The Rays sent staff ace Bullpen Day to the hill to face off against former Cy Young winner and anchor of my ‘17 eighth place Ottoneu team, Rick Porcello. And for a while, things looked good!
Matt Andriese was the first arm Tampa Bay called on, and he looked solid, weaving his way through the front three and surrendering only a single to J.D. Martinez.
Meanwhile, Denard Span got the offense going in the top of the third. After an earlier single by Adeiny Hechavarria, Old Man Span took a Porcello change out to right center.