With Kevin Gausman on the mound, it was a good thing this matchup was a night game. At the start of play, the right-hander had a 3.67 ERA in 12 night games versus a 6.02 ERA in eight day games this year. And the trend continued in this particular game.
On the first play of the game, Trey Mancini showed off his arm in the outfield. Kevin Kiermaier blooped a hit down the left field line and decided to test Mancini, who gunned a one-hop strike to Jonathan Schoop at second to nail Kiermaier.