Wade Davis is by no means expected to be dominant. But right now he is on his game. He has won three straight games for the Rays, after not winning a single one between May 8 and June 12.
Joe Maddon expressed his thoughts about Davis after the game last night,"He played a good game. (He) was a good baseball player tonight. He pitched well. He did a lot of good things defensively as well as with the two bunts. He had himself a really good night."
Davis is usually a slow starter, and usually doesn't show his full potential until after the All-Star break. He said he is very encouraged that he is getting it going now. Last night he threw seven innings, allowing only five hits, one earned run, tossing three strikeouts,and one walk.
"Everything is coming together a bit better in the second half, hopefully I can build off the momentum," Davis said after the game,"We're playing good and I think it will be good for everybody."
Last night it paid off for the Rays offense, as Upton and Longoria both had stellar nights. The Rays dominated Bud Norris, who started for the Astros and got the loss. Upton went 2-4 with a homerun, two RBIs, and one walk.
Upton started with an RBI single to left, bringing in Evan Longoria. Later in the sixth inning, Upton smashed his second solo shot in the last two days, with no outs. His homerun made it 4-1, Rays. He also had a beautiful diving catch in the field.
Upton was humble about his excellent performance."Our pitching is essentially keeping us in ball games and I think that's what this team is about timely hitting. I don't think right now anybody is really standing out, we're just getting hits at the right time.
Upton wasn't all for the Rays offense though. Longoria stepped up big again too. He went 2-4, with two runs, two RBIs all off of his two doubles, and once again, without batting gloves. His RBI double in the first gave the Rays this first run of the game. His second hit was another RBI double, but in the ninth inning. He later scored on a RBI single from Casey Kotchman.
"They're a little bit sore but my swing feels good, it's in a good spot." Longoria said about his batting gloves,"It's not a direct result of the gloves by any means, or no gloves, but superstitious as we are I'll keep it going that way." Longoria will bat again without batting gloves on Sunday despite his sore hands.
In the sixth inning, the Astros tried making a comeback. The bases were loaded, but the Rays got out of that when Brett Wallace grounded out to end the inning.
Astros were back at it in the seventh. Keppinger got on, and then with one out Pence had himself an RBI double, to make the game 4-2. Lee reached on a very odd error by Sam Fuld. In deep left he looked as if he made the catch, but then the ball came out in transition. The Rays escaped that inning with a double play from Matt Downs.
The winning pitcher was Wade Davis who is now 7-5 on the season. He pitched seven innings, allowed five hits, one earned run, one walk, and three strikeouts.
The losing pitcher was Bud Norris who now has dropped to 4-6 on the season. He pitched five innings, allowing six hits, and three earned runs. He tossed five strikeouts and threw three walks.
The Great - Evan Longoria and BJ Upton - Obvious reasons. Their performance at the plate is leading the Rays right now. Timely hitting boys!
The Good- Wade Davis - As BJ said, pitching is a huge factor on this team right now, and is not putting pressure on the Rays hitters
The Bad- The Errors in this game that could of been easily fixed. The error by Sam Fuld in the field, and Reid Brignac in the infield. Both are stupid mistakes.
Joe Maddon expressed his thoughts about Davis after the game last night,"He played a good game. (He) was a good baseball player tonight. He pitched well. He did a lot of good things defensively as well as with the two bunts. He had himself a really good night."
Davis is usually a slow starter, and usually doesn't show his full potential until after the All-Star break. He said he is very encouraged that he is getting it going now. Last night he threw seven innings, allowing only five hits, one earned run, tossing three strikeouts,and one walk.
"Everything is coming together a bit better in the second half, hopefully I can build off the momentum," Davis said after the game,"We're playing good and I think it will be good for everybody."
Last night it paid off for the Rays offense, as Upton and Longoria both had stellar nights. The Rays dominated Bud Norris, who started for the Astros and got the loss. Upton went 2-4 with a homerun, two RBIs, and one walk.
Upton started with an RBI single to left, bringing in Evan Longoria. Later in the sixth inning, Upton smashed his second solo shot in the last two days, with no outs. His homerun made it 4-1, Rays. He also had a beautiful diving catch in the field.
Upton was humble about his excellent performance."Our pitching is essentially keeping us in ball games and I think that's what this team is about timely hitting. I don't think right now anybody is really standing out, we're just getting hits at the right time.
Upton wasn't all for the Rays offense though. Longoria stepped up big again too. He went 2-4, with two runs, two RBIs all off of his two doubles, and once again, without batting gloves. His RBI double in the first gave the Rays this first run of the game. His second hit was another RBI double, but in the ninth inning. He later scored on a RBI single from Casey Kotchman.
"They're a little bit sore but my swing feels good, it's in a good spot." Longoria said about his batting gloves,"It's not a direct result of the gloves by any means, or no gloves, but superstitious as we are I'll keep it going that way." Longoria will bat again without batting gloves on Sunday despite his sore hands.
In the sixth inning, the Astros tried making a comeback. The bases were loaded, but the Rays got out of that when Brett Wallace grounded out to end the inning.
Astros were back at it in the seventh. Keppinger got on, and then with one out Pence had himself an RBI double, to make the game 4-2. Lee reached on a very odd error by Sam Fuld. In deep left he looked as if he made the catch, but then the ball came out in transition. The Rays escaped that inning with a double play from Matt Downs.
The winning pitcher was Wade Davis who is now 7-5 on the season. He pitched seven innings, allowed five hits, one earned run, one walk, and three strikeouts.
The losing pitcher was Bud Norris who now has dropped to 4-6 on the season. He pitched five innings, allowing six hits, and three earned runs. He tossed five strikeouts and threw three walks.
The Great - Evan Longoria and BJ Upton - Obvious reasons. Their performance at the plate is leading the Rays right now. Timely hitting boys!
The Good- Wade Davis - As BJ said, pitching is a huge factor on this team right now, and is not putting pressure on the Rays hitters
The Bad- The Errors in this game that could of been easily fixed. The error by Sam Fuld in the field, and Reid Brignac in the infield. Both are stupid mistakes.
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