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Tampa Bay Rays: A crucial 3rd inning, other thoughts after win

Tampa Bay Rays fans got to celebrate their first victory of 2019 behind an impressive start by newcomer Charlie Morton who emerged with his first win as a Rays pitcher.

A crucial 3rd inning:

Both teams did damage in the third inning with all fo the runs, oddly enough, coming with 2 outs.

Tony Kemp reached base to start the inning after getting hit by a pitch. Morton would sandwich a Jose Altuve walk with strikeouts of George Springer and Alex Bregman.

Micheal Brantley, who has gotten off to a hot start, doubled down the line scoring both Altuve and Kemp.