Singer takes shutout into 8th, Reds beat Rays 2-1 for 4th straight win
Singer (8-8) left after allowing Taylor Walls' one-out homer in the eighth. The right-hander gave up three hits and a walk and struck out eight in his longest outing of the season.
Tony Santillan got the final two outs in the eighth. Emilio Pagán pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 25 opportunities.
Rays starter Shane Baz (8-7) gave up singles to TJ Friedl and Matt McLain leading off the first. Baz struck out Elly De La Cruz on three pitches, but Friedl scored from second on an infield hit by Austin Hays.
McLain and Hays pulled off a double steal before McLain scored on Gavin Lux's groundout for a 2-0 lead. Baz gave up two runs on five hits in five innings — losing his fourth straight start.
Tampa Bay has lost four straight and 10 of 13 to fall to 53-53.
Key moment
Singer gave up a leadoff single to Chandler Simpson before Jose Trevino threw him out trying to steal. Walls had the other two hits off the right-hander.
Key stat
Cincinnati (56-50) has won 16 of 22 at home after a 15-16 start, moving a season-high six games over .500 to climb within a game of the Padres for the NL's final wild-card spot.
Up next
Cincinnati rookie RHP Chase Burns (0-2, 6.65) will make his sixth start Monday night in the first of three against the visiting Dodgers. Tampa Bay RHP Drew Rasmussen (7-5, 2.93) starts Monday night in the first of four games in New York against the Yankees, who will send out rookie Cam Schlittler for his third start.
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