Monday, 4 a.m.
Shhh. Once again, the bats of the Tampa Bay Rays are sleeping. Careful, or you might wake them up.
The Rays, who tend to go quiet on the days their Big Three do, lost their second straight game Sunday in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Houston Astros at Daikin Field.
Tampa Bay had just four hits in suffering their shutout. Their stars -- Yandy Diaz, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero -- were a combined one-for-11 in the game.
The rest of the Rays struggled, too. The Rays were 0-for-seven with runners in scoring position and struck out nine times agaisnt Peter Lambert (7-5).
The Astros two runs came on solo homers by Christian Walker and ex-Ray Isaac Paredes.
Fortunately for the Rays, the Yankees also lost. 6-1, to Minnesota. The Rays continue to have a four-game lead over the Yankees.
The Rays and Yankees start a four-game series tonight at Tropicana Field. Griffin Jax (4-5) will start for the Rays against Cam Schlitter (8-5) at 6:40 p.m.