All season long I’ve been writing recaps that are more or less like this: the Rays pitching was [good/adequate] but you’re not going to win if your offense can’t score!
So tonight, the Rays actually manage to get some runs on the board, but their pitchers couldn’t hold off the Twins.
While the Rays had managed to score in the first inning of all three games in Atlanta (while winning just one), they tried something different this time: scoring MULTIPLE runs in the first inning. Brandon Lowe singled and Isaac Paredes walked, setting up the increasingly hot Mr.