The Rays looked like they were going to pull off another victory over the division rival New York Yankees, but the bullpen imploded in the 8th inning and blew a 2 run lead as the Yankees came away with the 4-3 win. Grant Balfour recorded just 1 out while surrendering 3 earned runs to the Yankees. His ERA is now at 6.31. Ben Zobrist was 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts, while Carl Crawford was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts. I think it’s usually a bad sign when Carl Crawford starts to hit a few home runs, because he tends to spend the next month trying to be Babe Ruth. I want to give him the “Willie Mays Hayes Talk” from Major League. “You should be hitting the ball on the ground and running them out. Every time you pop one up you owe me 20 pushups”. Crawford means a lot more to this team as a contact hitter with lots of speed than a slugger who strikes out a lot.
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