Alex Cobb pitched into the eighth inning allowing just four hits in the Tampa Bay rays shut out the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for the second game in a row before a boisterous 32,217 fans at Tropicana Field. Cobb Coming off a strong spring training struck out six and walked three. Joel Peralta and Cesar Ramos completed a five-hitter.
Cobb has made it clear he thinks he can help fill the void left by the trade of James Shields. “I’m not going to be David Price, I’m not going to be Matt Moore, I’m not going to throw 97 (mph),” Cobb said. “I can be Shields. I can do what he did. I can attack hitters, I can go 200 innings. I saw the way he went about getting to that point. I know I can do that. And I want to do that. …
Trevor Bauer making his first start for the Cleveland Indians walked seven but avoided big innings to finish five innings of work allowing three earned runs. Indians catcher Lou Marson left the game in the fourth with a cervical-neck strain, when he had a jarring collision with Desmond Jennings. The hit set up a situation where both teams were warned by umpires after Indians reliever Cody Allen hit Rays cleanup hitter Evan Longoria with a pitch.
More American League scores
Toronto 5-Boston 0 J.A Happ and three Toronto relievers completely throttled the Boston Red Sox, holding them to just two hits to win 5-0 in Toronto. Red Sox starter John Lackey who missed last season following comment John surgery left the game after straining his right biceps in the fifth inning. J.P. Arencibia and Colby Rasmus hit home runs to supply all the offense Toronto would need.
Los Angeles 8 Texas 4 Albert Pujols homework twice to lift the Los Angeles Angels over the Texas Rangers 8-4 in Arlington Texas. Mitch Moreland and Ian Kinsler hit third-inning home runs against Tommy Hanson (1-0), who gave up three runs and six hits over six innings in his Angels debut after arriving in an offseason trade with Atlanta.
Chicago 4 Seattle 3 Alex Rios hit a tie-breaking two-run home run off of Seattle starter Felix Hernandez and the Chicago White Sox beat the Mariners 4-3.
Minnesota 6 Baltimore 5 The big news out of Baltimore is that Chris Davis did not hit a home run for the Orioles. Davis was held homeless for the first time this season. Orioles starter Chris Tillman allowed five runs, seven hits and four walks in 3 2/3 rocky innings And the Minnesota Twins beat the Orioles 6-5
Interleague Scores
Oakland 6 Houston 3 – Bartolo Colon was sharp in his first game back and Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie and Seth Smith homered to lead the Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the Astros. Colon was back off a 50 game suspension.
