Last night, the Tampa Bay Rays shutout the Detroit Tigers, 4-0, to snap their four game losing streak.

Charlie Morton dominated, delivering seven scoreless innings and striking out eight during his night on the mound. Oliver Drake closed it out for the Rays, pitching a perfect 8th and 9th inning.

Offensively, Avisail Garcia doubled home a run. Austin Meadows tripled, and then scored thanks to an error. Ji-Man Choi was the only Rays player with a multi-hit game.

Today, the Rays go for the series victory with Ryne Stanek opening against Daniel Norris with first pitch slated for 1:10.

News and Links

• Joey Wendle will begin a rehab assignment today with the Charlotte Stone Crabs. The Rays second baseman has been out most of the season with a two separate injuries. He spent m most of the month of April on the shelf with a hamstring issue. Then, just a few days after returning, an errant pitch fractured his wrist. He has played in just eight games for the Rays thus far in 2019.
• Tommy Pham should make his return to the Rays starting lineup after sitting out for a week with a calf strain.
• Draft heist of the century? How Mike Trout fell to the Angels - Keith Law, ESPN
• Can Avisail Garcia Continue To Out-Mash The Competition? - Jeff Todd, MLB Trade Rumors
• Going Deep: Introducing The Rays’ Next Relief Ace - Michael Ajeto, Pitcher List
• Pitchers, collegiate players dominate Rays’ Draft - Juan Toribio, Rays Baseball
• Gaze into Blake Snell’s staring eyes and maybe you’ll become an elite pitcher, too - Adrian Garro, Cut4
• These 7 teams had the best Draft hauls - Jim Callis, MLB.com

Rays are included on this list

• Why the Rays drafted a pitcher who threw only 2 innings this season - Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times ($)