Monday, 4 a.m.
For the Tampa Bay Rays, it changed in four pitches.
Two of them, unfortunately, left the ballpark.
The Rays took it on the chin Sunday, losing a 4-2 decision against the Milwaukee Brewers. It was Milwaukee’s first win of the three-game series.
This time, the Rays seemed to be in good shape in the fourth inning. Christian Yelich drove a pitch over the left-field fence, and four pitches later, William Contreras drove a pitch over the right field fence.
The two home runs were the 55th and 56th shots of the season, good for second-worst in the majors, one behind the Baltimore nOrioles.
The Rays had their threats, but again, they were awful with runners in scoring position. They were one-for-eight. The Rays were three-for-24 with runners in scoring position for the series.
Jonathan Aranda had the one RISP hit. For the day, he had three hits. Chandler Simpson had two doubles.
Drew Rasmussen went five innings and allowed three runs. Rasmussen has given up six homers in his last four games.
The Rays are off today and play at Toronto on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. Shane Baz will start for the Rays against Jose Berrios.