THE GOOD: Have yourself a day, Tim Beckham! Beckham went 5-5 as the Rays crushed the Rockies for the second-straight day. If you want to poo-poo it a little bit, three of the hits were groundballs and only one of those reached the outfield. Two of the hits came on jam-shots, one a little roller to third base and one a looper to right field. But, the counter-argument is that he doesn’t go 5-5 without good bat speed and good running speed. Bat speed makes the field bigger. That is, defenders cover less ground because the ball is traveling faster and they have less time to stop a ball from getting by them.
[Rays 11, Rockies 3] What Rays fans will be talking about today
