Yes, Rays were going to lose again
TAMPA– Technically, the Rays lost a few things on Tuesday.Their six-game
winning streak, longest in nearly a year, was snapped in the 4-2 defeat to the Twins.Their climb above
.500 for the very first time since the opening week of the season lasted just a day.Their seven-game stretch of squeaky-clean games ended with second baseman Brandon Lowe’s pricey throwing mistake in the 6th inning.Their 44-inning run of not tracking in a game was gone four batters into
the game.But what they should not lose is the great vibes, the positive feelings and the self-confidence in their clubhouse that had actually been constructing before and through the six-game streak.” At some time,”infielder/outfielder Jose Caballero stated,”we were going to lose.”What’s essential, experienced infielder Brandon Lowe said, is not to let Tuesday’s defeat be any larger than it was– the 54th game of a 162-game season that evened their record at 27-27.” We have actually just won six directly and playing actually good baseball,”Lowe said. “Do not come down on yourselves. Don’t go nuts over a loss here. Program up( Wednesday morning). Keep doing what we’ve been doing, let’s go play baseball (Wednesday) and things will look after themselves. ” Rays 3rd baseman Junior Caminero throws out the Minnesota Twins’Ty France(not imagined) during the 4th inning. [JASON BEHNKEN|AP ] Jonathan Aranda, who never had actually attempted to take a base in the majors (and seldom performed at Triple A) was caught at home by shortstop Carlos Correa while attempting to score as part of a double take with Kameron Misner breaking for 2nd.
“That’s a designed play. That’s 100% on me,” Money said. “We’re attempting to steal a run right there. It just didn’t work.”
Though Taj Bradley pitched well in working a career-high connecting 7 innings, he did put the Rays in an early hole, allowing solo runs in the first and second.
“I fought hard after those 2 innings and I had the ability to get to the seventh,” Bradley said, “so I’m proud of myself.”
Despite losing several early chances, the Rays were within one in the 6th when Lowe made what he stated were a number of errors on a Correa grounder that caused the 3rd run.
Initially, pursuing the inning-ending double play despite knowing there was a quick runner and an odd high hop that shook off the rhythm of the play. Then, tossing the ball over Caballero’s head.
“I don’t understand if you call it a bit of overconfidence and attempting to make sure that we turn the double play rather of comprehending the scenario,” Lowe said. “The runner at the plate, he’s out in front on a splitter, he’s getting out of package, and it takes a funky hop directly that slows everything down. Got to make certain that we get one out there and simply get another out on the board. I state we, and I suggest me.”
Most notably, the Rays need to show they can keep playing the way they were.
“I believe we’ve been doing well,” Bradley stated. ‘It’s a difficult loss like this, but come back (Wednesday), same energy we have actually been having, and we’re gon na have a lot of success.”
“Simply comprehend that we weren’t going to win out,” Lowe said. “That’s illogical thinking because element. We’re going to lose some ballgame occasionally. If we lose to the Twins, they’re an excellent team who played an extremely solid game. Clean it and show up (Wednesday) early morning.”
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