The Tampa Bay Rays have swept the 3 game series from the Florida Marlins by winning the final game 6-1. Matt Garza was awesome today! He faced only 1 hitter over the minimum and allowed only 1 hit (albeit it was a HR to Ramirez)! His line was a no-hit shutout until the HR to Ramirez in the 7th inning. Garza’s line was CG (5th combined of the season for the Rays staff) 1 hit, 1 ER, 1 walk, 10 K’s to bring his record to 6-4, 3.76.
The offense was clicking again with Evan Longoria leading the charge! Longoria banged out 2 2B and a HR. Ben Zobrist also went deep for the second straight game. Shawn Riggans racked up a 3-RBI performance in front of his home town crowd.
This game was all about Matt Garza. I cannot say enough about his performance. The Florida Marlins are a very good hitting team and he shut them down. The HR Ramirez hit was a good pitchers’ pitch that reached out to get. Garza’s meltdown on the mound a few starts ago seem to have led to a more focused and positive Garza. He was not rattled at all today.
This sweep places the Rays .5 games behind the red legs. It also places the Rays 16 games over .500 at 47-31. The Rays now fly to the Steel City to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 3 game series over the weekend. This should be another series victory for the Rays! Go Rays!
