The Tampa Bay Rays, who had the best start in Major League history with 14 consecutive wins in the opening season, are in danger of being eliminated at the first postseason gate.
Tampa Bay played the first game of the Wild Card Series home game against the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA on the 4th (Korean time).
On this day, Tampa Bay lost 0-4 after the batting line, which had been pointed out as a problem since the middle of the regular season, was unable to attack Texas starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery at all.
Accordingly, despite 14 consecutive wins in the opening season and스포츠토토 99 wins in the regular season, Tampa Bay faced its greatest crisis from the first postseason. Just one more loss will end this season.
In Tampa Bay’s batting lineup, only Randy Arozarena and Tyler Wals had multiple hits, and the rest of the batters were unable to use their power.
In particular, Tampa Bay attempted a squeeze bunt in the second inning when they were down 0-1 with two hits on first and third base with one out, but it was blocked by Montgomery’s rain.
Afterwards, the Tampa Bay batting line showed no signs of attacking the Texas mound consisting of Montgomery, Aroldis Chapman, and Jose LeClerc.
Additionally, starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow performed poorly, allowing 6 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) in 5 innings. He struck out eight, but also walked five.
In particular, Glasnow lost the game after showing signs of collapse, such as giving up an extra point with his wild pitch in the 5th inning when the team was down 0-1.
Now, Tampa Bay will use Jack Eflin as the starting pitcher in Game 2. The Texas starting pitcher competing against him is Nathan Evoldi. He is pushed out in the starting matchup.
Accordingly, in order for Tampa Bay to make a comeback in Game 2 and advance the wild card series to the final Game 3, the explosive power of the batting line is needed.
