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The Tampa Bay Rays look to bounce back from their disappointing loss against the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
With the Rays 7-4 loss to the Rockies, the Rays have now dropped 25 of their last 29 games.
Rays Manager Kevin Cash says he likes the way the team played but they need to figure out how to get more runs.
Cash also Says the Rays must utilize more opportunities for scoring.
Drew Smyly, Tampa Bays starting pitcher Monday night, says the Denver air made pitching tough.
Nonetheless, the Rays were still able to record their first three-triple game since July of 2009 and their fourth ever.
Last night = our 4th 3-triple game ever.
Longo hit 2:
1-https://t.co/1C2onBVU7w
2-https://t.co/QRGaACFzCQ#RaysUp pic.twitter.com/noOZIN4tfA— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 19, 2016
Rays rookie Blake Snell is scheduled to make his seventh Major League start when Tampa Bay and Colorado resume their series on Tuesday.
In Snell’s last outing he allowed two runs on four hits and struck out seven.
Tyler Chatwood will start for the Rockies. Chatwood was on the 15-day disabled list earlier in the season with a mid-back strain and has been struggling ever since.
In his two starts since, he only lasted five innings in both starts with seven walks and seven strikeouts. However, Chatwood has not allowed a homer in eight starts.
The game is set to start at 8:40 p.m. at Coors Field. You can catch the game live on ESPN Gainesville 95.3 FM starting at 8 p.m.
