Cash, Melvin shower praise on Andriese

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ST. PETERSBURG — When he finished the first nine-inning complete game of his career, Rays right-hander Matt Andriese was short on ways to describe his experience.

“It felt great,” Andriese said. “I’m kind of at a loss for words, that feeling I had there on the mound there in the ninth inning, with two strikes. Like I said, a little loss for words. It feels great, though.”

Andriese let his actions deliver his message loud and clear Saturday in the Rays’ 6-0 victory over the A’s at Tropicana Field. He became the first Tampa Bay pitcher to earn a shutout since right-hander Chris Archer did so on Aug. 20, 2015, against the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Andriese, who threw 106 pitches (78 for strikes), improved to 2-0 with a 0.56 …

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