By JOE HENDERSON
Times Correspondent
ST. PETERSBURG — Blake Snell generally doesn't need much offensive support, especially at Tropicana Field, but the Rays gave him plenty Friday night.
There was a three-run homer by rookie catcher Nick Ciuffo, his first in the big leagues in his first game at the Trop.
There was a three-run shot by the suddenly torrid Kevin Kiermaier that banged off the rightfield foul pole. Tommy Pham had a solo blast. And Ji-Man Choi's no-doubt grand slam was the perfect punctuation mark to a 14-2 Rays romp in front of an announced crowd of 12,436.