Ryan Pepiot takes the blame for the early deficit, but the offense nearly pulls it off at the end of a long day. And the Rays still take the series.

Speaking of pitchers that have gotten better, Trevor Rogers will head to the hill today. The lefty has appeared in six MLB games this year and has a 1.53 ERA over 35.1 innings. He is yet to allow more than three runs in any one start, and has allowed exactly zero runs in three of his outings.