The Tampa Bay Rays game was tough yesterday, but at least there were more highlights in the system. Let’s get right to it.
Texas Rangers 12, Tampa Bay Rays 4
The Rays were down 3-0 in Chris Archer‘s start last Sunday against the New York Mets and managed to come back. They did pull within 3-1 in this game, but then things became exponentially worse from there. Archer finished with 5.1 innings allowing 8 runs, 7 earned, on 11 hits, striking out 4 while walking 3. The wheels came off when he hung a pair of sliders to the not-so-formidable duo of Chris Gimenez and Delino DeShields in the sixth inning for consecutive RBI singles.