Oh that bullpen...
The 107-win Rays dropped a back-and-forth Game 1 to the 111-win Astros in MLB's Clash of the Titans. After finally forging ahead in the 6th on RBI singles from
Danny Rivera and
Billy Doughty, Tampa Bay found the lead short-lived as
Stan LeVea's recent slump continued as he gave up the tying and go-ahead runs and then
Branden Gammage gave up another and despite putting two men on in the 9th against former Ray Jadon Smith, they fell short. One encouraging sign was Rivera, who also had a solo homer as part of a 3-hit day after needing almost the entire season to finally get over the Mendoza Line.
Gabe Bryant will try to keep us from falling into an 0-2 hole tomorrow.