Arizona DiamondbacksvsTampa Bay Rays
ARI 1/TB 5
Things to say
The Rays beat the Diamondbacks 5-1 at Tropicana Field.
01
opener
Rays handled the D-backs 5-1 at the Trop. Never really in doubt after the early innings. Tampa's pitching just shut the door.
02
key player
Tampa's starter was the whole story. Got into his stuff early, kept Arizona's heart of the order off balance all afternoon.
03
hot take
Honestly Arizona's offense is a fraud right now. One run? On a getaway day? That lineup's got no patience, their OBP is ugly.
04
deep cut
The Rays bullpen barely got touched. Five runs of support and the pen only needed a couple clean innings to lock it.
05
exit
Tampa's rolling at 48-33. Be interesting to see if they can keep it going next series.
The recap
Tampa Bay handled business at the Trop, riding their pitching to a tidy 5-1 win over Arizona. The starter clearly got into his stuff early and kept the Diamondbacks' heart of the order quiet all afternoon, with the bullpen slamming the door behind him.
Arizona scratched out a single run and never really threatened, and that 1-for-the-day offense just wasn't going to cut it. The Rays keep rolling at 48-33, looking every bit like a team that doesn't beat itself.