Rays' Isaac Paredes hits two HRs to sink Tigers, his former team

Isaac Paredes popped a pair of homers, starter Drew Rasmussen posted five scoreless frames and the Tampa Bay Rays surged past the Detroit Tigers 6-1 in a Wednesday matinee game in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Acquired in a trade with Detroit on April 4 for Austin Meadows, Paredes went deep in the third and eighth innings for his first multi-homer game.

Over an 87-pitch outing, Rasmussen (4-1) allowed a pair of hits in the first