The Rays opened up a short two game set in the nation’s capital tonight against the world champion Nationals. While the Nats enter the game as the last place team in their division, the American league leading Rays would have no small task ahead.
For the Rays it was Charlie Morton, with just one start under his belt since coming back from his month long stint on the injured list. For the nationals, the always elite Max Scherzer.
Morton, looking to get more length from this outing, looked sharp in the first, but never quite regained his groove after that, allowing two runs in the second and then another in the third.