Sunday, 4 a.m.
This time, they left the victory on base.
The Rays offense left repeated scoring chances go by the wayside in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Washington National. In a one-run loss -- their seventh in their last eight one-run games -- it was toxic.
Consider:
-- The Rays had 10 hits and six walks in the game. But they left 11 runners on base, hit into two double plays and were thrown out going to second on an overthrow.
-- The Rays were just three-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
-- They loaded the bases in the first (only one run scored), loadedd them in the second (no runs) and had three runners on in the third (one run).
The Rays ended up getting three hits from Junior Caminero and two from Yandy Diaz and Chander Simpson.
Caminero had a tough time, however, in hte seventh. He reached on an infield single and turned when the ball was thrown wildly. He said later he was mistaken and thought the ball was thrown out of play. It wasn't, robbing the Rays of a situation with runners on second and third.
Ian Seymour took the loss for the Rays, going five inning but allowing three earned runs. Dylan Crews hit the game-clinching home run in the ninth.
The Rays are 1-1 in their 10-game homestand.
The Rays and Senators play again today at 1:40 p.m. at Tropicana. Nick Martinez (6-2) will start for the Rays against Andrew Alverez (1-0).