Saturday, 4 a.m.
Is it time to wonder if Joe Boyle is ripe yet?
Boyle, who looked promising early in the year, has fallen on hard times. The Rays lost his third consecutive start Saturday as the Seattle Mariners bombed the Rays 7-4.
Boyle has lasted just 3 1/3 innings, five innings and four innings in his three starts. As a team, the Rays have won just 13 of their last 40 games.
The Rays took a 1-0 lead on Brandon Lowe's 22nd homer. But then the Mariners took over.
Julio Rodriguez hit two home runs for Seattle. Cal Raleigh hit another three-run homer. In all, Boyle lasted just 10 outs and gave up six earned runs.
The Rays came closer when Junior Caminero hit his 32nd home run, a three-run blast in the sixth. But the Rays had just five hits in the game.
Seattle got seven hits and eight walks.
The Rays play Seattle again today at 4:10 p.m. Adrian Houser will start for the Rays against Bryan Woo.