NEW YORK — It seems nobody can slow down the Tampa Bay Rays these days — or get the New York Mets going, for that matter.
Not even Justin Verlander.
Isaac Paredes homered twice and drove in five runs, ruining Verlander's home debut for New York as the Rays rolled to an 8-5 victory Tuesday night.
"It was a great day, especially Verlander being such a great pitcher," Paredes said through a translator. "We have a lot of good players. It doesn't surprise me that we're hitting them out."
Yonny Chirinos (2-1) got 14 outs after opener Jalen Beeks tossed two scoreless innings.