Rays 5, Yankees 13
Record: 27-17
Attendance: 43,032
Today the Rays fell into second place and lost the series against the New York Yankees, 2 games to 1, the same record they put up last weekend, which puts them down two series, and puts their six games against the Yankees a not-so-healthy 4 games to 2. Most of the games were close and not too much should be read into this home and away series. But the Rays did lose to a better team. For now. They were hot and we were not--and still we put up a good fight. Until the worst, most embarrassing inning in recent Rays history. Maybe of all time.
Charlie Morton was not his impressive self today, giving up five runs (three earned), on four hits, four walks, and two two-run homes to Aaron Hicks and Brett Gardner. He threw 88 pitches in four innings of work, but escaped with a no decision. That was disaster enough, but there was more to come.
Diego Castillo came on for an inning and a third giving up another three runs on two hits and three walks. Ryne Stanek gave up another three runs in a third of an inning, and Casey Sadler pitched two and a third giving up the final two runs. Add it up and the pitching staff gave up 12 hits, 9 walks, and 13 runs Ouch.
And even so, the Rays put up numbers of their own against starter Chad Green and his replacement Nestor Cortes, Jr. in five and two-thirds innings. Willy Adames hit his third homer of the year, and Brandon Lowe, heating up again, hit his tenth, a three-run blast. So it was 5-5 going into the bottom of the sixth when the Yankees put together a seven-run inning--and that was the end of that. Consult the box score for the bloody postmortem.
Next up are the LA Dodgers, in to the Trop for a two-game set, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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