The grand slam was the first hit by a Rays player this season. Kevin Kiermaier hit the last Tampa Bay grand slam on July 9, 2014, at Tropicana Field against the Royals. Thus, Butler's slam snapped a 229-game drought.
Once Butler got back to the dugout, the crowd of 15,815 called for a curtain call, and his teammates pushed him out of the dugout to receive the honor.
"I don't think I have [ever had a curtain call]," Butler said. "But it was pretty cool. I normally wouldn't have; I don't normally want the spotlight like that.