ATLANTA (AP) -- Erasmo Ramirez won his second straight start, Asdrubal Cabrera homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night.Evan Longoria and Logan Forsythe both drove in a run for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight and five of seven.Ramirez (2-1) gave up two hits, three runs and two walks and struck out five in five innings. The right-hander has a 2.25 ERA over his last nine appearances, including three starts.Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth, earning his 11th save in as many chances by retiring Andrelton Simmons on a groundout, Cameron Maybin on a flyout and striking out pinch-hitter Adonis Garcia in his major league debut.The Atlanta bullpen retired all 12 batters it faced. 
All of the Rays' runs came off Braves starter Mike Foltzynewicz (2-1).Tampa Bay went up 1-0 in the first when Kevin Kiermaier tripled and scored on Steven Souza Jr.'s single. Foltynewicz stranded two runners to end the threat.Foltzynewicz's ERA swelled from 4.24 to 5.32 after he allowed eight hits, one walk and five runs and struck out seven in five innings.The Braves took a 3-1 lead in the second on Simmons' bases-loaded walk, Maybin's RBI single and Jace Peterson's RBI groundout.In the Rays' third, Souza singled, stole second and scored on Longoria's single to make it 3-2. Tampa Bay made it 3-all in the fourth on Cabrera's second homer.Longoria has 14 RBIs this month. He had just four in April.Tampa Bay scored twice with two outs in the fifth for a 5-3 lead on Forsythe's RBI single and David DeJesus' RBI double.MASSET ARRIVESThe Braves added a veteran arm to their bullpen, agreeing to a one-year contract with RHP Nick Masset for the $507,500 major league minimum.Masset, who worked the ninth, cleared waivers Monday after Miami designated him for assignment. The 33-year-old has a 1.86 ERA in eight games this year, but opponents are hitting .324 against him."It was a little disheartening for me, but we're just players and we go out and do what we're supposed to do," he said. "To be picked up by the Braves, that's kind of a dream come true for me, too."Atlanta's bullpen, 25th in the majors with a 4.60 ERA, has 15 relievers through its first 36 games.
All of the Rays' runs came off Braves starter Mike Foltzynewicz (2-1).Tampa Bay went up 1-0 in the first when Kevin Kiermaier tripled and scored on Steven Souza Jr.'s single. Foltynewicz stranded two runners to end the threat.Foltzynewicz's ERA swelled from 4.24 to 5.32 after he allowed eight hits, one walk and five runs and struck out seven in five innings.The Braves took a 3-1 lead in the second on Simmons' bases-loaded walk, Maybin's RBI single and Jace Peterson's RBI groundout.In the Rays' third, Souza singled, stole second and scored on Longoria's single to make it 3-2. Tampa Bay made it 3-all in the fourth on Cabrera's second homer.Longoria has 14 RBIs this month. He had just four in April.Tampa Bay scored twice with two outs in the fifth for a 5-3 lead on Forsythe's RBI single and David DeJesus' RBI double.MASSET ARRIVESThe Braves added a veteran arm to their bullpen, agreeing to a one-year contract with RHP Nick Masset for the $507,500 major league minimum.Masset, who worked the ninth, cleared waivers Monday after Miami designated him for assignment. The 33-year-old has a 1.86 ERA in eight games this year, but opponents are hitting .324 against him."It was a little disheartening for me, but we're just players and we go out and do what we're supposed to do," he said. "To be picked up by the Braves, that's kind of a dream come true for me, too."Atlanta's bullpen, 25th in the majors with a 4.60 ERA, has 15 relievers through its first 36 games.
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