“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 tenth series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Milwaukee Brewers from April 29th through May first, a three game series at American Family Field.
The Rays try desperately to get a series win after three straight series losses with a three game affair with the 17-11 Brewers
Game 1: Rays - 1 Brewers - 0 (recap)
Game 2: Rays - 2 Brewers - 8 (recap)
Game 3: Rays - 1 Brewers 7 (recap)
Offensive Sunburst Award: Jose Siri
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You know it’s a terrible offensive series when the best offensive performance goes to someone with just two hits in two games.