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Rays News:
- The Rays were able to avoid a series sweep thanks to a strong outing from Chris Archer that ended with some words being exchanged with the Astros bench, while the Rays offense exploded in the final two innings of the game as Matt Duffy hit his first home run in a Rays uniform.
- Chris Archer surpassed the 200 strikeout mark during the start
- The Process Report has its writeup of Desmond Jennings somewhat surprising release
- Kevin Cash says there are changes in store to fix the fundamental errors that have occurred this year and last
- Alex Cobb is back on the active roster for the first time since September of 2014
The #Rays have optioned RHP Steve Geltz to Triple-A @DurhamBulls and will activate RHP @Acobb53 tomorrow.
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 28, 2016
- Rays 2015 first rounder, Garrett Whitley had the best night of his career last night
Congrats to #Rays prospect Garrett Whitley, 4H tonight, his first 4H game as a professional.
— Neil Solondz (@neilsolondz) August 29, 2016
- Signs of good things
Rays rotation has been AL's best since the All-Star Break: 19-13, 3.16 ERA. @RaysBaseball
— Richard Justice (@richardjustice) August 28, 2016
Around the League:
- The Little League World Series is over and New York are the champions
- This kid got an autograph from Mike Trout and his reaction is awesome