And just like that, the Rays’ first homestand at George M. Steinbrenner Field is over. Tampa Bay lost Wednesday afternoon’s series finale to Pittsburgh, 4-2, but won both series to begin the season.

Pittsburgh Pirates superstar pitcher Paul Skenes had baseball fans wowed with his incredible pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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The Rays had every reason to believe their talented starting rotation was flying under the radar in Spring Training. If they keep pitching like this, that won’t be the case for much longer.

It should be noted that one Yankee declined to use the torpedo bat. Aaron Judge said he was more comfortable with conventional lumber, which is what he used to blast four home runs in 11 at bats. The Brewers finally gave up and walked him intentionally — with the bases empty.

Paul Skenes will be opposed by Ryan Pepiot for Tampa Bay. Last night, Tampa blanked the Bucs, 7-0. Brandon Lowe went yard and drove in three as Tampa rolled to their fourth win in five games. Shane Baz gave up seven hits but pitched six scoreless innings to get his first win of the season.

Though it ended with a 4-2 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday, the Rays had to a lot like about their first homestand at Steinbrenner Field. Players had no major complaints about the field or the facilities at the stadium that until now was used primarily just for Yankees’ spring-training and Class-A minor-league games.

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