“Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 22nd series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Chicago Cubs from June 11 to June 13, a three game series at Tropicana Field.
Rays look to build momentum against Atlanta following a series victory against Chicago.
Game 1: Rays - 3 Braves - 7 (recap)
Game 2: Rays - 2 Braves - 9 (recap)
Game 3: Rays - 8 Braves - 6 (recap)
Offensive Sunburst Award: Jose Siri
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Siri had a nice weekend series in Atlanta, racking up five, four runs, an RBI, and a walk.