What hurt more today, the failure to get a ball out of the infield (I’m exaggerating but not by much) after the first inning?
Or the utter meltdown by not one but two relievers?
It started out more promising. I barely had time to think how unimpressive the Rays lineup looked without Franco, and with Diaz having a day off, when this lineup had scored three runs! J Lowe led off with a single, Randy Arozarena walked. The two pulled off a double steal ahead of a B-Lowe 2-RBI single. Harold Ramirez knocked in one more run with a double, and the Rays had a 3-0 lead.