ST. PETERSBURG -- When the Rays turned to Derek Norris and Jesus Sucre to share time at catcher going into the regular season, they did so with the hope that the duo would serve as a defensive upgrade. But it's their offensive production of late that has provided some needed pop.
With a solo shot in the fifth inning of Tampa Bay's 3-2 loss to the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field, Norris added to a recent hot stretch with the combined 26th RBI between him and Sucre -- tied for sixth most in the Majors by catchers.