Tampa Bay absolutely shellacked Boston tonight, in a 13-3 demoralizing victory at the Trop. The Rays matched their season high single game run total with 13, initially set back on June 9th against the Marlins. I know, it’s really easy to focus on the fact that the Rays have been really inconsistent this season. Nevertheless, with this win Tampa Bay assured us fans at least one thing: the Red Sox will not finish the season with a winning record for the first time since 1997. No matter how things get, at least the Rays aren’t the Red Sox!
The totals on the night go a little something like this:
- Runs 13
- Total hits: 15
- Doubles: 3 (Jose Molina [wha???], BJ Upton, Luke Scott)
- Triples: 1 (Desmond Jennings)
- Homers: 2 (Jeff Keppinger, Carlos Pena)
- RBI: 12 (Matt Joyce 2, Ben Zobrist, Jeff Keppinger 2, Carlos Pena 3, Desmond Jennings 2, Luke Scott, Jose Molina)
- wRISP: 5-15, 10 LOB
- Strike outs by Rays pitchers: 11
Oh yeah, the kid got his first major league win. Congrats Archer!
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