RAYS vs. DODGERS Full Game Highlights (6/16/26) | MLB Highlights

We've got a great pitching match up for this game tonight last couple of weeks of back to back wins have been a bit elusive but the last month back to back losses have not happened is now 10 wins in a row following the loss he left hander Justin Wroblewski has a lot of 311 batting average in his era is almost five in the first inning after that he settles in there and very nicely Slater swings and misses strike three turns the fastball up to ninety seven to a fastball for Wroblewski better and better as the season is gone to two swung on in this strike three Wroblewski retired aside in order strikes out to Drew Rasmussen is in the middle of one of the best stretches of his career 14 scoreless innings coming into this struck out 22 in his last two outings since the start of twenty twenty one Drew Rasmussen has a two seventy eight E.R. Ray that is second lowest in all of Major League Baseball behind only you guessed it Joe Hayo Tony and a cut as he strikes him out uses that cutter in that instance like a slider by his 0 for four yesterday just one for his last 17. This brought a left center field for a base hit got a strike and hit it hard first base runner for L.A. Freeman with the 11 runs banned in his last 15 games by his once again Freeman sends a pop up in the shadowed off field coming arrows out the late on everybody's safe in the Dodgers with a gift right here in the first inning. You know those are the kinds of things that we have seen from time to time from this race team that is not typical of a race ballclub and the Dodgers instead of two out one on they've got two on and one out grounded towards third picked up by Caminero steps on third goes to first the double play happens just what the race needed. Caminero with a terrific job at third and the Dodgers hit into the double play and Rasmussen keeps his scoreless string alive. Fifteen straight innings they're going to say five and I can understand that it was hit hard but right Adam. So the Rays get a break rare error only the fifth for Muncie. So one out one on and up comes Ben Williamson grounds this one is short for about six four three and both teams have turned to double play in the early game. So Tucker with a single the left with one out one on one out Ryan Ward to the plate. He has made a really good first impression digs this one out and it's inside the bag and ricochets off of the first base umpire Mark Roper Jr. And might have kept him from getting another extra base hit right there but he'll settle for a single and the Dodgers have him cornered with one away. If it doesn't hit him it probably goes to the right field corner and would have been a double in a run scored. So for the time being it's a break. So it is first and third and up comes Alex Freeland and he finds himself in three for twenty five slide. The second hour lest you think this was a set play Drew Rasmussen was trying to cut down the lead run at second base and Taylor Walls is well in front of the bag. He cannot make the play. And Taylor is able to be a anti-cutoff man. Thought you were going to be on the bag but I'll take that out at home. So it's two on and two out for Chucky Robinson swinging a ground ball up the middle but backhanding is Williamson and steps on the bag in time for the out and Rasmussen walks the tight wire and ends the Dodgers second. And there's the first steal this year against Robleski and the race gets Slater into scoring position with nobody out in the frame. And now we'll see if Jonathan Aranda can at least get a productive out and pull the ball to the right side with the count two and two strikes him out for the second time. Now Denise you got to strike out but a couple of them for Robleski against Aranda and five total. It's a big strikeout for Justin Robleski who's not a strikeout guy but his velo tonight is up significantly from the north. Ground ball to short picked up by Okee Betts throws across the diamonds Slater has to stay put at second. There's two. O'Reilly who has been a big surprise for Tampa Bay this season. He's hitting three forty five in the month of June crushed that home run last night swinging a hard hit ball to third but right at Muncie and a half. He's got this one throws to first gets valet and the Rays get a leadoff hit a stolen base but don't move Austin Slater any further. Among the many things that Rasmussen has done exceptionally well this year he's the number one pitcher in baseball against leadoff man. Manning's guys leading off the inning sitting just 140 against it. He strikes out Okee Betts right there. And that's what we're talking about the way that he can manipulate that cut. They are three for 30 entering tonight against that pitch shot slowly at the first baseline picked up by Rasmussen flip underhand to first get Tucker and another one two three the second straight for Rasmussen. So it looks like he's finding his rhythm six seven and eight for Tampa Bay two singles against Robleski that's it. Seventy five percent