The Rays had the Braves set up to do them in for the third straight time in the third straight way: early pitching duel, giving way to some 2 out magic from the Rays offense, leading to the dominant Tampa Bay bullpen crushing all hopes and dreams. But that wasn’t to be the story on this night.
Return of Uncle Charlie
Charlie Morton’s Opening Day start was not what Rays fans have come to expect from the most dominant curve in the west east. Morton’s velo was down, and while the curve was soul stealing, he got knocked around for the tune of 6 runs and generally felt off all night.