Staked to an early 5-1 lead after four innings, Tampa Bay Rays starter Chris Archer was cruising along in what looked to be his third win of the season. However, Archer’s nemesis – the pitch count began taking hold and by the time he exited the game, the lead had shrunk to one run.
Despite striking out a season high nine batters, Archer had thrown 104 pitches en route to his second no-decision of the season before handing over the ball to the bullpen with a 5-4 lead. Danny Farquhar followed, faced three batters and gave way to Jumbo Diaz who proceeded to walk three to load the bases before the bottom fell out in the sixth inning.