Those three games in Toronto led me to memory hole the Rays June offense but it reappeared today. The team seemed to have two outs before the inning started; the few well struck balls were right into outfielder gloves. Kudos to Josh Fleming, who did his job (eat innings, keep team in the game). But it’s hard to do much when your offense is two singles (one of which was turned into an out) and two walks.
Both teams went with openers today, Austin Davis for the Red Sox, and Jalen Beeks for the Rays. The Red Sox got to Beeks in the second, at first quietly - a walk, an infield hit, but then Verdugo hit a solid single to load the bases and suddenly the Rays were in trouble.