Glasnow records 13 strikeouts as Rays beat Orioles 4-2

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP) — Tyler Glasnow finished with a flurry after giving up an early home run.

Glasnow struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Tuesday night.

“Electric stuff,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.

Glasnow (1-1) fanned nine of his final 10 batters using a mix of on-target fastballs and curveballs. The 6-foot-8 right-hander allowed two runs, five hits and one walk.

“I feel like I got a little better as the game went on,” Glasnow said. “I definitely feel like the adjustments I made, like later in the fourth, the fifth, sixth ans seventh were probably the best I felt in a real long time. Very encouraging.”

Hunter Renfroe and Manuel Margot hit back-to-back homers for the Rays, who have won eight of 10.

Edgar García got the final two outs with a runner on second, claiming his first career save. He replaced Jalen Beeks, who left with a forearm-elbow area injury.

The Rays have eight pitchers on the injured list.

The Orioles, who lost for just the second time in 10 road games, got a homer from Renato Núñez.

“We had a tough time with Glasnow,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. ”He was really on his game tonight. When you face a starter like that and he has the 97, 98 (mph) working and a hammer of a breaking ball, it makes it tough on you offensively. We had a tough time getting a rally together or making a whole lot of contact off Glasnow."

Baltimore’s Anthony Santander had his 18-game hitting streak end after going 0 for 4. He hit .329 (25-for-76) with eight homer and 20 RBIs during the streak.

After Renfroe hit a two-run drive, two pitches later Margot made it 3-1 in the second on his homer off Tommy Milone (1-4).

Renfroe had been hitless in his previous...

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