SEATTLE — After he struck out Randy Arozarena, the Tampa Bay Rays’ most dangerous hitter, to end the sixth inning Saturday, George Kirby stalked off the mound in disgust.
He’d lost his bid for a no-hitter on a one-out double off the bat of Yandy Diaz. He lost his bid for a scoreless outing and a two-run lead on the very next pitch — a first-pitch change-up to Luke Raley — which stayed in the middle of the plate and was hammered for a two-run homer.
Incensed at his mistake, Kirby never stopped as he got to the dugout, keeping his angry pace down the stairs and up into the tunnel area to the clubhouse to vent his frustration and wait out the remainder of the inning.
