ST. PETERSBURG — After being formally eliminated Monday from the postseason chase, the Rays on Tuesday turned their focus to addressing some issues for next season.
One is what to make of RHP Jake Faria, whose follow-up season to his impressive 2017 debut was lost to injuries and ineffectiveness that landed him back in the minors for a while.
Faria got the start Tuesday against the Yankees, working, on a limited pitch count, only into the third, allowing three runs on four hits and a costly walk in the 9-2 loss. The Rays dropped to 87-70 after their first back-to-back losses in more than a month.