It was another brilliant start from Drew Rasmussen as he again carried a no hitter deep into the game. Pair that with an offense that struck first and some solid bullpen work, and you got yourself a 5-2 win. Couple that with another Yankee loss to the Jays, and the Rays pulled within 8 games of first place New York.
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While Rasmussen’s no no lasted into the sixth, we got the perfect game chit-chat out of the way eastl when he walked the leadoff hitter Melendez. A strikeout of Witt and a long and very high (41 degree launch angle) drive to the track by Salvy followed.