Tyler Glasnow had a chance to end a five-year run with no complete games, but the win counted more.
For a while Wednesday night, it seemed the drama was hinging on whether Tyler Glasnow would get the chance to end the Rays’ five-plus year, major-league record stretch without a complete game.
Then things changed quickly.
First when Glasnow — dazzlingly impressive and amazingly efficient through the first seven innings — essentially ended his night by needing 22 pitches to get through the eighth, pushing his total to 102.
Next when new Rays reliever J.P. Feyereisen, who replaced Glasnow, blew their one-run lead by giving up a homer to Andrew Benintendi, the first Royals batter.
Finally, when the Rays rallied right in the 10th, Manuel Margot singling in Kevin Kiermaier to give them a 2-1 win and improve their American League-best record to 31-20.
“We were able to get the job done there in the end, but you always want to back up your starting pitcher with the job that they do in the way that Glas did today”’ Margot said via team interpreter Manny Navarro.