strikes tonight. It seems like any time he's missed he immediately has been back in there has not gone to a three ball count on anybody's two up and two down just like that. It's incredible. He's like you're going to get a strike. Here it is. Try and hit it. And when they do he's got guys behind him who are always in the way. Just over 60 pitches he works to the first hitter here in the fifth inning swing and a miss high hitter got him and a strike three Rasmussen this month. This is now 18 scoreless innings twenty five to one his strikeout with a walk ratio swing and a miss high hitter got him and down on strikes Freeland. So that's back to back strikeouts for Duras Rasmussen for the first two outs in the fifth. The Dodgers had a couple of chances in the first couple of innings since then he has settled in called strike three and Duras Rasmussen fans the side in the fifth. So he's found his rhythm and this remains a terrific pitcher's goal in L.A. Rays nothing Dodgers nothing Justin Robleski for the Dodgers Drew Rasmussen for the Rays going punch for punch in this pitcher's door to the sixth inning one gone the top of the order Yandy Diaz for his first hit of the night and there is a base and he's on base this time one out single in the left Austin Slater single his last time swung on line drive diving caught by Muncie a third diving stop by Max Muncie who had the air early on but he's also had a couple of fabulous plays over there. So two out runner at first Robleski getting hit hard the first two batters third time through and Jonathan has struck out twice so far today bouncing ball towards the middle Freeland's there flips with his glove to Mookie Betts to cap off six scoreless bottom half of inning six. Yohei Ohtani stepping in for the third time tonight. Drew Rasmussen back out there on the mound. And Braxton Highliner deep center field. It takes Ohtani to snap this pitchers do. The game started to take on that field that it was going to take something extraordinary to get to one of these two pitchers and the ultimate trump card right there. And we haven't seen solid contact off the Rasmussen. It just been a lot of soft. You mentioned the four hits two of a blooper hits and it's one to nothing to the seven to try and hang on to this one to nothing lead. And so bullpen that has had its issues lately coming off three scoreless innings in yesterday's game and going to get tested here with the narrowest of margins ball for the Rays put the lead off man on base for the second time. It is a cardinal sin coming out of the bullpen walk in the first man that you face. All right tying run on for the Rays. They have not scored since the second yesterday. Here's Ryan Valle. Coming Arrow takes off on a three to that's popped into foul territory right side. Klein hustles over to the back to cover. Coming Arrow hustles back there. All right well he's there with one out and up comes Ben Williamson. Kevin Kass wants to do anything to prevent the double play to second and Freeland wide throw Betts Corrales and still gets a double play. Tremendous stuff for six three who Rasmussen back to the mound eighty six pitches for him so far tonight has been fantastic again into the seventh inning for the fourth time in his last five starts. Just one run allowed in three starts this month and the delivery is swung on a miss strike three fastball lefty really above and out of the top of the zone. Two men retired and it'll leave it for Alex Freeland and the pitch swung on and missed strike three. Duras Rasmussen with an outstanding performance but he's on the hook unless his offense can get him off of it. Dodgers getting six scoreless innings from Justin Robleski scoreless seven from Will Klein and now it's Kyle Hurt base in the bottom of the Tampa Bay lineup in the eighth chopper Simpson can fly back to. It's amazing that that's even a question and a testament to the speed of the fastest guy in baseball. The pitching has kept this defense involved and they're working fast. I mean yes we love it up here but I'll tell you what the defenders out there keeps you involved. This has been good to see nine pitches all of them strikes here. Nothing but strikes from Kyle Hurt who goes one two three and he's on brand with his pitching tonight top of the ninth inning Tanner Scott to face the top of the order Yanni Diaz the designated hitter Austin Slater and Jonathan Aranda and he struck him out couldn't hold up on the slider. He is out to get two thousand twenty two to twenty five. The Dodgers had one total win by a one nothing score with the only run coming on a solo home run. Mr. Spock got the result that he was looking for. A fastball at ninety eight again two down and the Rays down to their final out tonight swing and a fly ball left center field. Here comes Andy Paz on the run. He makes the catch and the ball game is over a one two three top of the night. The Dodgers have taken the first two games here. They have their ninth shutout of the season that's tied for the most number of shutouts in Major League Baseball.