Game 1:
Ober had to leave in the 2nd with a mild shoulder strain which won't keep from his next start and the struggling-of-late bullpen responded magnificently, going a combined 7.2 1 0 0 1 13 the rest of the way.
Game 2:
Game 3:
An important victory in the rubber game, giving the Rays their first series win in their last six since they took 3 of 4 from Baltimore in early July.
Next up: The never-ending road trip takes us to Sacramento for 3 against the A's.
Players of the Week:
AL: Nolan Jones (HOU), 9-21, 4 HR, 6 RBI
NL: Elly De La Cruz (CIN), 10-24, 5 HR, 10 RBI
Rays News: He's back in the organization. Texas released catcher
Jonah Heim, so good two years ago and once a Rays farmhand, and we signed him to a minor league deal. Catcher has always been a position of need although right now Jansen and Thaiss have the position locked down at the big league level.