Some would say the Rays suffered from an intensity let down. Some would say there were a few too many cocky fans that thought a win was a certainty against the Astros. Some would say the boys were tired from the quick turnaround. What would I say? Eh, you can’t win them all. Although the Rays had every chance to win this one.
Garza didn’t have his best stuff, but this girl noticed that he was workin hard. He saved the pen and battled through eight innings giving up only two runs. If your offense can’t score two runs then you are in trouble son. Matt did have a little league moment though where he couldn’t pitch strikes to the pitcher because he was showing bunt. Like a youngster he got frustrated and ended up hitting him. Kinda funny until a run scored later in the inning.
It was rather funny watching Mr. Garza bat. It’s one of my favorite things in baseball. Watching pitchers who rarely hit step in the box. Now maybe Matt can imagine what it’s like for someone to see his pitches coming. He did get a sac bunt down though. It almost makes up for the pitch that he bailed on that turned out to be a strike. Yep, I love him but I laughed at him.
What can I say about the offense? Well Benny Z and Brignac hit well on the night. Other than that the story is about LOBs. The Rays left a family reunion on the bases. What happened to get the mofo in?!
Why oh why was Zobrist stealing third with no outs??? It’s a puzzler.
There were many chances to win the game, but alas it didn’t happen. Let’s hope Niemann can get them back on track tonight. Oh and he will be most excellent to watch step up to the plate! Interleague is fun, and I haven’t mentioned it yet but Brian Anderson makes me laugh. Did you catch him giving Staats crap about calling Lee slow. Good times. Go Rays!
