Yet another game over in the first inning. The Tampa Bay Rays came out strong Friday night, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning on an almost-home-run double by Big Ben Zobrist that brought in Carl Crawford and Carlos Pena, but then the Florida Marlins got theirs, in a big way. Chris Coghlan doubled to start the bottom of the first and then the Rays' starter, Matt Garza, walked Hanley Ramirez. With two outs, he then walked Dan Uggla and Cody Ross to bring in a run. Next, rookie Mike Stanton cracked his first career grand-slam to erase the Rays’ momentum and score what would be the winning run.
Attention Matt Garza: your wife called; she said you left your arm at home!
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2010.
