The Rays Tank: Bullpen a Let Down for Bedard

His line wasn’t the prettiest, going only five innings and throwing 104 pitches while walking three batters, but Erik Bedard only allowed one run in the fifth inning before he was removed from the game. Then, in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Rays bullpen imploded.

Brandon Gomes walked the first two batters he faced before getting Xander Bogaerts to fly out. Juan Carlos Oviedo was then brought in and everything pretty much went downhill from there. Five runs later and the Rays would finally end the inning, with the Red Sox now leading 6-1.

Sure, Bedard could have definitely been more efficient and gone deeper into the game to relieve an already taxed bullpen, but did we really expect him to last more than five innings anyway?

For more on the Rays latest disaster, head on over to Ian's recap here!

ICYMI: Danny discusses the current state of the Rays, with looks at the rotation, the offense and the upcoming series against the Red Sox and Yankees.

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-While throwing a simulated game yesterday, Michael Pineda had to end it after just an inning with tightness in his right lat. He’ll be sent for an MRI.

-Archie Bradley has been placed on the Triple-A disabled list with a flexor strain in his elbow.

-AJ Griffin will miss the entire 2014 season, and undergo elbow surgery today.

-Aroldis Chapman is ready to begin a minor league rehab assignment, and could start one by the end of this week.

-Have some extra money that you’re looking to spend? A watch of Babe Ruth’s will be going up for auction.

-Apparently in the Korean Baseball league, outfielders are allowed to call timeouts to run up to the infield and tell their pitcher to throw more strikes.