The unofficial first half of the season came to a close on Sunday afternoon as the Orioles lost 7-5 to the Rays after digging themselves an early six-run hole on the road at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Jordan Lyles had himself a bad day. MASN color commentator Jim Palmer noted that Lyles seemed to lack his normal control, often leaving pitches over the heart of the plate, and the Tampa lineup was all over it with an average exit velocity against of 96.5 mph. That’s not good!
The veteran righty’s line tells the whole story. Over 2.