Yesterday, the Rays ran into a pitcher having a night to remember. Daniel Duffy was amazing. When that happens, you tip your cap and move on.
This loss was more frustrating, because Yordano Ventura was not amazing. His pitches sometimes went where he wanted them to, but often they did not. The Rays put men on base. They had chances to break the game open. They did not, and then they were made to pay.
Ceding the Lead Early and Not Taking It Back
The Rays were a strike away from a clean first inning, when Lorenzo Cain was jammed by an inside fastball, but muscled it into left field anyway for a single.