Rays Snap Skid, Explode for 11 Runs

0:00On March 29, Tampa Bay Ray snapped their early skid with an 11-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, dodging A. Season opening sweep before hitting the road to Milwaukee. They exploded for 3-3 run innings, piling up 17 hits and using their speed to plate runners and bunches. Coming off a hot opening day with 7 runs, then a late rally in Saturday's loss, the Ray's kept the bats humming. Chandler Simpson kicked off the second with a sharp single, racing home on Johnny DeLuca's double while DeLuca himself scored on a wild pitch. Yandy Diaz owned the day with 5 hits, fueling a massive fourth inning rally alongside doubles from Jonathan Oranda and Cedric Mullins after a walk. To Hunter Fuduccia, that gave starter Steven Matt some breathing room in his raised debut against his old squad. Matt surrendered a 3-run homer to Jordan Walker, but settled in over 5 innings and the bullpen locked it down, Garrett Clevinger wriggling out of a bases loaded jam in the 7th.

1:01Now the Ray's carried this momentum into a tough 3-city road trip, looking to build on their offensive fire as the season heats up. That wraps MLB News Today, brought to you with AI.