Karns' historic home run powers rays past Phillies 1-0

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Nathan Karns throws a pitch during to the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Nathan Karns homered and pitched five innings, ruining the major league debut of Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola and leading the Rays to a 1-0 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday night.

Karns (5-5) allowed three hits, struck out four and walked two, marking the 14th game in which the right-hander has allowed two earned runs or less. Karns bounced back from his last outing on July 9 when he allowed career-highs of seven runs and nine hits in an 8-3 loss at…