Thursday, 4 a.m.
The Tampa Bay Rays have a way of healing ailing pitchers.
Sadly, it’s the other team’s pitchers.
One night after being dominated by Lucas Giolito, the Rays scuffled against Walker Buehler Wednesday night. Buehler, 5-4, entered the game with a 5.18 ERA. Still, he looked large against the Rays in a 4-3 win.
All four of Boston’s runs came on solo homers against starter Zack Littell. In other words, half of the Red Sox hits against Littell were home runs. Littell has given up the most home runs in the majors this year with 21.
The Rays loaded the bases twice in the game, but their big inning came behind a two-run homer by Yandy Diaz. Diaz, Brandon Lowe and Jake Mangum all had two hits.
The Rays are off tonight. They open a series in New York against the Mets on Friday at 7:10 p.m. Taj Bradley will start for the Rays against Clay Holmes.