The Rays won back-to-back games for the first time in nearly three weeks as Brendan McKay made his major league debut by retiring the first 16 batters he faced, and Blake Snell struck out 12 batters in six innings.
The pitching performances and series win over Texas, which opened a two-game lead in the American League wild card race, were just part of the Rays’ good news from the weekend. On Sports Day Tampa Bay, we discuss the Rays’ selections to the All-Star Game, NBA and NHL free agency and the U.S. Women’s World Cup semifinal match Tuesday against England.