TBO Rays · May 23, 2019
Eduardo A. Encina’s takeaways from Wednesday’s Rays-Dodgers game
Tampa Bay Rays' Avisail Garcia connects for an RBI-triple off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, April 19, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' Yandy Diaz scored on the hit. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Slugger supreme
The main thing the Rays offense is missing is a hitter who has the ability to carry the offense when the rest of the lineup is struggling. Most of the time that’s a slugger. And Avisail Garcia -- whose three-run homer in the seventh gave the Rays a comfortable lead -- might be the closest thing the Rays have to that. You can’t ask him to do too much more than he already is, but he could develop into that guy.