August cannot come soon enough for the Tampa Bay Rays.
After entering July with the best record in baseball, the Rays continued their horrific July by embarrassingly losing 17-4 to the Houston Astros. The game remained competitive until the fourth inning when the Astros secured a commanding lead that the Rays could not overcome. With this loss, the Rays’ July record fell to 6-16, keeping them at risk of having the worst record in the majors for the month.
The game began with Taj Bradley as the starting pitcher for the Rays, opposed by Hunter Brown for the Astros.