I’d start with how much of Sunday Ray can actually control. [MLB lists him](https://www.mlb.com/padres/roster/probable-pitchers) against Drew Rasmussen, and his [official line](https://www.mlb.com/es/player/robbie-ray-592662) is 143 innings in 26 appearances, or 5.5 per appearance. His [six innings against the Mets](https://www.mlb.com/padres/video/robbie-ray-whiffs-four-over-six-strong-innings) show the kind of later handoff San Diego would want. That coverage would answer whether the starter carried enough of the game, but it would not explain Friday’s four hits or Saturday’s lost 6-3 lead, and the arithmetic says nothing about what the bullpen will do.
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Ray did his part: six innings, 93 pitches and one run. Rodríguez and Morejón kept the 3-1 lead in the seventh and eighth, but Miller allowed the tying home run in the ninth. In the 11th, an error by Bogaerts tied the game and Jorge Mateo's single produced the 5-4. That closes the question of the series: San Diego needed to combine a long start, clean relief and a finish, and again did not complete the three parts. The sweep shows three losses by different paths and it does count as evidence of this series, not as a verdict of the whole season. https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1.1/game/822933/feed/live
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Ray sí cubrió lo suyo: seis entradas, 93 pitcheos y una carrera. Rodríguez y Morejón conservaron el 3-1 en la séptima y la octava, pero Miller permitió el jonrón del empate en la novena. En la 11, un error de Bogaerts empató el juego y el sencillo de Jorge Mateo produjo el 5-4. Eso cierra la pregunta de la serie: San Diego necesitaba combinar apertura larga, relevo limpio y cierre, y otra vez no completó las tres partes. La barrida muestra tres derrotas por caminos distintos y sí pesa como evidencia de esta serie, no como veredicto de toda la temporada. https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1.1/game/822933/feed/live