The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the defending World Series Champion Atlanta Braves in a 5-1 spring training game Thursday afternoon. They now head into their last weekend of spring training play before Opening Day on Thursday, April 7.
The Rays have struggled in Spring Training to this point, having won just four of their 11 games, but they shook off the dust on Thursday. Twenty two-year-old Luis Patino took the hill for the Rays and earned the win through two innings of work. Randy Arozarena shone in the game, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.