Rays 8, Blue Jays 3
Record: 32-19
Attendance: 15,883
Yonny Chirinos had a no hitter going through five innings, 69 pitches, when Manager Kevin Cash gave him the hook. He was surprised, he said after the game, but was satisfied that management had his best interests at heart. Not his short-term best interests certainly, but his long-term best interests. And who knows? Maybe Cash's approach keeps his pitchers fresh in October--if the Rays play themselves into post-season October games. Meantime, Chirinos picked up his sixth win of the year. And the Rays are thirteen games over .500 on Memorial Day.
Today the Rays played efficiently and had the game in hand early, scoring a single run in the second, three more in the fourth, and holding a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the eighth when Austin Meadows launched a two-run homer to right for an 8-2 lead, the final score being 8-3. The home run was Meadows' 11th of the year, and his 3 for 5 game gives him a two-game total of 7 for 9, including two homers and six RBIs. Oh, and he also stole a base. He was in the leadoff DH slot for both games.
Altogether the Rays had 14 hits, even Travis d'Arnaud contributing three (including a comebacker to the mound that deflected off the pitcher's glove and rolled into left field for a double) and everyone but Brandon Lowe getting at least one hit. The relief corps of Drake, Roe, Wood, Alvarado, and Kolarek was uneven with Wood and Kolarek giving up home runs. Overall, however, it was a piece of cake.
Sometimes they make it look easy.
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