PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey could have called out to Jake Odorizzi on the mound before his first inning against the Twins got especially dicey. Hickey noticed the righty's head out of position. After Odorizzi struck out the first two batters, the mechanical hitch caused him to lose the plate.
Odorizzi walked two straight before an error loaded the bases and brought Byung Ho Park to the plate at Charlotte Sports Park. The first baseman launched a grand slam over the left-field fence to sour a once-promising outing for Odorizzi.