It was Kids’ Day at Tropicana Field on Sunday, meaning the children under 14 in the crowd all received the book The Outlaw Rallies for Raymond ahead of the game. They might have been grateful for the distraction after the first inning.
Things got off to a rocky start for Rays opener Sergio Romo, who found himself the unlucky pitcher of record when a series of unfortunate events saw two soft grounders dribbling through the defense. Without the aid of those would-be double-plays, the damage kept on coming for the Rays who found themselves down 3-0 going into the bottom of the first.