The Tampa Bay Rays entered Tuesday night’s affair following a series split against the New York Yankees. Monday’s loss once again dropped the club to the .500 mark, a spot they have become all too familiar with over the last few weeks.
Nonetheless, the Rays opened a three game set against the last-place Toronto Blue Jays looking to once again get over .500, and hopefully stay there. With Ryan Pepiot on the IL with a knee infection, Tyler Alexander was recalled to work a bulk of the innings behind Shawn Armstrong, who had struggled mightily of late.
If you assumed this game would be out of reach for the Rays by the middle innings, nobody would have second guessed you, but.