Well, that was ugly. The Rays dropped the rubber match 5-4 to the Minnesota Twins. They lost despite holding the Twins to four hits, in large part because they issued nine(!) free passes. The loss puts a wrap on a 6-3 road trip, which, if you had told me we’d get beforehand, I would have been very pleased. But now? Feels like cold comfort. The Rays lead over the second place Red Sox has shrunk to three games.
Luis Patiño got the start against Charlie Barnes. Lineups:
Luis Patiño struggled mightily to find his release point from the get go.