Rays 4, Marlins 0
Record: 25-15
Attendance: 6,306
Avisail Garcia hit a second inning home run that was the longest ever hit by an opposing player at Marlins Park, 471 feet with an exit velocity of 112.9 mph. It was majestic and landed in something the Marlins call the grand concourse halfway out of the county. Giancarlo Stanton, who once played for the Marlins, has the longest ball ever hit at Marlins Park, a mere eight feet longer than Garcia's. Garcia had three hits in all and drove in three runs, the last one on an infield hit that he beat out with sheer hustle. He carried the Rays all night, which should be inspirational to his team mates, and hopefully contagious.
The Rays' next-to-last run came at the expense of old friend Sergio Romo, who struck out two and walked four, forcing one runner in. It was not a good night for the Marlins, who were shut out and left their star starter Caleb Smith with his first loss of the season (3-1). He struck out eight of the fourteen tallied by Marlins' pitchers on the night.
Charlie Morton was workmanlike for six innings, striking out five and walking no one, reversing a recent spate of walks he had given up in recent outings and which he wanted to correct. Mission accomplished as he improved his record to 4-0. Kevin Cash brought in his inning-a-man relief show: Pagan, Castillo, and this time Chaz Roe, who managed to escape without issuing a single base on balls--cause for celebration
Tampa Bay Times Head Scratcher: Reporting on the latest "nerve irritation" in Brent Honeywell's pitching arm after Tommy John surgery, the Rays are saying the latest setback was "not structural or connected to the elbow ligament surgery" but that it "could be related." How's that again? It isn't connected to the surgery by could be related to it? What's the difference between "connected" and "related"?
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