Philadelphia starter Vince Velasquez (1-1, 5.19 ERA) can only hope to get the run support he got Sunday, when the Phillies cruised to a 20-1 win over the Miami Marlins. He pitched well in his only previous interleague appearance, holding Milwaukee to one run in six innings with nine strikeouts in a hard-luck loss. The 24-year-old right-hander went 5-4 with a 3.43 ERA as a rookie last season, and this is his first outing against the Phillies. The Rays, battling injuries in their rotation, can only hope to get a different look from Friday starter Jacob Faria.įaria (0-1) has a 14.29 ERA in two starts, and his last was his worst - 73 pitches in just 1 2/3 innings, giving up eight runs, five hits and five walks. Tampa Bay's bullpen has had a rough start, leading the majors with six losses, but their 4.64 ERA could be worse. "We had our opportunities, there's no doubt," Rays manager Kevin Cash said after Wednesday's 2-1 loss that saw the team leave 32 runners on base in the three-game series. They took two of three games against the Chicago White Sox, the loss coming on a late blown lead that spoiled what would have been a confidence-building sweep. The Rays (3-9) have also reset themselves after an eight-game losing streak, largely against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. 221, and it's third in the majors with 11 steals but also third with 11 errors in an up-and-down first two weeks of the season. 364 average, to go with two home runs and nine RBIs.Īs a team, Philadelphia is hitting just. Outfielder Rhys Hoskins, who finished last season with 18 home runs in 170 at-bats as a late callup, has continued where he left off, leading the team with a. They're coming up in big situations and getting big hits." "They're definitely coming together and working real hard to look out for each other, standing shoulder to shoulder. They're grinding," Kapler said after Wednesday's win in 12 innings over the Cincinnati Reds. Philadelphia (6-5) has rebounded from a 1-4 start, winning five of six under first-year manager Gabe Kapler, who finished his career with the Rays in 2009-10. Two teams working to bounce back from rough starts will meet this weekend as the Tampa Bay Rays play host to the Philadelphia Phillies in an early interleague series at Tropicana Field.
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