Tough Loss in Extra Innings
Hey fellow Rays fans
, what a nail-biter we had last night! Our boys battled hard against the Houston Astros, but unfortunately, we came up just short in a 2-1 loss that stretched into extra innings.Pitchers Step Up Early
Both teams' pitchers were absolutely on point through the early innings. Our ace was getting it done, keeping their hitters in check. We saw strong performances especially from Littell, who was solid through his outing, giving up minimal hits and no runs until the 5th. No movement on either side until the top of the 5th when Jeremy Peña broke the deadlock with a solo homer to left center, giving the Astros a 1-0 lead.Struggling to Get on Base
Our batting lineup had its difficulties cracking the Astros pitching
. Yandy Díaz struck out looking in the first, and Ben Rortvedt struggled mightily at the plate. We did have a glimmer of hope in the 3rd inning with Taylor Walls singling to right and stealing second, but we couldn't capitalize as Jose Siri struck out swinging.A Chance to Make a Comeback
Things started to get interesting in the 7th inning when Josh Lowe walked and got to third base thanks to some heads-up base running. However, we just couldn't bring him home
. It wasn't until the 8th inning when Walls walked, stole two bases, and eventually scored on a fielder's choice by Díaz, tying the game up at 1-1. Excitement was building, but we couldn’t keep that momentum going as Jose Caballero was caught stealing second.
Extra Innings Heartbreaker
Into the 10th we went
, and the tension was real. Dubón singled to center, allowing Pedro León to score, making it 2-1 Astros. Despite our best efforts in the bottom of the 10th, including Dylan Carlson pinch-hitting for Rortvedt, their pitcher closed it out decisively.Tough break, folks, but let’s keep our heads up! We showed we can hang with a strong team like the Astros. Let’s rally behind our Rays and look forward to bouncing back in the next game!
Scoreboard for Astros @ Rays (August 14th, 2024)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |