Persistence, too, as a constant and broad search for adjustments led to progress, he and hitting coach Chad Mottola finding something during Wednesday’s game that helped.
“In the offseason, we really work on trying to own your swing and understand what could be going wrong when it does go wrong,” Lowe said.
“He needs some balls to fall for him,” Cash said.
The Rays got their first run in part because catcher Mike Zunino moved up to third on a wild pitch, then scored on an infield out.
Ryan Yarbrough didn’t match his complete game performance from his last outing but gave the Rays six solid innings, allowing two unearned runs — after his error covering first extended the third inning and Trey Mancini homered — to win back-to-back starts for the first time in his career.
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