“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 eighth series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Detroit Tigers from April 22nd through April 24th, a three game series in Tropicana Field.
The Rays follow up a series loss against the New York Yankees with a three game home series against the Detroit Tigers.
Game 1: Tigers - 7 Rays - 1 (recap)
Game 2: Tigers - 4 Rays - 2 (recap)
Game 3: Tigers - 5 Rays - 7 (recap)
Offensive Sunburst Award: Isaac Paredes
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Paredes earns his second Offensive Sunburst in what was generally a poor series offensively for the Rays.