Saturday, 4 a.m.
It was cold. It was wet. Most of all, it was ugly.
The Tampa Bay Rays spent another evening Friday embracing bad baseball. They were clobbered 10-4 by the Minnesota Twinw -- who haven't been very good, either.
Along the way, they:
-- Blew a 3-0 lead.
-- The bullpen was rotten again, giving up seven runs in the seventh.
-- The defense was sloppy, committing three errors.
-- They walked six batters, two with the bases loaded.
-- They gave up a grand slam.
-- In their last five at-bats, they scored just one run.
In the process, they fell to 2-5. How in the world have they won two?
Despite their record, the Rays have had decent starting pitching this year. But the bullpen has been dreadful. Kevin Kelly gave up five runs while recording just one out and has an ERA of 27.0.
The Rays play the Twins again today at Target Field at 7:10 p.m. Steven Matz will start for the Rays against Mick Abel.