Moore throws 7 scoreless frames for 11th win, Roberts homers twice, Rays beat Astros 12-0

HOUSTON — Matt Moore allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings for his 11th win, and Ryan Roberts homered twice to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 12-0 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

Moore (11-3) won his third straight decision and Cesar Ramos pitched two perfect innings to complete the two-hitter and help the Rays win their third in a row.

Roberts made it 3-0 with a two-run homer in the third inning off Dallas Keuchel (4-5) and tacked on another run with a solo shot in the eighth inning. It was his second two home run game of the season and the third of his career.

Sean Rodriguez had a career-high four hits — two doubles — with three RBIs and three other Rays added three hits apiece on a night they tied a season-high in scoring and finished with 17 hits.

Chris Carter and Jake Elmore got Houston's only hits with singles as the last-place Astros dropped their fourth game in a row.

Moore, who moved into a tie for second in wins among AL pitchers, struck out nine and walked three to tie his win total from last season when he finished 11-11.

Keuchel yielded eight hits and five runs with five walks in 4 2-3 innings. Paul Clemens couldn't slow the Rays down either, allowing five hits and four runs over the next two innings.

Yunel Escobar drew a one-out walk in the fifth and Ryan Roberts singled with two outs. Jose Lobaton's groundball single scored Escobar to make it 4-0. Sam Fuld's RBI single left Tampa Bay up 5-0 and chased Keuchel.

Houston didn't get a hit until Elmore singled with two outs in the third. But Moore struck out Jose Altuve to end that inning.

He got into a bit of trouble in the fourth when Jason Castro walked with no outs before advancing to third on a single by Carter. He escaped the jam by striking out J.D. Martinez before Matt Dominguez grounded into a double play.

Houston would threaten again as Moore sat down the next nine batters he faced before being replaced by Ramos for the eighth inning.

Loney extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a one-out single in the seventh. The Rays then hit five consecutive singles, with the last four driving in a run each, to push the lead to 9-0. The Astros replaced Clemens with Hector Ambriz after the fourth hit in that stretch, but the trouble didn't end.