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Baseball A Great Start and Lousy Finish for Rays by Joe Ferrara April 13, 2025 Image Credit: MLB TAMPA, FL — After a four-win, two-loss home start to the Rays’ 2025 regular seas season, Tampa Bay was swept by the Texas Rangers in Arlington and then lost two out of three against the Los Angeles Angels back in Tampa. They were able to flip their momentum Friday night with a series-opening series win over the Atlanta Braves 6-3, followed by a come-from-behind win for Atlanta on Saturday. Drew Rasmussen started Saturday’s game for Tampa Bay, and went five innings while giving up no runs, only four hits, and striking out four. The 29-year-old right-hander left the game with a 2-0 lead. Drew Rasmussen has a 0.60 ERA and 1-0 record across three starts this season with 15 strikeouts – Image Credit: MLB Braves catcher Sean Murphy hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh, but a Jonathan Aranda single in the bottom of the 7th extended Tampa’s lead to 3-1, which was the Tijuana, Mexico native’s one-of-three hits on the day. Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies homered off relief pitcher Hunter Bigge, and Michael Harris II homered with one on in the ninth to give Atlanta a 5-3 lead. Braves closer Raisel Iglesias, a multiple-time LatinoMVP Closer of the Year award winner, gave up a home run to Aranda, his second HR of 2025, but managed to limit the damage and record the save in a 5-4 win. Raisel Iglesias was named the NL LatinoMVP Reliever/Closer of the Year award in 2020 and 2024 – Image Credit: Simon Lindenblatt/Latino Sports So far, it has been an up-and-down early season. The starting pitching, despite the loss of ace Shane McClanahan, has been outstanding, but the offense has been, at best, inconsistent, and the relief pitching has been spotty. Call ups Kameron Misner and Jake Mangum have filled in adequately for insured outfielders Josh Lowe and Richie Palacios. There is no need for panic for Rays fans as this is a marathon, and we’ve only just begun. Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino Sports Twitter: @latinosports Related Topics 2024 LatinoMVP Awards 35th Annual LatinoMVP Awards Atlanta Braves Braves Florida George M. Steinbrenner Field Hunter Bigge Jake Mangum Jonathan Aranda Kameron Misner LatinoMVP LatinoMVP Awards Major League Baseball Michael Harris II MLB Ozzie Albies Raisel Iglesias Sean Murphy Tampa Tampa Bay Rays Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Advertisement Facebook Latest Article Baseball / 2 weeks ago 35TH ANNUAL LATINOMVP AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED BRONX, NEW YORK — (March 31, 2025) — For thirty-five (35) consecutive years, Latino… By Press Release Boxing / 12 hours ago A Division Is Unified On The Boardwalk ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The unified champion of the welterweight division was last seen… By Rich Mancuso MLS / 13 hours ago 📸 LATINO SPORTS GALLERY: Philadelphia Union vs. New York City Football Club ⚽ Philadelphia Union vs. New York City Football Club 📍Citi Field, Flushing, Queens, NY… By Latino Sports Baseball / 14 hours ago Everyone Is Clamoring for Torpedo Bats – Todos Claman Por Los Bates Torpedo The Bat is Painstakingly Crafted for Each Player. Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – Hitters… By Juan Vené Baseball / 20 hours ago Cubs Demolish Dodgers in Worst Home Shutout Loss in Franchise History LOS ANGELES, CA — Roki Sasaki had his second start in Dodger Stadium Saturday… By William Coppola More in Baseball Everyone Is Clamoring for Torpedo Bats – Todos Claman Por Los Bates Torpedo The Bat is Painstakingly Crafted for Each Player. Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – Hitters… Cubs Demolish Dodgers in Worst Home Shutout Loss in Franchise History LOS ANGELES, CA — Roki Sasaki had his second start in Dodger Stadium Saturday… 🎥 WATCH: 2023 AL LatinoMVP Reliever of the Year Félix Bautista records first save in 597 DAYS 👏 Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino… Yogi Berra Museum hosts pop up show for James Fiorentino and his newest book: The Art of Baseball LITTLE FALLS, NJ — This past Thursday, April 10th, I had the pleasure of… Yogi Berra Museum hosts pop up show for James Fiorentino and his newest book: The Art of Baseball 🎥 WATCH: 2023 AL LatinoMVP Reliever of the Year Félix Bautista records first save in 597 DAYS 👏
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