The bases were loaded. A good hitter was at the plate. A one-run lead seemed kind of shaky.
Yep. Alex Colome had the Houston Astros just where he wanted them.
Colome pitched his way out of trouble again Friday night, getting his 18th straight save as the Rays stopped Houston, 4-3. The Rays are now 28-31 and within reach of .500 again.
Colome struck out Colby Rasmus, then he coaxed a ground ball out of Evan Gattis. Shortstop Brad Miller made a nice play on the grounder but one-hopped the ball to first. But Steve Pearce dug the ball out to preserve the win.
Pearce also had three hits (two of them doubles) to lead the offense. He drove in two of the Rays’ four runs. Miller had two hits, as did Logan Forsythe, who returned to the lineup after missing a month.
Matt Andriese got the win to go to 5-0. โIt wasn’t my A-stuff,โ Andriese said. Andriese had a 4-0 lead until the fourth, when the Astros rallied for three. Two of them came on a home run by Jason Castro.
Today, Chris Archer pitches against the Astros at 3:30 p.m.
