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Rays come home and lose again, 5-0 to Rangers

Yonny Chirinos gave the Rays six innings but gave up four runs, and the bats were quiet again.

Rays starter Yonny Chirinos pitches in the second inning against the Rangers on Friday, June 28, 2019, at Tropicana Field. [ALLIE GOULDING | Times]

Rays starter Yonny Chirinos pitches in the second inning against the Rangers on Friday, June 28, 2019, at Tropicana Field. [ALLIE GOULDING | Times]

ST. PETERSBURG – There was some excitement at the Trop on Friday, though primarily over the promotion of promising pitching prospect Brendan McKay, who will make his big-league debut for the Rays on Saturday, and the return of reliever Jose Alvarado, who’d been gone nearly a month attending to family matters.