hit by pitch, Arozarena to second
A. Rosario: Rosario flied out to center
C. Mead: Ball, Foul, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Ball, Mead singled to center, Arozarena to third, Paredes to second
J. Siri: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Siri flied into double play center to catcher, Arozarena out at home, Arozarena out at third
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Rangers
Pete Fairbanks relieved Jason Adam
A. Garcia: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
W. Langford: Strike looking, Strike looking, Langford flied out to deep center
J. Walsh: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Walsh singled to left
J. Heim: Ball, Walsh to second on fielder's indifference, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Heim singled to right center, Walsh scored
E. Duran: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Duran walked, Heim to second
L. Taveras: Taveras fouled out to left
Middle of the 9th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)