Tampa Bay RaysvsColorado Rockies
TB 13/COL 9
Things to say
The Rays beat the Rockies 13-9 at Coors Field.
01
opener
Rays took it 13-9 out in Colorado. Total slugfest, classic Coors baseball. Ball was flying all night.
02
key player
The heart of the Tampa order just carried them. They kept the line moving and left the yard when it mattered.
03
hot take
Nine runs and you still lose by four? That's on the pitching, not the bats.
04
deep cut
Rockies went to the pen way too early and it blew up on them. The bullpen just had nothing.
05
exit
Anyway, Tampa's rolling at 66-46 now. Curious if they keep it up on the road.
The recap
The Rays went into Coors Field and turned a getaway day into a slugfest, leaving Colorado in the dust 13-9. Tampa Bay's bats did the heavy lifting early, and the heart of the order kept leaving the yard until the Rockies couldn't keep pace.
Colorado hung around because nobody scores nine and loses easy, but every time they clawed back, the Rays answered right back. Any time you drop 13 in that thin air, you'll take it and run for the airport.