ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After calling out the hitters for being in “a team rut” on Monday, Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Tuesday’s game it would take a group effort to break out of it.
And that’s pretty much what they got in scoring their most runs in a week-and-a-half, beating the Tigers 8-1.
Kevin Kiermaier had a home run and an RBI single. Brett Phillips homered, and for the second straight night. Randy Arozarena homered to complete the outfield trio after earlier scoring one run and knocking in another. Ji-Man Choi singled in two runs. Harold Ramirez had a hand in two.