PITTSBURGH — Eyes could be on the closers when the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series Tuesday at PNC Park.
The reasons, however, are different.
For Tampa Bay (40-38), Alex Colome fell to 1-3 after he blew two games in a row on Saturday and Sunday against Baltimore.
“We’ve just got to go in and finish teams off,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Colome, who has 20 saves in 23 opportunities, does not describe himself as struggling.
“I feel like every time I go out, there’s nothing different. I just missed, like, one pitch,” Colome told the Tampa Bay Times after Sunday’s 8-5 loss.