ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cleveland rookie right-hander Cody Anderson took a perfect game into the seventh inning, and the Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 with a combined three-hitter Monday at Tropicana Field.
Anderson (1-0) earned his first major league victory by throwing eight innings of two-hit, one-run ball.
Cody Anderson picked up his first major league win over the Rays. ( Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)
The 24-year-old, who dominated Tampa Bay in his debut June 21, retired the first 19 batters in order before designated hitter Grady Sizemore — in just his second game with the Rays — hit a solo home run to right field in the seventh inning.
Anderson struck out two and didn’t walk a batter.
Jason Kipnis, Michael Brantley and Yan Gomes each had three hits for Cleveland, including a homer by Gomes.
Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1
TORONTO — Clay Buchholz pitched eight strong innings, and Xander Bogaerts drove in two runs as Boston defeated Toronto.
Buchholz (6-6) allowed five hits, no walks and one run while striking out five to earn his fourth win in a row over six starts. Koji Uehara pitched the ninth to earn his 17th save of the season.
By winning the opener of the four-game series, Buchholz improved his career record at Rogers Centre to 10-3. He entered the game with a 2.30 earned-run average in 14 starts there.
Rangers 8, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE — Mitch Moreland hit two of Texas’ four home runs, and the Rangers cooled down Baltimore.
Carlos Corporan and Shin-Soo Choo also went deep for Texas, which tied a season high for homers in a game. The Rangers snapped Baltimore’s four-game winning streak.
Staked with an early lead, Wandy Rodriguez (5-3) kept the Orioles off balance for most of his outing. The left-hander allowed one run on eight hits with two walks and seven strikeouts over five-plus innings.
Brewers 7, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA — In a clash of the two worst teams in the major leagues, Milwaukee took the opener of a four-game series against Philadelphia.
The Brewers erased a 4-1 deficit by slugging a season-high-tying 16 hits en route to their fifth win in seven games. The Phillies scored early but went silent to slip to 24 games below .500, tying their season-worst mark.
Jonathan Lucroy led the Milwaukee surge, going 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs, while Ryan Braun went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
