Erasmo Ramirez continued his string of terrific pitching on Friday, as the Tampa Bay Rays came from behind to beat the first place Houston Astros by a score of 3-1. The Rays ended the night one game under .500 and a half game behind the third place Blue Jays.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Win 1-0, Odorizzi Injured
Logan Forsythe helped the Tampa Bay Rays notch their fourth straight win by hitting a towering home run off former Ray Fernando Rodney — breaking a 0-0 deadlock top of the ninth. Meanwhile Kevin Jepsen pulled a Houdini act in the bottom half of the frame, solidifying the Rays 1-0 win over Seattle. The victory was bittersweet, however, coming on a night where Jake Odorizzi was pulled after 4-1/3 innings with what has been called left oblique tightness. Tampa Bay, who is now 30-26 on the year, starts the day four games over .500 and a half game out of first in the AL East.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Of Luck Dragons and Losses
If the second consecutive loss by the Tampa Bay Rays could be summed up in one brief sentence, the recap would likely read: The BABIP luck dragons nipped at the heels of the Rays in a sloppy 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins.