Rays 3, Twins 5: Missed Chances At The Plate Doom Rays

Leaving the bases loaded with no outs haunts the Rays in loss to Twins.It was a fairly uneventful game for the first five innings. The Twins threatened a time or two and the Rays finally got their first hit, and first run, on a Daniel Nava line drive homer to lead off the fourth. Chirs Archer was mostly excellent until the seventh inning, but I'm here to talk about the sixth.

The Twins had tied the game on a two out home run by Eduardo Escobar. The Rays rallied in the bottom of the frame, singling three straight times to load the bases with no out for Rene Rivera. Here's where it gets interesting. Late in a tie game is a good place to pinch hit for the worst hitter in the majors, regardless…