Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy and starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi talked after the game.
The Texas Rangers will start their road slate for 2024 in Tampa Bay to face the Rays just as they started their playoff run in 2023., they head off for their first road series against a familiar October foe in St. Petersburg, Florida. Now that all the pomp and circumstance surrounding rings and banners has been immortalized, the Rangers immediately get a taste of baseball without their freshly hung banner beaming above them.
Tampa Bay did not have an off day after Opening Day like Texas. Instead, the Rays hosted the Toronto Blue Jays at home for four games, which means they don’t have any traveling to do before the Texas series. The Rays got a notable performance by former Round Rock Express reliever Zack Littell, who went six innings and allowed up just four hits while striking out six in the win on Saturday. All in all, Tampa Bay finished out the opening series 2-2 and was outscored by Toronto 20-17.● Game 4, 5:50 PM CT - RHP Dane Dunning vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot ● Game 6, 12:10 PM CT - RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs.
Zack Eflin starts the second game, after a disappointing Opening Day outing. The Wild Card Game 2 starter for Tampa Bay from last October gave up six runs over 5 ⅔ innings, including three Blue Jays homers. Meanwhile, Andrew Heaney will make his first start of the season for Texas after exercising his player option to stay with the team.
Tampa Bay, a team that has often been a pitching and defense-first franchise, now finds itself in a position where the offense will potentially be called upon to carry the team. In 2023, the Rays ranked fourth in the AL in homers with 230 and were second in team OPS at .776. They still feature names like Randy Arozarena, Yandy Diaz, and Isaac Paredes. The firestarter Caballero, recently acquired from the Mariners, is riding a four-game hitting streak to start the season.
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