Price goes the distance as Rays stop BoSox
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July 26, 2013, Friday
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THE Tampa Bay Rays again closed within half a game of the American League lead with a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, with David Price pitching his third complete game of the season.
Having allowed Boston to eke out its lead with a win on Tuesday, the Rays closed in again thanks chiefly to Price's powerful performance and a two-run single from Wil Myers.
Both teams are edging away from the American League East division's power team, the New York Yankees, who lost 3-1 to Texas and pitcher Matt Garza.
The Baltimore Orioles also slipped back in the tight division following a narrow 4-3 loss to Kansas City.
Elsewhere, St Louis pounded Philadelphia 11-3, Pittsburgh pitcher Francisco Liriano put in a commanding performance as the Pirates beat Washington 4-2, while Cincinnati's Mike Leake shone on the mound and at the plate as the Reds beat San Francisco 8-3.
In other games, it was: Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 6 (12 innings); Braves 8, Mets 2; Dodgers 8, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings); and Indians 10, Mariners 1.
Elsewhere, it was: Athletics 4, Astros 3; Angels 1, Twins 0; Cardinals 11, Phillies 3; Brewers 3, Padres 1; Tigers 6, White Sox 2; and Rockies 2, Marlins 1.
Tampa Bay's Price (5-5) needed only 97 pitches for his seventh career complete game. He didn't walk a batter. Since returning from a triceps strain, he is 4-1 with a 1.76 ERA in five starts.
James Loney had two hits and drove in a run for the Rays.
Texas' Matt Garza pitched into the eighth inning of his Rangers debut, allowing only one unearned run on his own throwing error as they beat the Yankees.
Garza (1-0) was 6-1 in his 11 starts this season for the Chicago Cubs before being traded on Monday to the Rangers.
Having allowed Boston to eke out its lead with a win on Tuesday, the Rays closed in again thanks chiefly to Price's powerful performance and a two-run single from Wil Myers.
Both teams are edging away from the American League East division's power team, the New York Yankees, who lost 3-1 to Texas and pitcher Matt Garza.
The Baltimore Orioles also slipped back in the tight division following a narrow 4-3 loss to Kansas City.
Elsewhere, St Louis pounded Philadelphia 11-3, Pittsburgh pitcher Francisco Liriano put in a commanding performance as the Pirates beat Washington 4-2, while Cincinnati's Mike Leake shone on the mound and at the plate as the Reds beat San Francisco 8-3.
In other games, it was: Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 6 (12 innings); Braves 8, Mets 2; Dodgers 8, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings); and Indians 10, Mariners 1.
Elsewhere, it was: Athletics 4, Astros 3; Angels 1, Twins 0; Cardinals 11, Phillies 3; Brewers 3, Padres 1; Tigers 6, White Sox 2; and Rockies 2, Marlins 1.
Tampa Bay's Price (5-5) needed only 97 pitches for his seventh career complete game. He didn't walk a batter. Since returning from a triceps strain, he is 4-1 with a 1.76 ERA in five starts.
James Loney had two hits and drove in a run for the Rays.
Texas' Matt Garza pitched into the eighth inning of his Rangers debut, allowing only one unearned run on his own throwing error as they beat the Yankees.
Garza (1-0) was 6-1 in his 11 starts this season for the Chicago Cubs before being traded on Monday to the Rangers.
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