Before we kick this recap off, three important items need mentioned:
- Longoria wants to hit third in the order.
- Longoria is constantly hit fourth in the order because it is the most advantageous position in the line up to drive in runs.
- Longoria has been moved to third in the lineup.
Tonight that would put Longoria in a position to succeed, and eventually help the Rays along, but things had to get dark before they could get light. I'm talking about Archer's no-good first inning.
Sure Archer missed some spots through the first, loading the bases in quick succession to start the game and reminding me of his previous outing where he finally fell apart.