 struck out six and walked one. He had been 0-4 in eight starts and two relief appearances since beating Baltimore.Hamels (1-3) gave up two hits through five scoreless innings before the Rays rallied to take a 3-1 in the sixth on Daniel Robertson's RBI double, C. J Cron's run-scoring single and Adeiny Hechavarria's sacrifice fly.Denard Span's RBI double with one out in the seventh chased Hamels, who allowed four runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings.Chaz Rowe struck out all three batters he faced in the seventh, and Jose Alvarado fanned one during a perfect eighth. Alex Colome got his fourth save despite allowing Drew Robinson's RBI single in the ninth.Texas' Shin-Soo Choo homered for the second straight game, an opposite-field solo shot to left-center in the third.A fan in a Rays jersey and with a baseball glove reached over the right-field wall to catch a drive by the Rangers' Renato Nunez in the fifth. The right-handed fan reached into a pocket immediately after the grab and threw a different ball back onto the field. The on-field call of a double due to fan interference was upheld in a a video review, and the fan was given a warning and relocated to another section by security.TRAINER'S ROOMRangers: SS Jurickson Profar took grounders but remains in a concussion protocol after hitting the right side of his head on the infield after a collision at second base Monday. A decision on whether he will go on the 7-day DL is expected Thursday. ... OF Delino DeShields (broken left hamate bone) took on-field batting practice and is ready to start a rehab assignment at Double-A Frisco.Rays: INF Brad Miller (strained left groin) could be reinstated from the 10-day DL Friday.LOST AND FOUNDRays coach Rocco Baldelli turned to social media after finding a lost dog following Tuesday night's game with the Rangers. The 14-year old dog named Charlotte was reunited with her owner Wednesday.UP NEXTRangers: LHP Mike Minor (1-1) faces Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez (2-2) in the opener of a three-game series Friday night. Hernandez is 19-24 in 54 starts against Texas.Rays: RHP Chris Archer (1-1) will face Minnesota RHP Lance Lynn (0-1) Friday night to start a three-game set. Archer is 6-1 with an 1.84 ERA in seven starts against the Twins.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Faria hopes for elusive win when Rays host Rangers 1h ago• 2 min read ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jake Faria hasn't won since July 25, but another outing like his last could halt that run of tough luck Wednesday when the Tampa Bay Rays close out a three-game series with the Texas Rangers.Faria's last start saw him limit the Phillies to two hits -- the lowest in his 17 career starts -- and he left with a 1-0 lead in what ended up a 2-1 Rays loss. He hopes the confidence from that can spill over to Wednesday against the Rangers."I think it's just not worrying about what the hitters are going to do, just worrying about what I need to do, just having fun on the field again," Faria said Tuesday. "It's been a while since I'd say that. It was fun to be out there, and I worried about what I can control." Faria has gone 0-4 with a 5.80 ERA in his last 10 appearances, this after opening his rookie year with a sterling 5-1 record and 2.67 ERA. As hard as wins have been to come by, he has given up more than three runs only three times in his 17 career starts.This will be his first career start against the Rangers, and he'll face a Texas team that has won three of four games, including a 7-2 victory against the Rays on Tuesday night. Texas (7-12) counters with a third straight left-hander in Cole Hamels, who is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA this season.No pitcher in baseball has allowed more home runs than the seven Hamels has allowed in his 22 innings, including three to lead off games. It'll help him if he can get the run support that Matt Moore got Tuesday -- Shin-Soo Choo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa were table setters, with Choo scoring four runs and Kiner-Falefa getting four hits to spark the Rangers lineup."Any time your 1-2 can do that, you're going to score some runs," manager Jeff Banister said. "It was one of our better offensive nights. The table got set very well tonight with Choo and Kiner." Kiner-Falefa, a rookie shortstop, had two hits in his first 17 major league at-bats prior to Tuesday.Hamels has a history with the Rays -- he won at Tropicana Field in the 2008 World Series, when the Phillies beat Tampa Bay. In the regular season, he's just 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA against the Rays (4-13), allowing one run in 14 innings in his last two starts.Tampa Bay's lineup continues to be depleted by injuries -- with Brad Miller and Kevin Kiermaier already on the disabled list, the Rays lost third baseman Matt Duffy to the 10-day disabled list Tuesday, thanks to a hamstring injury. They have scored two or fewer runs eight times in their 17 games, and are 0-8 in those contests.Texas and Tampa Bay get a day off Thursday. The Rays stay home to face the Twins in a weekend series, while Texas goes home to face the Mariners to open a six-game homestand.
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