Cobb, a rookie righthander who was a 2006 fourth-round pick, is unbeaten in his first seven major league starts, the first Rays pitcher to accomplish that.
He threw 65 of his 81 pitches for strikes, but developed a small blister in the seventh inning that led to Rays manager Joe Maddon going to his bullpen. “It’s unfortunate because his pitch limit was in great shape,’’ Maddon said. “He had plenty left in the tank.’’
“It was a big disappointment,’’ Cobb said of the blister. “I wanted to throw at least eight innings, maybe nine. We’re short in bullpen. I would have liked to have been able to help that out.’’
Phillies 5, Padres 3- Roy Halladay bounced back from his shortest stint of the season to strike out eight in eight innings and lead host Philadelphia over San Diego.
Raul Ibanez and Carlos Ruiz each had two RBIs to help the Phillies win their fifth straight.
Halladay (12-4) had trouble pitching in the heat and humidity in his last start at Chicago and left after four-plus innings. It was 94 degrees for the first pitch yesterday and Halladay allowed three runs and eight hits and didn’t get the side in order until the sixth.
He labored through the first five innings, then retired the last 10 batters.
White Sox 4, Indians 2 - Edwin Jackson beat Cleveland for the ninth straight time after Indians rookie Ezequiel Carrera dropped an easy fly ball in center field to give visiting Chicago two runs.
Adam Dunn lofted a pitch from Justin Masterson (8-7) to straightaway center with two outs in the sixth and runners on first and second. Carrera camped under the towering fly near the warning track. He looked up, stumbled to his right, then ducked as the ball glanced off his glove and fell to the ground.
Tigers 5, Twins 2 - Rick Porcello cruised through six innings and visiting Detroit took advantage of Francisco Liriano’s control problems in a victory over Minnesota.
Liriano (6-8) lasted only 2 ⅓ innings, allowing four runs on six hits, four walks, and two wild pitches.
Angels 9, Orioles 3 - Tyler Chatwood allowed two runs in seven innings and Mike Trout and Torii Hunter homered in a five-run eighth as visiting Los Angeles beat Baltimore.
