DeLuca has 3 RBIs in season debut after being out with broken hand and Rays beat Mets 10-8

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Johnny DeLuca had three RBIs in his season debut after being sidelined by a broken right hand, Amed Rosario had three hits and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 10-8 on Friday night.

DeLuca drove in two with a single off Jose Quintana (1-3) during a five-run third as Tampa Bay took an 8-3 lead. He had an RBI grounder in a three-run second as the Rays won for just the third time in 11 games.

“Arguably our best hitting of the season there, so encouraged by that,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “We needed every bit of it.”

Yandy Díaz also had two RBIs to help Cash get his 754th victory to tie Joe Maddon for the most in franchise history.

Randy Arozarena, mired in a season-long slump, made it 9-3 with a fourth-inning solo homer. The 2023 AL All-Star is hitting .145.

“It’s good to see all these runs being scored,” Arozarena said through a translator. “We haven’t been scoring too many runs.”

Tampa Bay had 31 runs combined over the previous 10 games

Rays starter Aaron Civale was pulled with two outs in a four-run fifth after Francisco Lindor hit a two-run double. The right-hander, who allowed seven runs and six hits, has given up 18 runs over 13 2/3 innings in last three starts,

Brett Baty connected on a towering three-run homer in the second that put the Mets up 3-0. He also had a ninth inning solo drive for his first career multi-homer game,

“The way he drove those two balls was pretty impressive,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.

New York has dropped eight of 12.

Shawn Armstrong (1-1) went 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. After giving up Baty's homer, Jason Adam worked out off a man on second and two-out jam to get his second save.

Quintana allowed eight runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings. The lefty was coming off a 4-2 win over St. Louis on Apr. 28 in which he gave up one run over eight innings.

“Breaking ball wasn’t as sharp,” Mendoza said. “He just was missing his spots.”

Mets slugger Pete Alonso was 0 for 19 before his RBI double in the fifth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mets: Rellever Brooks Raley (left elbow) had a second MRI that showed inflammation is decreasing and he will continue his throwing program.

Rays: Shane McClanahan, not expected back until next season following Tommy John surgery, is playing catch at 90 feet. “Progressing well," Cash said. “It’s still early on in his throwing.” … RHP Taj Bradley (right pectoral strain) allowed one run and struck out eight over six innings for Triple-A Durham and may be ready to rejoin the rotation. ... Closer Pete Fairbanks (nerve-related hand issues) and 2B Brandon Lowe (right oblique strain) are scheduled to join Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Mets RHP Christian Scott will make his major league debut on Saturday night against Rays RHP Zack Littell (1-2). Scott, a Florida native, expects to have around 50 family members and friends at the game.

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Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Amed Rosario, left, celebrates with shortstop Jose Caballero after the Rays defeated the New York Mets during a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz lines an RBI single off New York Mets starting pitcher Jose Quintana during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays' Amed Rosario connects for an RBI single off New York Mets relief pitcher Jorge Lopez during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays grounds crew member Cameron Merrick finishes painting the new City Connect logo on the back of the pitcher's mound before a baseball game against the New York Mets Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays' Alex Jackson connects for a run scoring sacrifice fly off New York Mets starting pitcher Jose Quintana during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' Randy Arozarena scored on the play. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays Randy Arozarena, right, celebrates his solo home run off New York Mets relief pitcher Dedniel Nunez with Isaac Paredes during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New York Mets' Francisco Lindor watches his two-run double off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Aaron Civale during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New York Mets' Francisco Lindor (12) reacts after his two-run double off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Aaron Civale during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Harold Ramirez makes a sliding catch on a fly out by New York Mets' Pete Alonso during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena, right, scores in front of New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido on a sacrifice fly by Alex Jackson during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New York Mets' Brett Baty (22) celebrates with third base coach Mike Sarbaugh after hitting a three-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Aaron Civale during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso makes a catch on a pop out by Tampa Bay Rays' Isaac Paredes during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Aaron Civale delivers to the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

PHOENIX (AP) — Javier Báez broke out of a season-long slump with five RBIs, Tarik Skubal pitched six dominant innings and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 on Friday night.

Coming off consecutive shutouts against Florida, the Tigers roughed up Rhyne Nelson (2-3) with three runs in the third inning and added six more in the fifth while chasing the Arizona right-hander. Detroit had 11 runs by the fifth inning and finished with a season-high 17 hits — seven for extra bases, but no homers.

“We’ve obviously been waiting and hoping for a night like that and it came together at a good time for us,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “We’ve done this before and this is a good version of us, but one good at-bat after another, it’s pretty awesome to see. It's contagious."

Hinch insisted he was going to keep sending Báez out despite the shortstop’s meager .167 batting average. Báez rewarded him with a 3-for-4 night that included a pair of two-run doubles and a run-scoring single.

He wasn’t alone in Detroit’s hit fest.

Kerry Carpenter had four RBIs and Colt Keith went 4 for 5 with two RBIs. Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also had run-scoring hits.

“We did a good job of just directing the ball wherever he pitched it,” Hinch said. “We didn’t try to hit the ball out of the ballpark.”

It was more than enough for Skubal (6-0), who dominated despite fighting early nerves with numerous friends and family in attendance.

The left-hander who played high school ball in Kingman, Arizona, took a perfect game into the fifth inning and allowed one hit with six strikeouts in a combined three-hitter.

Skubal didn't allow a baserunner until Randal Grichuk's one-out double off the wall in the fifth inning and left with the Tigers leading 13-0.

“I was probably a little amped up, a little nervous, but it's all good,” Skubal said.

Not for Arizona.

The reigning NL champions appeared to be headed in the right direction, winning seven of their previous 10 games.

The Diamondbacks fell into a huge hole after Nelson's worst outing of the season and couldn't muster much of anything against Skubal, getting two of their three hits in the eighth inning.

Arizona’s lone bright spot: Ketel Marte singled in the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 16 games.

“The one good thing about today is that it's over,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.

Nelson was solid in his last outing, but it didn't carry over against the Tigers. The right-hander allowed eight runs on 11 hits in four innings in his worst outing of the season.

“I think he just misfired some pitches in the middle of the zone,” Lovullo said. “I think that's the common denominator: When he's good, he's hitting lines, when he's not he's missing in the zone — and he paid for that tonight.”

TRAINER'S TABLE

Tigers: RHP Kenta Maeda (illness) will begin his rehab assignment for Triple-A Toledo on Sunday. ... RHP Shelby Miller (ulnar nerve irritation) underwent a hydrodissection procedure earlier this week and played light catch as part of his rehab.

Diamondbacks: OF Alek Thomas has resumed baseball activities and feels no soreness in his left hamstring. ... SS Geraldo Perdomo took live at-bats at Arizona's spring training facility as he works his way back from a torn meniscus.

UP NEXT

Arizona RHP Zac Gallen (5-2, 2.86 ERA) tries for his sixth win in the middle game of the series against Detroit RHP Jack Flaherty (0-3, 3.88).

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Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, right, takes the baseball from starting pitcher Ryne Nelson, left, during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson throws to a Detroit Tigers batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Detroit Tigers third baseman Matt Vierling throws to first base for the out on Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte, while shortstop Javier Báez (28) watches during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter (30) celebrates after his two-run triple as he stands between Tigers third base coach Joey Cora (56) and Arizona Diamondbacks third base Eugenio Suárez, right, during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Detroit Tigers' Colt Keith connects for a run-scoring single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal throws to an Arizona Diamondbacks batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)