The Rays and Marlins found themselves in a pitchers’ duel on Friday night at Marlins Park. When it was over, Tampa Bay won the battle as it defeated Miami, 2-0. The Rays have won three in a row and 10 of 12, improving their record to 22-11.\n\nAfter the Yankees were swept by the Mets in a doubleheader, the Rays lead the American League East by four games.\n\n• Box score\n\nRays left-hander
Yarbrough felt like he pitched like his hero, White Sox great Mark Buehrle.\n\n“I didn’t realize how fast the game was moving. It was a very Mark Buehrle-esque game. Just attacking the zone,” Yarbrough said.\n\nBut Yarbrough exited the game in the seventh because of left groin tightness. The injury is not considered serious. It’s not known if he will make his next start.\n\n“He has been managing it for quite some time,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “We’ll get him looked at, get him some treatment and see how he goes in the next day or two. It’s not a surprise. He has had it over his last couple of outings. He has had the injury in past seasons. He managed it really, really well.”
After the game, Yarbrough said the groin felt better. He just needed to get out of the game after throwing his last two pitches.\n\n“We are trying to be smart. Not trying to make anything really worse, especially where we were at in the game,” Yarbrough said. “I’ll give it a chance to see how it feels tomorrow.”\n\n• Rays: 'Perfect time' for Jackie Robinson Day\n\nMarlins top prospect Sixto Sánchez matched Yarbrough, pitching seven shutout innings and striking out 10 batters. His velocity reached as high as 100 mph. But Sánchez didn’t figure in the decision either.\n\n“That was some impressive stuff,\" Cash said. \"He was able to land his offspeed pitches. He established the fastball and he had a wipeout changeup. He is pretty talented.\"\n\nRays reliever Pete Fairbanks received the victory when they scored their first run in the eighth inning off two Marlins relievers. With Richard Bleier on the mound,
“\\[The hit\\] was big for us. We had a reason we didn’t hit,” Cash said. “That guy on the \\[other side\\] Sixto Sánchez had some pretty impressive stuff. Good for Yandy for getting the ball he can handle. Not a ton of offense on both teams. It was a well-pitched game. I was encouraged that we could get one across.”\n\nThe Rays would add to their lead in the ninth inning when