ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Erasmo Ramirez pitched six scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals, 6-1, on Monday night.
Ramirez (6-2) won for the sixth time in his last seven starts, while Gio Gonzalez gave up five runs and eight hits over 3 1/3 innings for the Nationals.
Tampa Bay won for the 12th time in 16 games. The Rays have held opponents to two or fewer runs in 32 of 65 games.
Washington slugger Bryce Harper returned to the lineup and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a walk as the designated hitter.