Rays 5, Rangers 2: The Rays brought their big bats tonight

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY SportsThe season may be young, but the Rays and Rangers are off to very different starts. The Rangers were 3-1 coming into tonight’s game, while the Rays have struggled more out of the gate, splitting their series with the Jays and dropping game one against the Rangers last night.

Tonight it was clear that while the bats were quiet the Rays were hungry. Zach Eflin squared off against Andrew Heaney, and both starters managed to keep the score low. Let’s take a look at how that played out.

The Rangers went 1-2-3 in the top of the first, and the Rays returned the favor in the bottom of the inning to start the game off at a quick pace.

In the second it was another…