ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — All the traditional signs of opening day were in place at Tropicana Field on Friday afternoon. The bunting was hung, the seats were full, and optimism, even about a new stadium, was in the air.
And though it took a while, the Rays eventually turned it into a party.
Pinch-hitter Francisco Mejia scored Ji-Man Choi with an eighth-inning sac fly to give the Rays a 2-1 win over the Orioles.
