Rookie Taj Bradley on Monday won his third consecutive start to begin his big-league career as the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern-era MLB record with their 14th consecutive home win to begin a season by beating the Houston Astros 8-3.
Tampa Bay had shared the mark dating to 1901 with the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Rays are 20-3 overall. Only the 1911 Detroit Tigers and the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers had better starts at 21-2 since 1901.
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The 22-year-old Bradley (3-0) allowed three runs and four hits with six strikeouts and no walks in five innings. In 15-1/3 innings this season, the right-hander has struck out 23 and waked two.
Elsewhere on Monday, it was:
‧ Angels 10, Athletics 11 (10i)
‧ Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2
‧ Braves 11, Marlins 0
‧ Brewers 2, Tigers 4
‧ Diamondbacks 5, Royals 4
‧ Giants 4, Cardinals 0
‧ Guardians 0, Rockies 6
‧ Orioles 5, Red Sox 4
‧ Reds 7, Rangers 6
‧ Twins 6, Yankees 1
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