While David Price wound up allowing five runs to the Rangers - too big a deficit for his offense to make up against Cliff Lee - one could argue that, all in all, he actually threw a pretty good game, and was just made to pay for the few mistakes he made. DRays Bay would certainly agree with that:
Rays Fans: David Price Good, Paid For Few Mistakes
Those three mistakes were all four-seam fastballs that Price left up in the zone to a group of hitters that crush the fastball. All three resulted in Rangers runs. The first was a 93.7 MPH pipeline heater that Jeff Francoeur laser-beamed off the wall in dead-center to plate the Rangers first run. The second was a 3-0 'cookie' that Nelson Cruz hit about 9,000 feet off the restaurant in center, and the last mistake was another 3-0 fastball that Vladimir Guerrerro beasted off the wall in center.
Click through for the rest of the post. Though Rays fans are disappointed, they did see reasons to be encouraged, including Price's generally successful outing, and their number of line drives off Lee and Neftali Feliz.
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