mlb Game Recap
Tampa Bay vs Atlanta Final: 5-2 - Recap
Atlanta dropped a 5-2 decision at Tropicana Field on Tuesday as Tampa Bay legged out a win behind winning pitcher Pete Fairbanks.
Tampa Bay was favored by -135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.
Tampa Bay got 1 innings from Chaz Roe, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 2. Pete Fairbanks earned the victory, while the Rays got 2 RBIs from Yoshi Tsutsugo in the win.
Atlanta's starting pitcher Josh Tomlin worked 2.1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Alex Jackson in a losing cause.
Tampa Bay enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 7-6 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Oliver Drake who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.