Franklin entered game as a defensive replacement in the third inning but departed after playing two innings, two days after being hit in the head by a teammate’s bat while on deck. The move allows Jurickson Profar to move into a utility role. The Rays got their first run in the bottom of the third off an RBI double by Even Longoria. The Rangers have homered in nine straight games against the Rays.
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Smyly (6-11) allowed four runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings to go 4-0 in his last six starts.
Bot. 8, Rangers lead 6-2: Steven Souza Jr. homers (12) to left.
Perez gave up six runs on five hits in six innings. He allowed six hits and struck out four over six innings, but the damage might’ve been worse if not for a key relay in the sixth.
The Raymond & DJ Kitty Double Bobblehead giveaway will not happen at Sunday’s game after the vendor informed the Rays the shipment would not arrive on time. The Rays have outscored their opponents 55-18 during the stretch. He has now failed to work more than one out into the sixth inning in each of his last seven starts.
Perez allowed six runs on five hits in six innings and fell to 1-8 on the road this season.
But to be fair, there was 10 relief appearances mixed in between those seven starts so pitch count was an issue in three of those.
Andriese threw first-pitch strikes to 15-of-25 batters faced, and 66 of his 95 total pitches ended up as strikes (46 swinging, 20 called, 33 fouls, 13 swings-and-misses).
Maile, Kentucky’s Mr. Baseball in 2009, was batting.226 with 10 RBI after the home run. The homer was Souza Jr.’s 13th of the season and gave the Rays an 8-4 lead. That makes it the second-longest homer by a Ray this season, behind only Evan Longoria’s 462 foot bomb in Colorado, and was tied with Brad Miller’s ninth-inning solo shot on June 17 vs. San Francisco for the hardest hit long ball, at 112 miles per hour.
“Texas has been in first place all year”, Rays starting pitcher Drew Smyly said.
Franklin drew a walk and scored in the first inning Wednesday before leaving with a head bruise.
Logan Forsythe homered after missing four games due to back spasms, and the Rays took two of three from the Rangers with an 8-4 victory on Sunday. Logan Forsythe was next, and he launched a three-run homer. A corresponding move will be announced later. The 27-year-old Arkansas product gave up one run and one hit last time out against San Diego and has posted a 3.16 ERA since the All-Star break.
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Forsythe came up with two guys on and sent a 2-1 offering from Rangers starter Martin Perez over the wall in left center.
