Blake Snell roughed up in ugly 9-3 loss to Rays NBC Sports Bay Area & California [Video]

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After a rough Giants debut on Monday, Blake Snell said his adrenaline got the better of him. It was surely there on Sunday, too, as Snell pitched at Tropicana Field for the first time as a visitor, and once again he left early and with an ugly line in the box score.

Snell lasted just four innings in a 9-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing seven earned runs for the first time since July 28, 2021. Through two starts in orange and black, Snell has given up 10 earned runs in seven innings. He is a notorious slow starter, but this is still not what he anticipated as he threw multiple tune-up games to simulate spring training.

On Sunday, Snell ran into the same issue that sunk him Monday, repeatedly going to three-ball and full counts. He faced 20 batters and went full on five of them.

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