ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 23 (UPI) -- Matt Garza allowed four hits over 7 1/3 innings Friday and the Tampa Bay bull pen was perfect in leading the Rays to a 2-0 blanking of Baltimore.
The surprising Rays opened a 10-game homestand by winning for the 13th time in their last 14 games at Tropicana Field.
Garza (3-1) struck out four and walked four before giving way to Trever Miller, who retired the last two men in the eighth. Troy Percival needed 13 pitches in the ninth to record his 14th save in 16 opportunities.
Tampa Bay managed only five hits, one of them being a fifth-inning single by Carl Crawford that drove in the first run of the game. Carlos Pena drove in the other run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
Jeremy Guthrie (2-5) was the hard-luck loser, giving up four hits and a run in 6 2/3 innings. Baltimore has lost three in a row after winning eight of nine.
