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August 30-September 1, 2030: at LA Angels (3)
Game 1: 3-11 L. LP-Eldridge (3-14, 4 5 7 2 2 3). Another brutal outing for Eldridge and if I had a better option he'd be out of the rotation.
Game 2: 3-4 L (10). LP-R.Rodriguez (4-9). Starter-Evans (4 5 1 1 2 7). HR-Hardy (6/12), Tovar (1/4). A heartbreaker as Manny Tovar's first Rays homer tied it up in the 8th only to lose in the 10th when Rodriguez's wildness loaded the bases and set up the winning hit.
Transactions: 2B Victor Mesa and P Benjamin Buckman, both of whom were up earlier this year, are added to the expanded September roster.
Game 3: 1-5 L. LP-Khattak (14-6, 4 7 4 4 3 3). HR-Mesa (2). Instead of the national anthem we'll be playing Tom Petty's "Free Fallin" as the Rays dropped their fifth straight and eighth in their last nine. Another lousy start and little contribution from the offense have been the recipe for losing of late.
Team record: 71-66. Not that long ago we were 2 1/2 up, now we're 2 1/2 behind Toronto in the division and with the sweep LA tied us for the top wild card spot, which is only 2 games up on the playoff dividing line. So winning again would behoove the Rays who'll get their first chance back home with 3 against Minnesota.
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