The Rays are tired of hearing about their problems at Steinbrenner Field. That makes 2,000,000 of us. Tampa Bay did a lot of things right on Monday night — including fighting back from an early three-run deficit — but still came up short in a 4-3 loss to the Astros in front of announced sellout of 10,

The Rays knew what they were up against Wednesday afternoon. Astros right-hander Hunter Brown has been one of the Majors’ most dominant starters this season, with six wins, an ERA lower than everyone but Max Fried and an arsenal full of devastating pitches.

Hunter Brown suffered his worst start of an otherwise brilliant season, giving up three home runs as the Astros dropped the rubber game against the Rays.

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There have been some success stories, but also a need to score more, play better at home and stop allowing homers.

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The Rays turned a frustrating night into a celebratory one, rallying for two runs in the eighth inning to tie the Astros, then walking them off in the ninth for a 3-2 win. Taylor Walls delivered the game-winner with a sacrifice fly to leftfield that scored Christopher Morel,

There has been plenty of discussion about the Rays’ struggles at George M. Steinbrenner Field and what they need to do to turn things around inside their temporary home ballpark. Indeed, the numbers are jarring.

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