Rays 2 Pirates 4: There is no shame in getting bested by Paul Skenes

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images It was the top of the first inning and something very strange was happening.A Rays pitcher — in this case Ryan Pepiot — threw four balls to a player, who then took first base.
This, I’ve been told, is called a “walk,” and we hadn’t seen one from a Rays pitcher since Opening Day, when Pepiot and Pete Fairbanks had give up a total of three.
It was one sign that, while the Rays pitching was certainly not terrible, we were not look