ST. PETERSBURG — Yonny Chirinos, clean shaven and 25, looks nothing like Dallas Keuchel, the bearded 31-year-old free agent pitcher who captured the Cy Young Award in 2015 and helped Houston win the World Series in 2017.
For a day, however, Chirinos seemed to quiet talk of Tampa Bay acquiring Keuchel or any other starter. The righthander pitched five no-hit innings to helped Tampa Bay (32-19) to an 8-3 victory over Toronto before a Memorial Day crowd of 15,883.
In winning their third consecutive game, the Rays made the most of some timely hitting while relying on Chirinos’ stellar pitching.