Major League Baseball
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Tampa Bay 5, Miami 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 30, 2013
Where: Marlins Ballpark, Miami, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Alan Porter
Attendance: 23199

Rays 5, Marlins 2: Matt Joyce belted a two-run homer and Alex Colome pitched 5 2/3 strong innings to win his major-league debut as visiting Tampa Bay handed Miami its season-high ninth straight loss.

Colome (1-0) yielded five hits, one unearned run and struck out seven, and Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save. James Loney also homered and Ben Zobrist delivered a two-run double in the ninth for the Rays, who swept the four-game, home-and-home Citrus Series and extended their winning streak to five.

Pinch hitter Miguel Olivo walked with the bases loaded to bring the Marlins within 3-2 in the eighth before Josh Lueke struck out Rob Brantly to end the inning. Miami starter Ricky Nolasco (3-6) gave up four hits and three runs in 6 2/3 innings, walking a season-high four.

Miami loaded the bases with one out after two walks and a Marcell Ozuna single in the first but scored only once on a passed ball for a 1-0 lead. Nolasco’s bloop double helped the Marlins put two runners on with one out in the fifth before Colome got Placido Polanco to ground into a double play.

Nolasco allowed one hit through the first five innings before Zobrist walked with one out in the sixth and Joyce lined a 1-0 pitch into the right-field seats for a 2-1 lead. Loney lifted a 1-1 pitch from Nolasco just over the right-field fence to lead off the seventh for a 3-1 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Ozuna’s single in the first extended his hitting streak to 15 games, the longest active streak in the majors. Ozuna is tied with Chuck Carr (1993) for the second-longest streak for a rookie in club history. … Tampa Bay is 9-1 in interleague play after sweeping Miami for the first time in a season series (4-0). … Colome is the 18th pitcher to start a game for the Rays since 2008, three fewer than any other team in the majors during that span.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Miami
Alex Colome Player Ricky Nolasco
Win W/L Loss
5.2 IP 6.2
7 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 4
0.00 ERA 4.05
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Miami
James Loney Player Ricky Nolasco
1 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
4 TB 2
.333 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Tampa Bay 6 2 14 .188 17 9 5 8 1 1
Miami 5 0 6 .156 19 10 1 6 0 0