ATLANTA -- Erasmo Ramirez
pitched his way into a big jam in the second inning then escaped
further damage despite struggling with the grip on his fastball.
"It was rare for me, but with (catcher Rene Rivera's) help, I just tried to mix it up and see which pitches I was feeling at that time," Ramirez said. "That was the only way we got out of the inning."
Ramirez won his second straight start, Asdrubal Cabrera homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Evan Longoria and Logan Forsythe both drove in a run for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight and five of seven.
Ramirez (2-1) gave up two hits, three runs and two walks and struck out five in five innings. The right-hander has a 2.25 ERA over his last nine appearances, including three starts.
The Braves took a 3-1 lead in the second on Andrelton Simmons' bases-loaded walk, Cameron Maybin's RBI single and Jace Peterson's RBI groundout.
"He maybe kind of slipped in that mode of nibbling a little bit," Rays manager Kevin Cash said of Ramirez. "To his credit, he kept it right there, gave us a chance to get back in the ballgame."
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth, earning his 11th save in as many chances by retiring Simmons on a groundout, Maybin on a flyout and striking out pinch-hitter Adonis Garcia in his major league debut.
The Atlanta bullpen retired all 12 batters it faced.
All of the Rays' runs came off Braves starter Mike Foltzynewicz (2-1).
Tampa Bay went up 1-0 in the first when Kevin Kiermaier tripled and scored on Steven Souza Jr.'s single. Foltynewicz stranded two runners to end the threat.
Foltzynewicz's ERA swelled from 4.24 to 5.32 after he allowed eight hits, one walk and five runs and struck out seven in five innings.
In the Rays' third, Souza singled, stole second and scored on Longoria's single to make it 3-2. Tampa Bay made it 3-all in the fourth on Cabrera's second homer.
Longoria has 14 RBIs this month. He had just four in April.
Tampa Bay scored twice with two outs in the fifth for a 5-3 lead on Forsythe's RBI single and David DeJesus' RBI double.
"In the later innings, I started trying to overthrow stuff and make things break a little bit more than I wanted to," Foltynewicz said. "That walk (to James Loney) and the wild pitch led to a run there. I just need to keep within myself next time and go out there and pitch."
MASSET ARRIVES
The Braves added a veteran arm to their bullpen, agreeing to a one-year contract with RHP Nick Masset for the $507,500 major league minimum.
Masset, who worked the ninth, cleared waivers Monday after Miami designated him for assignment. The 33-year-old has a 1.86 ERA in eight games this year, but opponents are hitting .324 against him.
Atlanta's bullpen, 25th in the majors with a 4.60 ERA, has 15 relievers through its first 36 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Cash gave no timetable on either pitcher's probable return, but he said LHP Matt Moore and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser are progressing well. Cash got a good report after Moore, on track to return this year from Tommy John surgery in April 2014, threw 31 pitches in a simulated game Monday at extended spring training. Riefenhauser has missed 28 games with shoulder inflammation. ... Cash intimated that LHP Drew Smyly (torn labrum) might possibly return this year. "We're optimistic," Cash said. "We're hearing good things." The team announced last week that Smyly, transferred to the 60-day DL, would miss the rest of the year.
Braves: INF Phil Gosselin, undergoing thumb surgery on Wednesday, is optimistic he will stay on schedule to return in eight weeks.
"I'll try to heal up quick and push it as much as they let me," he said.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi hasn't allowed a walk in his last four starts, a stretch of 26 innings. Odorizzi has faced 109 batters since he walked Boston's Xander Bogaerts on April 23. Cash added that the four starters Thursday-Sunday at home against Oakland will be Alex Colome, Chris Archer, Nate Karns and Ramirez.
Braves: RHP Williams Perez will make his first career start as veteran LHP Eric Stults moves to the bullpen. In five starts at Triple-A Gwinnett this year, Perez went 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA.
"It was rare for me, but with (catcher Rene Rivera's) help, I just tried to mix it up and see which pitches I was feeling at that time," Ramirez said. "That was the only way we got out of the inning."
Ramirez won his second straight start, Asdrubal Cabrera homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Evan Longoria and Logan Forsythe both drove in a run for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight and five of seven.
Ramirez (2-1) gave up two hits, three runs and two walks and struck out five in five innings. The right-hander has a 2.25 ERA over his last nine appearances, including three starts.
The Braves took a 3-1 lead in the second on Andrelton Simmons' bases-loaded walk, Cameron Maybin's RBI single and Jace Peterson's RBI groundout.
"He maybe kind of slipped in that mode of nibbling a little bit," Rays manager Kevin Cash said of Ramirez. "To his credit, he kept it right there, gave us a chance to get back in the ballgame."
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth, earning his 11th save in as many chances by retiring Simmons on a groundout, Maybin on a flyout and striking out pinch-hitter Adonis Garcia in his major league debut.
The Atlanta bullpen retired all 12 batters it faced.
All of the Rays' runs came off Braves starter Mike Foltzynewicz (2-1).
Tampa Bay went up 1-0 in the first when Kevin Kiermaier tripled and scored on Steven Souza Jr.'s single. Foltynewicz stranded two runners to end the threat.
Foltzynewicz's ERA swelled from 4.24 to 5.32 after he allowed eight hits, one walk and five runs and struck out seven in five innings.
In the Rays' third, Souza singled, stole second and scored on Longoria's single to make it 3-2. Tampa Bay made it 3-all in the fourth on Cabrera's second homer.
Longoria has 14 RBIs this month. He had just four in April.
Tampa Bay scored twice with two outs in the fifth for a 5-3 lead on Forsythe's RBI single and David DeJesus' RBI double.
