Ramírez hit a three-run double from a run of seven in the fifth inning, decisive for the Tampa Bay Rays comeback
Led by the Colombian Harold Ramírez, the Rays returned to obtain a historic victory this Thursday, while Carlos Correa’s Twins overwhelmed the Yankees and Rowdy Tellez sealed the victory of the Brewers
Rays 9-3 Red Sox
Colombian Harold Ramírez fired a three-run double of a seven-run run in the fifth inning, decisive for the comeback of the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the Boston Red Sox to extend their unbeaten record to 13-0, tying with the Atlanta Braves in 1982 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1987, with the best start to a major league season in modern times.
Cuban Randy Arozarena and Dominicans Francisco Mejía and Manuel Margot added a run scored and an RBI, while Wander Franco, also from Dominican Republic, came to the register on one occasion.
For the Red Sox, Kike Hernández pushed in a run and his compatriot Christian Arroyo scored once.
Yankees 2-11 Twins
Outfielder Michael Taylor sent the ball over the fence twice and drove in four runs for the Minnesota Twins, who scored nine runs in the first inning to beat the New York Yankees.
Puerto Rican Carlos Correa hit a home run and scored twice, while his compatriots José Miranda, with two RBIs and one run, and Christian Vásquez, with two runs and one run to the buzzer, contributed to the Twins’ victory.
Jhony Brito (2-1) allowed seven runs in just two-thirds of an inning to take the first loss of his major league career.
The Yankees’ offense had Anthony Rizzo, with two full-fledged homers, as their best man with the crossbar.
Padres 3-4 Brewers
Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run four-cornered drive and hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers earned an extra-inning victory over the San Diego Padres.
Mike Brosseau homered and Christian Yelich scored twice to add to the Brewers’ attack
Trent Grisham hit a two-run shot and Manny Machado blew the ball out of the park to drive in all three of the Padres’ runs in the game.
Reds 6-2 Phillies
Veteran Wil Myers drove in two runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds’ offense in their victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Cuban José Barrero scored and drove in a run to help the Reds win, while Puerto Rican Alexis Díaz (2) pitched a scoreless third inning to grab the rescue.
Nick Lodolo (2-0) pitched five two-run innings and struck out six for his second win of the year.
Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer and Trea Turner scored a run for the Phillies.
Orioles 8-7 Athletics
Adley Rutschman homered in the ninth as the Baltimore Orioles shut out the Oakland Athletics.
Jorge Mateo added to the Orioles’ success with two RBIs and Felix Bautista (1-1) got the win by pitching a shutout, two-strikeout inning.
Brent Rooker homered twice and drove in five runs for the Athletics, who also had two runs scored and two RBIs from Esteury Ruiz.
Blue Jays 1-3 Tigers
Spencer Turnbull (1-2) threw five one-run innings and six strikeouts to win the Detroit Tigers against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Jake Rogers was the main offensive support for the Tigers, with a run scored and another RBI.
Vladimir Guerreo Jr. drove in the Blue Jays’ only run of the game.
Cardinals 0-5 Pirates
Vince Velasquez (1-2) went six scoreless innings with six strikeouts as Rodolfo Castro and Connor Joe sent the ball behind the wall to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a shutout victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. .
Andrew McCutchen scored and drove in a run for the winners, who also had a score from Dominican Carlos Santana.
Left-hander Jordan Montgomery had a quality outing, completing 6.1 two-run innings and five strikeouts, but his team didn’t respond on offense and ended up as the losing pitcher.