CINCINNATI (AP) — Yandy Díaz homered on the third pitch of Levi Stoudt’s big league debut to spark a six-run first inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays routed the Reds 8-0 to improve to a major league-best 16-3.
Tampa Bay pitched its second straight shutout and has six this season, more than half the Rays total of 10 for all of last year.
The entire three-game series drew 31,794, including 10,205 for the series finale and 7,375 for the series opener, the Reds lowest for a home game since May 1, 1985, at Riverfront Stadium.