The wins, of course, are the most important thing, and the Rays on Tuesday extended their streak to five straight with a 5-1 victory over the White Sox. The City Connect uniforms have gotten a nice bump in attention, as the Rays' fortunes turned with Friday's debut of the gray-and-back, neon-accented, skateboard-themed threads. “I 100% agree,” manager Kevin Cash said. Tuesday, that included a strong seven-inning outing by Zach Eflin, home runs by a warming Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes, some highlight plays in the field by infielders Richie Palacios and Jose Caballero, and just about everyone having a hand in the win as the Rays got over .500 at 19-18.
Yandy Diaz and Isaac Paredes each had two hits, including singles in Tampa Bay's tie-breaking two-run eighth inning, as the Rays defeated the visiting New York Mets 3-1 on Saturday. It marked the 755th career win for Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash, breaking a tie with Joe Maddon for the most in franchise history. Rays reliever Jason Adam (2-0) walked two but allowed no hits in the eighth inning to get the win, and Phil Maton came on in the ninth for his first save of the season.
ST. PETERSBURG — Ryan Pepiot gave the Rays another quality start. Isaac Paredes hit his first home run in eight games. The Rays had a lead heading into the seventh inning. Most of the 13,648 at Tropicana Field likely thought Tuesday might be the night the Rays turned the corner. And then Tigers designated hitter Riley Greene hit his second home run of the night, followed closely by a homer ...
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30 | C |
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6 | 3B |
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43 | LF | |
10 | RF | |
22 | CF |