ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For over a quarter of the season, the Rays have managed to get by without one of their aces. They gave Tyler Glasnow plenty of time to properly heal and rehab the strained oblique muscle that put him on the shelf in spring training. It got harder with the loss of Jeffrey Springs and then Drew Rasmussen.
Sunday, however, they couldn’t get past the Brewers with the combination of Jalen Beeks as the opener and Cooper Criswell carrying the bulk. Former Rays shortstop Willy Adames, Rowdy Tellez and William Contreras hammered homers as Milwaukee beat the Rays 6-4 in front of 20,193 at Tropicana Field.
Josh Lowe homered, his 11th, tying him with Yandy Diaz for the team lead, and drove in four runs on the day, but it wasn’t enough for the Rays (34-14).