Glasnow strikes out 10 in Rays’ 2-0 win over A’s

<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &mdash; Tyler Glasnow struck out 10 in seven innings Wednesday night and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0.</p>
<p>Glasnow (3-1) gave up five hits and two walks, dealing the Athletics their third loss in four games after a 13-game winning streak.</p>
<p>Diego Castillo got the final two outs to earn his sixth save in eight chances.</p>
<p>Mike Zunino’s fifth home run broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. The Rays made it 2-0 after Oakland starter Cole Irvin’s only walk and back-to-back singles by Randy Arozarena and Miguel Margot.</p>
<p>Oakland’s only serious threat against Glasnow came in the sixth when Mitch Moreland bounced a two-out double through an infield vacated by a shift. Matt Chapman followed with a sharp single, but Glasnow got Seth Brown to ground out.</p>
<p>In 13 starts going back to Aug. 19, Glasnow is 8-1 with a 2.37 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings.</p>
<p>Irvin (2-3) struck out eight in six innings while giving up two runs on seven hits.</p>
<p>Zunino, who is on a six-game hitting streak, and Margot each had two of Tampa Bay’s eight hits.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Athletics: OF Chad Pinder (sprained left knee) is running again and feeling well, but is not close to a return, manager Bob Melvin said. Pinder last played on April 4.</p>
<p>Rays: RHP Pete Fairbanks (strained rotator cuff) threw at Tropicana Field on Wednesday and will face hitters this weekend in hopes of being activated for next week’s trip.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>RHP Chris Bassitt (2-2, 4.13 ERA) will pitch the series finale for Oakland on Thursday against LHP Shane McClanahan, who will become the first pitcher in major league history to have appeared in a World Series game before making his regular-season debut. He pitched the ninth inning of Game 3 against the Dodgers on Oct. 3, 2020.</p>
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