ST. PETERSBURG -- Alex Cobb's homecoming at Tropicana Field got off to a rocky start. But once the righty recorded his first out, which came after the Rays plated a run on three hits, he got plenty cozy. In fact, he was nearly unhittable the rest of Tuesday evening.
Cobb allowed just two more hits over seven innings against an organization with which he spent his first 12 years. The righty struck out three in the 101-pitch outing. He worked around a pair of potentially troublesome walks in the fourth, but there's one thing he didn't do: go deep enough for it to hold up.