NEW YORK — Even worse than being swept out of Yankee Stadium this week, thanks in part to a 12-1 loss Wednesday afternoon, was how it happened.
Even the best teams go through losing stretches over the course of a 162-game season, and the Rays are certainly doing that right now. But there’s no way the Rays can compete with the Yankees for the AL East without a better version of Blake Snell.
The Rays hope Wednesday marked rock bottom for the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner. He lasted just 1/3 an inning, his shortest outing in 89 major-league starts.