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.