Sunday, 3 a.m.
It wasn’t how often the Texas Rangers hit the ball Saturday night. It was how far.
The Rangers had just four hits against the Tampa Bay Rays in their 6-4 victory. But three of the four hits were home runs, accounting for all of the Rangers’ runs. It was the second straight loss for the Rays, who are 4-4 on the season.
The Rays never could catch up to the long ball. Starter Taj Bradley gave up two of the shots in the first inning, but
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held the Rangers hitless over the rest of his five innings. Reliever Mason Montgomery gave up a two-run shot to Wyatt Langford in the bottom of the seventh.
It was a disappointing loss for the Rays, who came from behind after falling behind 4-0. Brandon Lowe had a solo homer and Jonathan Aranda had a two-run shot. Curtis Mead doubled in the tying run.
The Rays had 12 hits on the night in the loss.
The teams conclude their series today at 2:35 p.m. Drew Rasmussen will start for the Rays against Kumar Rocker.