Rays lost, heartbreaking fashion, yada yada yada. You know the drill. Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you. But the story of today for Rays' fans was rookie Blake Snell. The kid who blew through the minors last year and opened everybody's eyes was making his Big League debut on the biggest stage. How would he hold up? Let's find out.
A Rocky First
Snell set a Major League rookie record for deep breaths during a dicey first inning. After retiring Jabroni Ellsbury and Brett Gardner to start things off, he lost Carlos Beltran on four pitches.