Tailgating Game 128: Yesterday’s Win Was Very Weird

The upcoming Evan Longoria bobblehead giveaway.

Playing A Little Pepper…

Some weird facts about yesterday’s game: The Rays became the first team since 1906 to win a game with fewer than 2 hits and have no walks or home runs. It was also the first win in the team history in which they had just 1 hit. In addition to winning a game with only 1 hit, earlier this season the Rays lost a game in which they allowed just 1 hit. A team had not done both in the same season since 1915. The only hit was a triple by Brandon Guyer. That hasn’t been done since 2004 and it hasn’t been done in a win since 1952. Also, the last time a team won a game in which the opposing pitcher pitched a complete game, gave up 0 earned runs, and allowed fewer than 2 hits was 1990.

Game Graph…

[Will be up at game time]

Source: FanGraphs

Lineup…

1. Flash Jennings, CF
2. Ben Zobrist, 2B
3. Matt Joyce, LF
4. Evan Longoria, 3B
5. James Loney, 1B
6. Wil Myers, DH
7. Yunel Escobar, SS
8. Curt Casali, C
9. Kevin Kiermaier, RF
10. Drew Smyly, SP

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