Rays 6, Guardians 7: C.B. Bucknor should retire

After losing a close game last night to the Guardians, the Rays entered Saturday night’s matchup looking to even the series with a win.

To sum it up: They had a lead, then trailed, then tied it up, took the lead, and then blew a pair of saves in the 9th and 11th innings.

Zach Littell, the Rays latest reliever-turned-starter, got the start and made it through 4.2 innings of work before giving way to the Rays bullpen, who came ready to play.

Littell gave up a run in the first and second innings prior to throwing a scoreless third. But, in the fourth inning, he surrendered a pair of runs and exited before the inning was over. Both early runs scored by the Guardians came on ground balls that…