Blake Snell's much anticipated call up began with a dud on Thursday as the Rays missed the chance to sweep visiting Seattle.
Blake Snell took the hill Thursday afternoon in a matinee game against the Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field. It marked Snell's first start since his MLB debut in late April in which he bested Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees. All signs point to this being a long term call up and Thursday afternoon marked day one.
Unfortunately, due to the time slot of this game, as well as the fact that local television did not pick up the game, I was unable to watch live; so, this recap will be brief and to the point.