"In the later innings, I started trying to overthrow stuff and make things break a little bit more than I wanted to," Foltynewicz said. "That walk (to James Loney) and the wild pitch led to a run there. I just need to keep within myself next time and go out there and pitch."
MASSET ARRIVES
The Braves added a veteran arm to their bullpen, agreeing to a one-year contract with RHP Nick Masset for the $507,500 major league minimum.
Masset, who worked the ninth, cleared waivers Monday after Miami designated him for assignment. The 33-year-old has a 1.86 ERA in eight games this year, but opponents are hitting .324 against him.
Atlanta's bullpen, 25th in the majors with a 4.60 ERA, has 15 relievers through its first 36 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Cash gave no timetable on either pitcher's probable return, but he said LHP Matt Moore and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser are progressing well. Cash got a good report after Moore, on track to return this year from Tommy John surgery in April 2014, threw 31 pitches in a simulated game Monday at extended spring training. Riefenhauser has missed 28 games with shoulder inflammation. ... Cash intimated that LHP Drew Smyly (torn labrum) might possibly return this year. "We're optimistic," Cash said. "We're hearing good things." The team announced last week that Smyly, transferred to the 60-day DL, would miss the rest of the year.
Braves: INF Phil Gosselin, undergoing thumb surgery on Wednesday, is optimistic he will stay on schedule to return in eight weeks.
"I'll try to heal up quick and push it as much as they let me," he said.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi hasn't allowed a walk in his last four starts, a stretch of 26 innings. Odorizzi has faced 109 batters since he walked Boston's Xander Bogaerts on April 23. Cash added that the four starters Thursday-Sunday at home against Oakland will be Alex Colome, Chris Archer, Nate Karns and Ramirez.
Braves: RHP Williams Perez will make his first career start as veteran LHP Eric Stults moves to the bullpen. In five starts at Triple-A Gwinnett this year, Perez went 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA.
7:10PM,EDT,May 19,2015
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Kiermaier tripled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left, Kiermaier scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Loney singled to left, Souza Jr. to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Peterson flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Ciriaco grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Freeman lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Markakis walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Cunningham doubled to deep right, Markakis to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Pierzynski hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| A. Simmons walked, Markakis scored, Cunningham to third, Pierzynski to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Maybin singled to right, Cunningham scored, Pierzynski to third, A. Simmons to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Foltynewicz struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Peterson grounded out to first, Pierzynski scored, A. Simmons to third, Maybin to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Ciriaco flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| Longoria singled to center, Souza Jr. scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Loney grounded into fielder's choice to third, Longoria out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| Forsythe hit by pitch, Loney to second. | 2 | 3 |
| DeJesus flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Freeman lined out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Markakis flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Cunningham grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Cabrera homered to right (427 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Pierzynski struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| A. Simmons flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Maybin hit by pitch. | 3 | 3 |
| Foltynewicz struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Loney walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Loney to second on wild pitch by Foltynewicz. | 3 | 3 |
| Forsythe singled to left, Loney scored. | 4 | 3 |
| DeJesus doubled to deep center, Forsythe scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Peterson struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Ciriaco grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Cahill relieved Foltynewicz. | 5 | 3 |
| Rivera grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 3 |
| Beckham hit for Ramírez. | 5 | 3 |
| Beckham grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Cedeño relieved Ramírez. | 5 | 3 |
| Markakis grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Cunningham popped out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Pierzynski doubled to deep right. | 5 | 3 |
| Gomes relieved Cedeño. | 5 | 3 |
| A. Simmons fouled out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Loney grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Jepsen pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Jepsen relieved Gomes. | 5 | 3 |
| Maybin walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Callaspo hit for Cahill. | 5 | 3 |
| Callaspo lined out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Peterson flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Ciriaco struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Avilan pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Avilán relieved Cahill. | 5 | 3 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Guyer hit for DeJesus. | 5 | 3 |
| Guyer flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Cabrera lined out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Guyer in left field. | 5 | 3 |
| McGee relieved Jepsen. | 5 | 3 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Markakis struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Gomes hit for Cunningham. | 5 | 3 |
| Gomes singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nick Masset pitching for Atlanta | TB | ATL |
| Gomes in left field. | 5 | 3 |
| Masset relieved Avilán. | 5 | 3 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Franklin hit for McGee. | 5 | 3 |
| Franklin lined out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | ATL |
| Boxberger relieved McGee. | 5 | 3 |
| A. Simmons grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Maybin flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| A Garcia hit for Masset. | 5 | 3 |
| A Garcia struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kiermaier CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .242 | .289 | .433 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .231 | .331 | .410 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .273 | .360 | .432 |
| Loney 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .275 | .327 | .385 |
| Forsythe 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .301 | .373 | .489 |
| DeJesus LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .319 | .366 | .468 |
b-Guyer PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .361 | .410 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .214 | .265 | .345 |
| Rivera C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .138 | .183 | .229 |
| Ramírez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Beckham PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .256 | .395 |
Cedeño P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gomes P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Jepsen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
McGee P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Franklin PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 123 | |||
| a-grounded to third for E Ramirez in the 6th b-flied out to left for D Dejesus in the 8th c-lined out to right for J Mcgee in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: DeJesus (5, Foltynewicz) 3B: Kiermaier (3, Foltynewicz) HR: Cabrera (2, 4th inning off Foltynewicz 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Souza Jr. (16), Longoria (18), Cabrera (11), Forsythe (18), DeJesus (16) 2-out RBI: Forsythe, DeJesus Rays RISP: 3-7 (Longoria 1-1, DeJesus 0-2, Souza Jr. 1-1, Cabrera 0-1, Forsythe 1-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Souza Jr. (6, 2nd base off Foltynewicz/Pierzynski) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 20,120 (40.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Pat Hoberg, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
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