Forsythe, Longoria homer in 8th; Rays beat Indians 5-1

Forsythe, Longoria homer in 8th; Rays be — Logan Forsythe and Evan Longoria both hit two-run home runs in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Forsythe ended Cory Kluber's night with his shot that made it 3-1 on a full-count, two-out pitch. Longoria added his drive off Cody Allen.

Matt Moore gave up one run, five hits, one walk and had five strikeouts in seven innings for the Rays. Xavier Cedeno (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth.

Kluber (0-2) allowed three runs and four hits over 7 2/3 innings. The 2014 AL Cy Young Award winner struck out six and walked two.

Associated Press