The bad thing about West Coast road trips is that if the Rays do well, you probably didn't get to see the game. The good thing about West Coast road trips is that if the Rays do poorly, you probably didn't get to see the game. Now that I've covered all my bases and used a baseball pun to boot, let's start with the recap.
Innings 1-3
Archer continued his early inning struggles with the pitch count. Although he didn't give up a hit until the third inning, Archer ran up the count in the first, throwing 29 pitches.