PHOENIX -- Robbie Ray (Bob) left his outing Saturday feeling that a small delivery tweak had provided a big step in the right direction.
Ray retired the last five hitters he faced, getting out of a bases-loaded, one-out situation in the fourth inning and retiring the side in the fifth, seemingly hitting his stride as his pitch count reached triple digits.
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Ray gave up only one run in five innings, but he made 104 pitches after throwing first-pitch strikes to only four of the first 16 Mariners he faced.