Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays has had a mixed performance recently, struggling initially but showing improvement with multiple home runs. Arozarena hit a homer against Jack Flaherty, helping the Rays win the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Randy Arozarena goes yard as @RaysBaseball takes the series finale. https://t.co/Iq9WA6uu6k
Jack Flaherty got better. Finished his outing with six straight outs. 5 IP 4 ER 7 H 0 BB 6 K 97 pitches 65 strikes
Flaherty struck out Arozarena on three pitches to start the third, but man, he threw a four-seamer at 89 mph. He had another one at 91 in the second. But he's attacking with his knuckle-curve this inning
Flaherty fuming as he walked into the dugout. Frustrating inning on a couple of levels. Giving extra bases, seeing-eye hits, just missed turning a DP. Labor-intensive 50 pitches so far
A couple of paper-cut hits and a couple of loud hits -- things not going well for Jack Flaherty. Three runs, four hits in the second. He's already pushing 50 pitches
Randy Arozarena goes solo for his 3rd dinger of the season. 💪 (🎥: @MLB) https://t.co/mhOw7nSizR
Randy Arozarena evens the score! https://t.co/WJbPB0p7GD
Randy Arozarena gets the Rays on the board with a blast! https://t.co/OkMGcFqvfq
Randy Arozarena belts his 3rd homer of the year 💪 https://t.co/REkEsRm7j9
Jack Flaherty fell behind Randy Arozarena 3-0 and 3-1. He left a slider over the plate and the ball was launched into the left-field seats. Arozarena was hitless in his first seven at-bats this series. He singled and homered in his last two.
Randy Arozarena is off to a rough start, but I don’t see any reason why he can’t overcome it. Barrels, hard hit, chase rate, and flyball rate is all still there. Whiffs are slightly up & pull rate is down but nothing detrimental. Good matchup against a struggling Maeda tonight. https://t.co/VvEOLMq1Kj
There may be a reason for Randy Arozarena’s early season struggles for #Rays. Remember those opposite field homers in the opening series vs. #BlueJays? https://t.co/3Uip3kquIF