BALTIMORE – Mike Zunino gave the Rays the lead with a third-inning homer in the opening game of Saturday’s day-night doubleheader.
Rookie Brendan McKay did what he was allowed to make it last, delivering five shutout innings, pitching impressively out a jam in his final frame before being lifted after 86 pitches.
And then, well, you can probably guess what happened.
The Rays turned the game over to their bullpen, and …
Yep, it turned out badly once again, in a 2-1 loss to the worst team in the majors.
Rookie reliever Colin Poche was the victim in the seventh inning, allowing a leadoff single to Anthony Santander that went off the glove of rookie second baseman Mike Brosseau, then a one-out homer to No.