Carlos Carrasco likes pitching in Tropicana Field, and it showed again Wednesday night when he handcuffed Rays hitters in a 4-1 Indians win.
Carrasco almost threw a no-hitter against the Rays on July 1, 2015, when Joey Butler broke it up with two outs in the ninth. The no-hit drama ended early Wednesday night when Logan Morrison singled with one out in the fourth, but that didn’t stop Carrasco from continuing his brilliance as he allowed only an RBI double to Curt Casali in the eighth en route to his first win of the season.
“He really pitched well, and he needed to,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “We made the most out of five hits.”
Drew Smyly started for the Rays and, like Carrasco, was perfect through three innings. But Rajai Davis doubled to open the Indians’ fourth and scored on a groundout. The Indians added two more on Carlos Santana’s sacrifice fly that saw Logan Forsythe’s throwing error allow a second run to score, putting the Indians up 3-0.
Jason Kipnis added a solo homer — his first of the season — in the eighth off Erasmo Ramirez.
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