Rays 3 Astros 4: Chandler Simpson, steal home!

Is it better to stage a comeback and then watch the game slip away? Or to never come back at all?

The first four innings of this game were all Astros. They scored three runs in the first two innings, but had runners on base in the other innings (their only one-two-three inning was the eighth). They could well have scored more but Danny Jansen was able to catch two runners trying to steal second.

But after all that, Rays starter Ryan Pepiot did manage to pitch six innings allowing only the three runs. He gave up eight hits, but only walked one.

The Rays meanwhile had pretty much no offense. Houston’s starter Colton Gordon gave up a leadoff hit to Yandy Diaz, and then proceeded to mow down Rays…