ST. PETERSBURG – Having Matt Duffy and all he brings in the lineup for the first time this season had the Rays feeling good going into Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox.
Yonny Chirinos, after allowing two first-inning runs, settled in to give them a solid start.
Travis d’Arnaud – yes, him again – got them back to even with yet another big hit, a two-run homer in the third off Chris Sale.
And then ….
Well, you kind of know the story by now.
The Rays put the game in the hands of their bullpen, and they watched it backfire yet again as the Red Sox scored a 5-4 win.