Lefty starter Drew Smyly, who would pitch three seasons for the Rays, going 15-15, 3.95 while dealing with injury issues before being dealt after the 2016 season, and continuing the trade tree by bringing the Rays outfielder Mallex Smith and lefty Ryan Yarbrough. When the Rays traded Price, as they do so many of their stars, they got back three players. "I've been waiting for this moment since I got traded.'' "It's going to be a special moment,'' Adames said before the game. … And he'll be right back out there making plays for us (Thursday).''Īdames had many reasons to be excited, especially the first matchup with Price, the star attraction in the July 2014 five-player trade that brought Adames to the Rays from the Tigers. "I'm sure he's frustrated, but he'll move past it. "Whether it's A-ball, Double A, Triple A and now the big leagues, he carries himself so well,'' Cash said. Neither was concerned there would be any carryover as Adames plays his final game today before heading back to Triple-A with Joey Wendle's return from the paternity list. Manager Kevin Cash said he might have rushed the throw a bit. A walk, a wild pitch by Alex Colome, a sac fly and a passed ball on a pitch Sucre should have blocked led to two more runs.Īdames, who went 0-for-4 on the night and is 1-for-8 with six strikeouts, said he didn't get a good grip on the ball. Cron doubling off the centerfield wall to score Denard Span after a leadoff walk in the sixth.īut, once again, the Rays (22-25) came up short.Īdames' error in the ninth allowed Martinez to second, and the Sox quickly cashed in as Xander Bogaerts doubled to left. The Rays played some good defense, including Adames making a strong relay from centerfielder Johnny Field to catcher Jesus Sucre to nail Eduardo Nunez at the plate in the fifth.Īnd they got a clutch hit off Price, C.J. "I threw well but not well enough,'' Archer said. At this level, you can't miss the routine play."Īs in most of the nine games the Rays have now lost to the Red Sox, a good effort still ended badly.Ĭhris Archer matched up terrifically with former Rays ace Price, student versus mentor, for six innings, getting out of the one big mess he made with only one run. I've got to take the responsibility as a man to make the routine play. "As soon as you make an error, especially in that inning, it's going to be some trouble. It was a tough night for me, making that error and getting the L for the team,'' Adames said.
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